A/RES/54/261 Page 3 meetings of Thursday, 7 September 2000, and Friday, 8 September 2000, will have 40 speaking slots. The Wednesday and Thursday afternoon meetings will have 30 speaking slots. The Friday afternoon meeting will have 20 speaking slots since the last hour will be devoted to the closing of the Millennium Summit. 2. The list of speakers for the Millennium Summit will be established initially as follows: (a) The representative of the Secretary-General will draw one name from a box containing the names of all Member States, the Holy See and Switzerland, in their capacity as observer States, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer. This procedure will be repeated until all names have been drawn from the box, thus establishing the order in which participants will be invited to choose their meetings and select their speaking slots; (b) Consultations will continue regarding the possible participation of one or more representatives of intergovernmental organizations, parliaments and civil society; (c) Six boxes will be prepared, each one representing a meeting and each one containing numbers corresponding to speaking slots at that meeting; (d) Once the name of a Member State, observer State, or Palestine, in its capacity as observer, has been drawn by the representative of the Secretary-General, that Member State, observer State, or Palestine, in its capacity as observer, will be invited first to choose a meeting and then to draw from the appropriate box the number indicating the speaking slot in the meeting. 3. The establishment of the initial list of speakers for the Millennium Summit as outlined in paragraph 2 above will take place at a meeting to be scheduled as soon as possible during the month of May 2000. 4. Subsequently, the list of speakers for each meeting will be rearranged in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly when organizing each category of speakers, following the order resulting from the selection process outlined in paragraph 2 above: (a) Heads of State will thus be accorded first priority, followed by heads of Government; vicepresidents, crown princes/princesses; the highest-ranking official of the Holy See and Switzerland, in their capacity as observer States, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer; ministers; and permanent representatives; (b) In the event that the level at which a statement is to be made is subsequently changed, the speaker will be moved to the next available speaking slot in the appropriate category at the same meeting; (c) Participants may arrange to exchange their speaking slots in accordance with the established practice of the General Assembly; (d) Speakers who are not present when their speaking turn comes will be automatically moved to the next available speaking slot within their category. 5. In order to accommodate all speakers at the Millennium Summit, statements should be limited to five minutes, on the understanding that this will not preclude the distribution of more extensive texts. /...