This Forum is being co-organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The Forum will address issues related to the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS ) implementation and follow-up process, information and communication technologies (ICTs) for the millennium development goals (MDGs), accessing knowledge, financial mechanisms in the economic downturn, cybersecurity, climate change and ICTs, and ICT applications for a better life.  

dates: 18-22 May 2009  
location: Geneva, Switzerland  
www: http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2009/forum/geneva/index.html