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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 22 January 2019 2:01 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Apply to participate in the official round-tables of the 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN CRPD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is your chance to nominate civil society speakers for the official round tables taking place during the 12th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 12th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will take place from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 June 2019
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<b>overarching</b> theme of the Conference is "Ensuring the inclusion of persons with disabilities in a changing world through the implementation of the CRPD". Three round tables will address the following themes:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Social inclusion and the right of the highest attainable standard of health </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Inclusion of persons with disabilities in society through participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sports</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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a cross cutting theme that shall be considered in all 3 roundtables and also in the relevant background papers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>COSP Bureau has invited civil society</b>, through the Civil Society Coordination Mechanism (CSCM), to nominate four panelists for each of the round tables. These nominations will then be considered by the Bureau. Please note, nominations made to the Bureau
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<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you would like to nominate a panelist for a round table,
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cosp2019-panelist">please complete this form</a> by midnight on<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Sunday 10 February 2019</span></strong><span style="color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Only one submission from each applicant will be accepted.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For any questions, please contact
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2019</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talin Avades<br>
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<b>Email</b>: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:tavades@ida-secretariat.org" target="_blank">tavades@ida-secretariat.org</a><br>
<b><span style="color:black">Web</span></b><span style="color:black">: </span><a href="http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org" target="_blank">www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org</a><br>
<b><span style="color:black">Skype</span></b><span style="color:black">: talinavades</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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