Hi,

Here are the details for the participation of the foundation to the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). So in short, if the foundation wants to have a booth in Tunis, application has to be sent soon.

Regards, Yann

====================== The Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will consist of two parts: the Summit that will take place from 16 to 18 November 2005 at the "Parc des expositions du Kram" in Tunis, and the Parallel events, consisting of a series of meetings, discussions, workshops and exhibitions that will also be held in the Kram Centre.

More information on the Format of the Summit and the Agenda are available at http://www.itu.int/wsis/tunis/index.html .

Parallel events consist of an exhibition and a partnership area events like meetings, discussions and workshops, etc. events of global nature The exhibition will be open to the public. Exhibitors do not necessarily need to be accredited to WSIS, but they should respect the non-profit character of the parallel events. Requests for exhibition space can be made in electronic format at http://www.expo.ict4all-tunis.org/ . The below mentioned deadline does not apply to requests for exhibition space. The exhibiton will open on 15 November and will last till 19 November 2005.

Events in the Kram Centre can be organized by all accredited stakeholders, between 14 and 19 November 2005. Limitations may apply due to room availability. More information about parallel events is contained in the "Guidelines for Organizers of Parallel events during the second phase of WSIS", jointly established between the host country Tunisia and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The document is available in English at http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/plateforme/docs/guidelines.doc and in French at http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/plateforme/docs/guidelines-fr.doc . Please note that the deadline for submissions of requests for the organisation of events is 30 April 2005. Requests for rooms for meetings, discussions and workshops have to be submitted using the form indicated in the Guidelines (http://www.smsitunis2005.tn/plateforme/docs/formulaire.doc) .

Sincerely yours

Charles Geiger Executive Director WSIS