<div dir="ltr"><div class=""><div id=":29r" class="" tabindex="0"><img class="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div><div class="">Dear members,<br></div><div class=""><span class="im"><div><br>If you have not already done so, you are cordially invited to register to take part in the <strong>High-level meeting of the General Assembly on WSIS+10 review</strong>, to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 15-16 December 2015.</div><div> </div><div>The
General Assembly, in its resolution 68/302 on the modalities for the
overall review by the Assembly of the implementation of the outcomes of
the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), decided that the
overall review will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the
Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental preparatory process
that also takes into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of
the World Summit on the Information Society. </div><div> </div><div>Please register by <a href="http://bit.ly/WSIS10-DEC" target="_blank">filling out the form here</a>. The deadline for registration is <u><strong>13 November 2015 5:00PM EST</strong></u> (New York time).</div><div> </div><div>The event will be web cast live at <a href="http://webtv.un.org/" target="_blank">http://webtv.un.org/</a> and videos of the sessions will be available in the archive at that link for later viewing. </div><div> </div><div>The website for the WSIS review is: <a href="http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/" target="_blank">http://unpan3.un.org/wsis10/</a></div><div> </div></span></div><span class="im"><u>Please
note that this Invitation is non-transferable. Travel funding is not
available from the United Nations for stakeholders participating in this
event. <br><br></u></span><span class="im"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><div><p><strong>Deadlines: </strong></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong><span><span>8 November 2015</span></span>: Apply for Selection Committee</strong></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong><span><span>12 November 2015</span></span>: Apply for Speaking Roles</strong></span></p><p><strong>The
General Assembly High-level Meeting on the overall review of the
implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
Society will take place on <span><span>15-16 December 2015</span></span> at the UN Headquarters in New York.</strong></p><p>This
high-level meeting will provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions
on important issues in the implementation of the WSIS outcomes,
including the progress, gaps and challenges, as well as areas for future
actions.</p><p><strong>To apply to speak at the High-level Meeting, please complete the form available <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ffRSw8C5UGYRKrzdpCiWnyc2EMVTbmZ1SVGNnhs0FcQ/viewform" target="_blank">here</a></strong>. Applications will be accepted from <strong>30 October to</strong> <strong><span><span>12 November 2015</span></span></strong>.</p><p><strong>A Selection Committee will be established</strong> in
order to ensure broad and inclusive participation of stakeholders in
the high-level meeting. Applications to the Selection Committee will be
accepted from <strong>30 October to <span><span>8 November 2015</span></span></strong>. To learn more about the Selection Committee, please see the Terms of Reference <span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">by <a href="http://csonet.org/content/documents/WSIS+10_ToR_Steering_Committee.pdf" target="_blank">clicking on this link</a></span>. <strong>To apply to participate in the stakeholder Selection Committee, please complete the form available </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzCRKLri16XUMNYNA9QECFnhCrO9Ub7ex0Ho2vdYp2k/viewform" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>In
December of 2003, the world came together in Geneva at the World Summit
on Information Society (WSIS) to declare a "common desire and
commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented
Information Society," and ushered in an era of harnessing the power of
information and communication technology to contribute to the
achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The resulting
Geneva Plan of Action established targets and the eleven action lines,
which guide development in specific areas.</p><p>The second phase of
WSIS, conducted in Tunis in 2005, built upon the achievements of the
Geneva Plan, with the resulting Tunis Agenda addressing additional
issues, such as financing and internet governance. Paragraph 111 of the
Tunis Agenda, endorsed by the General Assembly in resolution 60/252,
requested the General Assembly to undertake the overall review of the
implementation of the outcomes of WSIS in 2015. In response, the
General Assembly in resolution 68/302, decided that the overall review
will be concluded by a two-day high-level meeting of the General
Assembly, to be preceded by an intergovernmental process that also takes
into account inputs from all relevant stakeholders of WSIS.</p><p>Please note the VERY tight deadlines.</p><p>Analia and Deirdre</p><p>IGC co-coordinators<br></p></div></span></span></div>