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Switzerland has created a host Government Secretariat
for the World Summit on the Information Society, the Swiss Executive
Secretariat (WSIS-SES). The SES is comprised of professional staff
members who worked to prepare the Geneva Summit in December 2003.
The SES also retained the services of a professional conference
management company to handle the logistical requirements in Geneva.
Ambassador
Daniel Stauffacher, the Swiss Federal Council’s
delegate to WSIS Geneva 2003, heads the Swiss Executive Secretariat.
Responsibilities
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Diplomatic relations
and intergovernmental preparations in Geneva |
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Logistical planning
and preparation for the Summit Geneva 2003 |
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Focal point office
of the host country on behalf of Federal Office of Communication
(OFCOM), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAE) and Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation (SDC) |
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Support and assist
the WSIS Executive Secretariat (WSIS-ES) |
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Coordination of
side events in cooperation with the WSIS-ES |
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Media coordination |
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Contacts and relations
with participants, partners and stakeholders of the Summit.
Including Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations
in Geneva and New York, Canton and City of Geneva, UN , ITU,
HLSOC, Governments, IGOs, NGOs, civil society and private
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Activities
Ambassador Stauffacher and Ambassador Ben Salem of Tunisia have
organized numerous informal consultations with other government
representatives in Geneva, at the request of ITU Secretary-General
Yoshio Utsumi. The Secretariat has already organized two informal
meetings in Geneva, the Coppet
Workshop (December 2001) and the Information
Day (April 2002), bringing experts and business representatives
in the new technologies sector together with government representatives
in Geneva, in preparation for the first Preparatory Committee
Meeting (July 2002) for the December 2003 Summit. Ambassador Stauffacher
is Chairman of Sub-Committee 1 (Rules of procedure) and Vice-President
of the Prepcom Office.
Members
Ambassador Daniel Stauffacher, Delegate of
the Swiss Federal Council for WSIS, Geneva 2003
Gabrielle Bucher, Assistant to the Ambassador
Bertrand de la Chapelle, OpenWSIS Initiative
Christi Dufour, Sponsoring, Partnership and Communication
Barbara Erskine Favre, Media and Public Relations
Fouad Ghanma, Assistant roundtables, HLSEC, SEMC
Marianne Kopf, Communications
Julianne Lee, Coordinator UNICT Task Force
Damien Marti, Logistics and Sponsoring
Alain Modoux, Advisor
Pascale Morand, Advisor
Juan Pekmez, Editor of the Bulletin
Roberto Rivola, Head of Communications
Bruno Romazzotti, Side events coordination and Logistics
Mary Rotondo, Assistant
Mr. Roger Tondeur, CEO, MCI Group SA
Mr. Richard Torriani, Project Manager, MCI Group SA
Mrs. Hilary Bowker, Consultant, Moderator
Coppet Workshop and Master of Ceremonies for WSIS Welcome Ceremony
Contact
Office of the Delegate of the Swiss
Federal Council for the
World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva 2003
Rue de Varembé 9-11, PO Box 125
1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 748 27 70
Fax: +41 (0) 22 748 27 89
www.wsisgeneva2003.org
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MCI Group SA is a business specialized in event management and
has been mandated by the SES to coordinate all logistical requirements
for WSIS.
MCI Group SA
75, rue de Lyon – PO Box
1211 Geneva 13, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 33 99 624
Fax: +41 (0) 22 33 99 621
www.mci-group.com
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