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| The High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) was established with the support of UN Secretary General [[Kofi Annan]] to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations in the preparation, organization and holding of WSIS. The ITU Secretary General served as Chairman of HLSOC, and it was further composed of a representative of the UN Secretary General and Executive Heads of other international organizations such as the [[WIPO|World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO), World Bank, [[WTO|World Trade Organization]] (WTO), [[ILO|International Labor Organization]] (ILO), [[UNDP|United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP), etc.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/roles.html HLSOC]</ref> | | The High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC) was established with the support of UN Secretary General [[Kofi Annan]] to coordinate the efforts of the United Nations in the preparation, organization and holding of WSIS. The ITU Secretary General served as Chairman of HLSOC, and it was further composed of a representative of the UN Secretary General and Executive Heads of other international organizations such as the [[WIPO|World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO), World Bank, [[WTO|World Trade Organization]] (WTO), [[ILO|International Labor Organization]] (ILO), [[UNDP|United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP), etc.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/wsis/basic/roles.html HLSOC]</ref> |
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− | ===Members of HLSOC=== | + | ==The WSIS Executive Secretariat== |
− | The members of the HLSOC include:
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− | '''WSIS Executive Secretariat (ITU)'''
| + | The WSIS Executive Secretariat was run by ITU under the responsibility of the Secretary General of the ITU and Secretary General of the Summit, Mr. [[Yoshio Utsumi]] |
− | * Mr. [[Yoshio Utsumi]]- Secretary General of WSIS and Secretary General of ITU
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− | * Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director
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− | * Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director, Geneva Phase
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− | * Mr. [[Alain Clerc]] and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]], Head Civil Society Division
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− | Other members of the Executive Secretariat include: | + | The Secretariat was headed by |
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| + | * Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director of the Tunis Phase of the Summit |
| + | * Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director of the Geneva Phase of the Summit |
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| + | Mr. [[Alain Clerc]] and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]] were Heads of the Civil Society Division of the Executive Secretariat for the Geneva Phase of the Summit |
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| + | Other members of the Executive Secretariat included: |
| * Mr. [[Art Levin]], Chief of the ITU Coordination, External Relations and Communication Units | | * Mr. [[Art Levin]], Chief of the ITU Coordination, External Relations and Communication Units |
| * Dr. [[Tim Kelly]], Chief of ITU Strategy and Policy Unit | | * Dr. [[Tim Kelly]], Chief of ITU Strategy and Policy Unit |