2005 Forum Planning

  "Indigenous Thematic Planning Conference for Tunisia"

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Time Thursday, 17 March 2005
 

Plenary Hall; Confederation I
9:00
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9:15

Opening Prayer Ceremony – Sally Webster
9:15
to
10:15

Opening Plenary Session

Discussion of the objectives, methods of work and outcomes of this conference. Discussion of the WSIS Plan of Action and Implications for Indigenous Peoples, including the "Road to Tunisia"

John Sinclair, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister,Indian and Northern affairs Canada Policy and Strategic Direction

Regional Chief Jason Goodstriker, of the Assembly of First Nations

Ambassador Janis Karklins, Chairman of the WISIS Prepcom

Ambassador Carlos Carrasco fromThe Embassy of the Republic of Bolivia in Canada
10:15
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10:30

Break
10:30
to
11:30

Opening Plenary Session (cont.)

Joe Shirley, President Navajo Nation

Erick Huerta Velazquez, Mexico

Wilton Littlechild, Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Rapporteur: Dan Hugues
11:30
to
12:30

Information Session

World Bank Grants facility for Indigenous Peoples

  • Navin Rai, Senior Social Development Specialist, Indigenous Peoples, World Bank
  • Stephen Lintner, Senior Technical Adviser, Quality Assurance and Compliance, World Bank

    • Rapporteur: Dan Hugues

    Re-launch of the Indigenous Peoples Partnership Programme  Presentation

  • Susan Perezeroff, Senior Development Officer, Canadian International Development Agency, Inter-American Program

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    12:30
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    1:30

    Lunch
    1:30
    to
    4:30

    State/Development Agency Approaches and the Indigenous Perspective on Information and Communications Technologies: Developments, Opportunities and Challenges
     

    E-health online applications

    Room: Confederation II

    Presentations, discussion and creation of options for forward planning

    CO-Chairs:

    Panelists:

    • Dr. Carlos Kiyan (Peru)
    • Donna Williams (Canada)
    • Esperanza Reyes (Peru) Biography
    • Dr. Javier Pero (Peru) Biography
    • Dr. Richard Scott (Canada)
    • Francisco Llamas (Mexico)
    • Dr. Keber Araujo (Canada)

    Rapporteur:

    • Steven Fox Radolovich (Canada)

    Indigenous media and the arts in the information society

    Room: Confederation III

    Presentations, discussion and creation of options for forward planning

    Co-Chairs:

    Panelists:

    • Roberto Borrero (USA)
    • Naja Paulsen (Greenland)
    • Felix Gutierrez (Bolivia)
    • Ann-Kristin Hakansson (Sweden)

    Potentiel Panelists:

    • Jayanyu Farias Montiel (Venezuela)
    • Harmony Rice (Canada)
    • Ang Dawa Sherpa (Nepal) Biography

    Rapporteur:

    • Dan Hugues

    E-government online applications

    Room: Les Saisons

    Presentations, discussion and creation of options for forward planning

    CO-Chairs:

    Panelists:

    Potentiel Panelists:
    Time Friday, 18 March 2005
    8:45

    Welcoming Remarks Plenary hall; Confederation I

    9:00
    to
    11:30

    State/Development Agency Approaches and the Indigenous Perspective on Information and Communications Technologies: Developments, Opportunities and Challenges (continued)
    10:15
    to
    10:30

    Break
     

    Culture

    Room: Confederation II

    Introduction

    Co-Chairs:

    Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights

    Panelists:

    Cultural Diversity:

    Panelists:

    Rapporteur::

    • Brian Phillips

    Millennium Development Goals and connectivity

    Room: Confederation III

    Presentations, discussion and creation of options for forward planning

    Note: Like the 2005 UN Permanent Forum, this panel will concentrate on:

    • Goal 1:“Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”
    • Goal 2: “Achieve universal primary education”

    Co-Chairs:

    Panelists:

    • Erick Heurta Velazquez (Mexico)
    • Masiane James Kaipoi (Tanzania)
    • Natalia Rodionova (Russian)
    • Mohamed Boucha (Niger)
    • Chupinit Kesmanee (Thailand)

    Potentiel Panelists:

    • Leliah Antony Parmeres (Kenya)
    • Kesh Bahadur Pariyar (Nepal)Biography

    Rapporteur::

    • Dan Hugues

    Gender

    Room: Les Saisons

    Presentations, discussion and creation of options for forward planning

    Co-Chairs:

    Panelists:

    • Mirian Masaquiza (UN Permanent Forum)
    • Sanjeeb Drong (Bangladesh)
    • Lucky Sherpa(Nepal)
    • Saoudata Aboubacarine (Burkino Faso)
    • Grace Bwalya (Zambia)

    Potentiel Panelists:

    • Maria Eugenia Choque (Bolivia)
    • Rinalia Abdul Rahim

    Rapporteur::

    • Kara Mitchell
     

    Plenary hall; Confederation I

    11:30
    to
    12:30

    Information Session

    Indigenous Summit of the Americas

    Institute for Connectivity of the Americas

    • Luis Barnola, Senior Program Specialist, International Development Research Center

    Rapporteur:Patrick Brennan
    12:30
    to
    1:30

    Lunch
    1:30
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    4:00

    Closing Plenary Session

    Forward Planning for Phase II of WSIS, Tunisia, November 2005

    • Stock taking
    • Formation of the International Indigenous Steering Committee
    • Discussion of the Indigenous agenda for Tunisia
    • Ikuk closing address and prayer (Sally Webster)

    Rapporteur:Dan Hugues

    (Representatives from states, Indigenous peoples, Non-Governmental Organizations, and United Nations agencies)