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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>

==~~=Members of HLSOC=~~==

==The WSIS Executive Secretariat==

~~The members of the HLSOC include:~~

~~'''~~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~~

* Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director

* Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director, ~~Geneva Phase~~

* Mr. [[~~Alain Clerc~~]] ~~and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]], Head Civil Society Division~~

Other members of the Executive Secretariat ~~include~~:

The Secretariat was headed by

* Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director of the Tunis Phase of the Summit

* Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director of the Geneva Phase of the Summit

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

Other members of the Executive Secretariat included:

* Mr. [[Art Levin]], Chief of the ITU Coordination, External Relations and Communication Units

* Dr. [[Tim Kelly]], Chief of ITU Strategy and Policy Unit

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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>
-===Members of HLSOC===
+==The WSIS Executive Secretariat==
-The members of the HLSOC include:
-'''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
-* Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director
-* Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director, Geneva Phase
-* Mr. [[Alain Clerc]] and Ms. [[Louise Lassonde]], Head Civil Society Division
-Other members of the Executive Secretariat include:
+The Secretariat was headed by
+* Mr. [[Charles Geiger]]- Executive Director of the Tunis Phase of the Summit
+* Mr. [[Pierre Gagne]], Executive Director of the Geneva Phase of the Summit
+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
+Other members of the Executive Secretariat included:
 * Mr. [[Art Levin]], Chief of the ITU Coordination,  External Relations and Communication Units
 * Dr. [[Tim Kelly]], Chief of ITU Strategy and Policy Unit