Dear WSIS Stakeholders,
In view of the WSIS+10 High-Level Event to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt in 2014,
four physical preparatory meetings as part of the WSIS+10 Open Consultation Process
(Multistakeholder Preparatory Platform (MPP)) has been scheduled to be held in 20132014. The first physical meeting of the WSIS+10 Open Consultation Process, was held in
Geneva on 7 and 8 October 2013. The second physical meeting was held in Geneva on
16, 17 and 18 December 2013. The third physical meeting wll be be held in Geneva on
17 and 18 February 2014. The fourth physical meeting will be held from 14-18 April
2014, place will be determined shortly. Remote Participation will be an integral feature
of all the four physical meetings.
1. ACCREDITATION PROCESS
Accreditation will be needed in order to attend the High-Level Event in Sharm el-Sheikh
and the WSIS+10 MPPs.
Accreditation is a continuous process. An organization that has been granted
accreditation to attend a MPP will be entitled to attend all subsequent MPPs and the
High-Level Event.
The following entities will be automatically accredited
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
a Member State of the United Nations or of one of its Specialized Agencies;
the European Union;
any entity, intergovernmental organization and other entities that have received
a standing invitation from the UN General Assembly to participate in the capacity
of observers in the sessions and work of all international conferences convened
under the UNGA auspices;
the Specialized Agencies, the IAEA, the WTO, the OPCW and the CTBTO;
other intergovernmental organizations invited by the ITU Secretary-General;
interested organs of the United Nations;
associate members of UN Regional Commissions;
ITU Sector Members, Associates and Academia;
Non-governmental organizations, civil society and business sector entities that
have physically attended WSIS Forum from 2010 to 2013
Other non-governmental organizations, civil society and business sector entities wishing
to attend the MPPs and the High-Level Event and contribute may fill out this document1
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http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/inc/docs/WSIS10HLE_Expression-of-interest.docx
with the required information and send to wsis-accreditation@itu.int . The deadline for
submitting accreditation application is 2 weeks before each MPP.
2. REGISTRATION
Registration for all entities will be done by focal point of the respective entities2.
Therefore, we strongly encourage entities to designate a focal point who will be
responsible for handling registration of participants via username and password.
Focal points: Click here to access online registration system3.
ITU Administration Member States will receive their usual username and password to
access the online registration system. ITU Sector Members and other interested
accredited entities (as mentioned from a) to i) are kindly requested to contact sgregistration@itu.int in order to designate a focal point and receive a username and
password. Other non-governmental organizations, civil society and business sector
entities (non-ITU members) are encouraged to fill out the this document4 to designate a
focal point to handle registration.
Each participant will receive a confirmation e-mail to the account provided in the
registration form. This e-mail will be the sole document provided for visa support.
For smooth running, registration without going through focal points will still be possible
for the three MPPs. However, this will not imply participation to WSIS+10 High-Level
Event, for which registration will be made exclusively by focal points.
Click here to access the online registration5.
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http://www.itu.int/online/regsys/TIES/auth/ITU-SG/edrs.focalpoint?_eventid=1000087
http://www.itu.int/online/regsys/ITU-SG/auth/conference/edrs.registration?_eventid=1000087
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http://www.itu.int/wsis/review/inc/docs/WSIS10.HLE_focal-points.docx
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http://www.itu.int/online/regsys/ITU-SG/WSIS/edrs.registration.form
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