Archive : Civil Society are also called "Caucuses". For translation reasons, we are avoiding this name. The current document is estasblished with the help of this Civil Society official document . This list may also be found on the WSIS-CS site.

Civil Society Caucuses /Groups

who have expressed desire to develop Content

Listing (ver 1.5/ March 17 2003)

The following Civil Society caucuses and groups have been formed to work on content.

Each caucus or group is to confirm the designation of one or two delegates to the Civil Society Content and Themes Working Group.

The provisional contact persons identified are named below.

I. REGIONAL CAUCUSES

• African Region: Emmanuel Njenga <[email protected]>
• Asian Region: ________________
• Latin American Region: Paulo Lima <[email protected]>
• European/North American Region: _________________
• Arab Countries Region: (African sub-group) Mustapha Masmoudi <[email protected]>
• Middle East & West Asian: Amir Barmaki <[email protected]>

II. SECTOR-BASED GROUPS

• NGO Gender strategies working group: <[email protected]>
• Youth: Nick Moriatis <[email protected]>
• Persons with Disabilities: Hiroshi Kawamura <[email protected]>
• Indigenous Peoples: Katelin Gillis <[email protected]>
• Academia and Education: Divina Frau-Meigs < [email protected] >
• Science & Technology Community: Leszlek Bialy < [email protected] >
• Media: Ronald Koven <[email protected]>/Jacques Briquemont <[email protected]>/ Tracey Naughton <broadcasting @ misa.org.na>
• Trade Unions: _______________________
• Creators and Active Promoters of Culture: Alex Byrne <[email protected]> /Alexis Krikovian <[email protected]>
• Think Tanks: John Gagain <[email protected]>

III. THEMATIC CAUCUSES

• Environment and ICT: Thomas Rudd <[email protected]>
• Volunteering and New Technologies: Gail Hurley <[email protected]>/Viola Krebs <[email protected]>
• Values and Ethics: Franco Mazza <[email protected]>
• E Governance/ E Democracy: Rik Panganiban <[email protected]> <[email protected]>

• Health: Ken Dobruskin <[email protected]>
• Language & Culture: Adel El Zaim <[email protected]>
• Information Security (+ CyberCrime): Karen Banks <[email protected]>; Veni Markovski <[email protected]>
• Human Rights:Meryem Marzouki <[email protected]> /Rikke Frank Jorgensen <[email protected]>

• Communication Rights: Bruce Girard <[email protected]>/Myriam Holmgren <[email protected]>

• Internet Governance: YJ Park <[email protected]>/ Wolfgang Kleinwachter <wolfgang @imv.au.de>

• Intellectual Property Rights/Public Sphere: Francis Muguet < [email protected]>

• Applications - Global Concerns: Myrna Lachenal-Merrit < [email protected] >

• Scientific Information: Francis Muguet < [email protected] >

• Girl Child: T.O. Happy Aziah <[email protected]>

COORDINATORS OF THE CONTENT AND THEMES WORKING GROUP

Sally Burch <[email protected]>

Bill McIver <[email protected]>

The Civil Society Content and Themes Documents from Prepcom II Are on the following Website:

German WSIS Civil Society Coordinating Group

Contact: Ral Bendrath/Olga Drossou/Arne Hintz

[email protected]

www.worldsummit2003.de

Contacts for Working Groups are also called coordinators or convenors.