The Canadian Commission for UNESCO

The Canadian Commission's 43rd Annual General Meeting

The Commission will be holding it's 43rd Annual General Meeting from March 1-3, 2003. For more information on this event, please visit our Annual General Meeting page

Canadian consultations for the World Summit on the Information Society in December 2003

To prepare for the World Summit on the Information Society, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO will undertake a series of Canadian consultations. The consultations will guide the Canadian government in developing its final position for the Summit and will also help to define the essential elements to be included in the Action Plan and Declaration following the Summit.

For more information on the Summit, please visit the following sites:

• The World Summit on the Information Society section on UNESCO's web site
• The web site for the World Summit which will be held in Geneva in 2003.
• The Official World Summit on the Information Society web site

Dates for the consultations are:

1. Ottawa, Ontario: May 2002 (Completed)
2. Toronto, Ontario: October 2002 (Completed)
3. Québec, Quebec: December 2002 (Completed)
4. Winnipeg, Manitoba: January 2003 (Completed)
5. Halifax, Nova Scotia: April 2003 (Completed)
6. Yellowknife, NWT: May 2003 (Completed)
7. Vancouver, British Columbia: June 2003 (Completed)
8. Ottawa, Ontario: June 2003 (Completed)

For more information on the consultations, please visit the WSIS section of our web site or contact the Communication and Information Programme Officer, Pauline Dugré