05.18-22 .09 | Geneva: World Summit on the Information Society – WSIS Forum 2009
ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP are planning another World Summit on the Information Society: WSIS Forum 2009. It will be held from 18 to 22 May 2009, at the ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
Building on the tradition of previous annual WSIS May meetings, it also adds a new format is a result of the open consultations with all WSIS Stakeholders offering participants a series of diverse meetings:
- Including high-level panels addressing critical issues to the WSIS implementation and follow-up in multi-stakeholder set-ups;
- WSIS action line facilitation meetings;
- Thematic workshops;
- Kick-off meetings for new initiatives and projects, speed-exchanges facilitating networking among the participants.
Designed as a “working conference”, participants will have structured opportunities to network, to learn and to participate in the multi-stakeholder discussions and consultations on the WSIS implementation.
