Copy of december 2003

Geneva, Switzerland
The World Summit on the Information Society will be held in two phases. The first phase of WSIS will take place in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003. The second phase will take place in Tunis hosted by the Government of Tunisia, from 16 to 18 November 2005.

Chidambaram, India

The Annamalai University at Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India is co-organizing the International Conference on Women in the Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges.

New Delhi, India

The objective of ICEG-2003 is to provide a forum to discuss research findings, strategies, policies, and technologies supplemented by the learning from the innovative experiments to enable e-business of government. It also aims to resolve agenda for future research/activities.

Geneva, Switzerland

This IRFD conference, running parallel to the summit, will focus on strategies to bridge the digital divide and uses of ICTs for global development.

Geneva, Switzerland

CERN, the International Council for Science, the Third World Academy of Sciences and UNESCO are organizing a forum to discuss the role of science in the information society. Speakers at the forum include Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, former ICANN chair Esther Dyson, Romanian President Ion Iliescu and Thai Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

Geneva, Switzerland

The symposium, sponsored by the World Association of Former United Nations Interns and Fellows (WAFUNIF), is designed to address the feasibility of creating effective policies and multi-stakeholder partnerships to enable all countries, especially developing countries and economies in transition to benefit from the ICT revolution. For more information, please contact Juan Ramon Avila at wafunif@wafunif.org.

Geneva, Switzerland

Also running parallel to the summit, WEMF will highlight the contribution of broadcasting and broadcasters to the Information Society. Invitation only.