[kictanet] Extension of the deadline for IGF workshop proposal submissions

[Alice Munyua]

Dear all,

Please note deadline for submission of workshop proposals for the IGF 
taking place in September 27-30 in Nairobi has been extended to April 22nd.


best

Alice
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The Sixth Annual IGF Meeting will be held in Nairobi on 27-30 September 
2011 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Gigiri. The proposed 
main theme of the meeting is: '*Internet as a catalyst for change: 
access, development, freedoms and innovation*'.
The call for workshop proposals deadline  has now been extended to 22nd 
April 2011

Steps to submitting proposals see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011

and below


Thank you and looking forward to those proposals.

p.s no payment required to propose and organize a workshop during the IGF

Best

Alice


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*Steps to submitting proposals*

    * Log in to the IGF Website with your username and password
    * If you do not have a username and password you can register here:
      http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/user/register
    * Once you have logged in click the menu item: Workshops ---> New
      Proposal.
    * Once your proposal is submitted you can edit your proposal by
      going to the  "Manage your proposals" menu item under the
      Workshops menu

The template for submitting can be viewed below. Proposals should 
respect the organizational principles and criteria for the selection of 
workshops. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will assess the 
proposals. The final schedule will be determined in light of the number 
of proposals submitted.

*Organizational Principles*

    * The guiding organizational principle for holding workshops is the
      multi-stakeholder approach. Geographical diversity is an equally
      relevant factor.
    * All proposals fulfilling the selection criteria and using the
      template will be posted on the IGF Web site.
    * Proposals should preferably be submitted in English. *15 April
      2011* is set as the final deadline for submitting proposals.
    * Interested parties are encouraged to submit their proposals as
      early as possible, as the selection process will take place on an
      ongoing basis. An early decision will facilitate the planning of
      workshops.
    * The rooms reserved for workshops and all equipment, including a
      screen and a PC or laptop for projections and a projector
      (XGA/SVGA Data), will be available free of charge. Details related
      to the logistics will be made available in due course. No
      Secretariat funding is available for the organization of workshops.
    * Workshops should have a plan of incorporating remote participation
      into their sessions and organizers should identify a remote
      moderator. The workshops will be Web cast and have live
      transcription.
    * There will be no interpretation provided for workshops.  If
      interpretation is desired the workshop organizers are free to make
      their own arrangements in coordination with the IGF Secretariat.
      The organizers will be responsible for all associated costs.

*Selection criteria*

    * Relevance to the main themes and sub-themes. Priority will be
      given to proposals related to the main themes and relation to the
      theme questions.
    * Demonstratively proposed or organized following the
      multi-stakeholder principle (e.g. at least three relevant
      stakeholder groups being represented in the organization of the
      workshop).
    * Capacity to improve understanding of the IGF themes and topics.
    * Proven experience, expertise and capacity to manage the staging of
      the workshop, including the raising of funds necessary to do so.
    * Timeliness, completeness and adherence to deadlines.
    * The provision of background papers.
    * Developing country support
    * Gender balance
    * Balance of speakers to participant discussion in the design of the
      workshop; that is, the degree of interaction planned
    * Youth participation
    * Suitability for remote participation, for example linkages to a
      hub event.
    * A name of a remote moderator is also required for each workshop.

*Content and format*

    * They are two general workshop types:

    *- Feeder workshops:* which will focus on the specific issues
    relevant to the Nairobi meeting themes and will act as leaders to
    the relevant main sessions. These workshops should also address
    themselves in part to one or some of the questions of its main
    session. As was done in previous years in the relevant main
    sessions, the moderators of these sessions will call on the feeder
    workshop rapporteurs to relate the viewpoints expressed in the
    workshops. Each feeder workshop will be asked to assign a rapporteur
    whose role will include attending the relevant main session, giving
    a brief overview of the session's discussions and take part in a one
    hour round table session that will immediately proceed the main
    session on that topic. They should also be available to act as a
    resource to the moderators of the relevant main session. To the
    extent possible participants from the feeder workshops are also
    encouraged to attend the main sessions related to the feeder
    workshops in order to broaden the discussions on the sub-themes of
    the sessions.
    *
    - Other workshops:* Workshops on other topics of relevance to
    Internet Governance.

    (More details to both these types of workshops are available in the
    draft programme paper
    <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.24.02.11.pdf>.)

    * Workshops dealing with topics that are addressed in the main
      meeting will not be scheduled at the same time as the main meeting.
    * Workshops should explore a theme from different angles and
      different stakeholders' perspectives. Pure advocacy workshops will
      not be considered.
    * All workshops will be Webcast and have realtime transcription.
    * Workshops should respect the general format of meetings and should
      be structured to be interactive, allowing a large portion of their
      time for open discussion and interaction with meeting attendees,
      such as a Q&A session. They could include keynote presentations,
      moderated panels and discussions both from the floor and from
      remote participants. Workshops should be designed with the format
      that is most appropriate to the particular topic under discussion.

*
Template for submitting proposals *

An online form will be made available shortly for the submission of 
workshop proposals containing the following questions:

*Question 1:* Title of proposed workshop.
*Question 2*: Please provide a concise description of the proposed workshop.
*Question 3:* Which of the five broad IGF Themes 
<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/104-general/788-themes> 
or the Cross-Cutting Priorities does your workshop fall under?
*Question 4a:* Have you, or any of your co-organizers, organized an IGF 
workshop before?
*Question 4b:* If so, please provide the link(s) to the report(s):
*Question 5:* Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you 
are planning to invite.
*Question 5b:* Name of Remote Moderator.
*Question 6*: Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and 
their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. (Please note that 
workshops are expected to adhere to the multistakeholder principle, 
including geographical and gender diversity and to provide different 
perspectives on the issues under discussion.)

Proposals should not exceed *1000 words*.

Workshop organizers are encouraged to read the draft programme paper 
<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.21.03.11.pdf> 
before submitting their workshops.


*Additional information*

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