From Dee Dee Halleck. Geneva Events Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Meeting of Communication Rights in the Information Society for US delegates to WSIS ***************************** World Electronic Media Forum, Palexpo 9-11 December 2003 Mainstream corporate and public media conference and workshops supported by EBU, International Association for Broadcasters, World Council for Radio and Television Ten workshops will cover such subjects as: Radio-TV and the new media, e-training for journalists, cultural diversity, public service and commercial broadcasting, quality certification in broadcasting, broadcasting and health... The Forum will result in a radio-TV action plan for the information society. For more informations and registrations procedures: Telephone +41 (0)22 717 20 23; e-mail : [log in to unmask]; website : www.wemfmedia.org ***************************** WSIS Intergovernmental Conference, Palexpo 10-12 December 2003 United Nations summit hosted by the ITU, 50+ heads of state, observer status for accredited NGOs, civil society organisation have limited speaking rights www.itu.int/wsis ****************************** WSIS Civil Society Section, Palexpo, 10-12 December 2003 Civil society section at WSIS, various working groups and caucuses including human rights, community media, gender, regions, copyright, cultural diversity www.geneva2003.org (official civil society secretariat) www.wsis-cs.org (civil society plenary and caucus lists) ******************************** ICT4D Exhibition, Palexpo, 10-12 December 2003 Exhibition of ICT for development, includes government, private and NGO stands. African Media Village and Bolivian stands will have operational community radio and telecentres. www.ict-4d.org ********************************* Thursday, December 11, 2003 World Forum on Communication Rights.. Palexpo, The forum will focus on the following themes: Communication and Poverty Communication, Conflict and Peace Communication, Copyright, Patents and Trade Communication and Human Rights Alternative forum of campaign on Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS) with support of AMARC, APC, WACC, Heinrich Boll Stiftung, WSIS Human Rights Caucus www.communicationrights.org ************************* Community Media Seminar, Palexpo, 12 December 2003 Launch of La Practica Inspira, presentations on community media from Latin America, Africa, Asia, North America and Europe. Supported by AMARC, ALER, Pain pour la Prochaine, Cameco www.comunica-ch.net ************************** Dec 13 and 14, 2003 Social Science Research Council on IT governance,e tc. ***************************************** W$IS? We seize! (dates/activities/locations to be confirmed) Screenings, discussions, events&. Counter summit and alternative events including - MakeWorld Convention, Polymedia Labs, Indymedia webcast. Organised autonomously from the WSIS www.geneva03.org, www.geneva03.net *************************** Other important WSIS news and information sites Council of NGOs news and information site on WSIS www.prepcom.net/wsis German news and information site on WSIS www.worldsummit2003.de OURMedia/NuestrosMedios a global network of activists, academics, and practitioners working toward stronger alternative, community, and citizens' media. Una red global de activistas y academic@s apoyando los medios alternativos, ciudadanos y comunitarios Contact: Clemencia Rodriguez University of Oklahoma [log in to unmask] www.ourmedianet.org