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Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda tipped to chair
WSIS Forum 2016, Geneva, 2 - 6 May
Geneva, 7 April 2016 – Ambassador
Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Bureau of Economic and
Business Affairs at the US Department of State, has been named
Chairman-designate of the forthcoming World Summit on the Information Society
(WSIS) Forum event, which will take place from 2-6 May.
The event is expected to attract over 1,500+ international delegates from
around the world, including an estimated 70-plus government ministers. The
annual event is the world’s largest multi-stakeholder gathering of the ‘ICT for
development’ community.
This year’s forum will examine sustainable development trends and inclusive
ICT initiatives in
Sustainable Development Goal priority areas such as health,
education, gender empowerment and the environment. The
preliminary agenda is now online.
The
event will be complemented by a special edition of TEDx Geneva entitled New
Horizons, which will look at ways in which advances in technology,
entertainment and design will profoundly transform our lives. Journalists
wishing to attend this
TEDx Geneva: New Horizons event are invited to RSVP to Chloé Khoury
to ensure they benefit from reserved seating in the main auditorium:
chloe.khoury@itu.int.
Read a blog
by Daniel Sepulveda.
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What:
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World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) Forum
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When:
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2 – 6 May 2016
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Where:
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ITU headquarters & Geneva International Conference Centre,
Switzerland
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Who:
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An expected 1,500
high-level policy-makers from 140+ countries,
including government ministers, civil society
leaders, academics, business leaders, and
international organizations.
The event is
co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP.
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Media information:
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UN press accreditation is valid, but UN-accredited media
should communicate their
intention to attend in order to obtain an event
badge. Contact:
pressreg@itu.int.
All other media are invited to
apply for accreditation online at:
www.itu.int/en/newsroom/wsis/Pages/media-accreditation.aspx
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For more information, please
see
www.wsis.org/forum
or contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations & Public Information, ITU
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