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<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">All stakeholders</strong><span> </span>are
invited to submit proposals to hold workshops at
the<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">13th Annual Meeting
of the Internet Governance Forum (<a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8#IGF"
title="Internet Governance Forum"
class="gmail-lexicon-term"
style="color:rgb(0,136,0);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px
dotted rgb(0,136,0)" moz-do-not-send="true">IGF</a>)</strong><span> </span>to
take place in November/December 2018. An
announcement is expected imminently on the exact
dates and venue of the meeting.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><span
style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">The deadline for<span> </span></strong></span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-proposal-form"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
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style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">workshop
submissions</strong></span></a><span
style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong
style="font-weight:bold"><span> </span>is 27
May 2018, 23:59 UTC.</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"> </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">A Thematic Approach
to the IGF Programme</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">Based on
inputs from the IGF 2017 stocktaking process as
well as the first 2018 IGF Open Consultations,
and in line with outcomes of the earlier CSTD
Working Group on IGF Improvements and the IGF
Retreat organized by the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UNDESA), this year, many<span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8#MAG"
title="Multistakeholder Advisory Group"
class="gmail-lexicon-term"
style="color:rgb(0,136,0);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px
dotted rgb(0,136,0)" moz-do-not-send="true">MAG</a><span> </span>members
expressed their preference for having<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">more concrete,
focused and cohesive discussions during the
IGF annual meeting</strong>, trying to avoid
sessions that duplicate content and concepts,
and reducing the number of parallel sessions. It
was decided that taking<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">a more thematic
approach</strong><span> </span>to the
programme would be most likely to deliver the
requested results.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">A<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">bottom-up,
community-wide</strong><span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6037/1096"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Call for Issues</strong></a><span> </span>was
held between 26 March and 13 April, during which
stakeholders were asked to indicate their areas
of interest (‘themes’) and suggest the issues
(‘subthemes’) to feature in this year’s
programme, including new or emerging ones. The<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">themes and proposed
subthemes</strong><span> </span>for the
meeting have therefore been preliminarily
determined through the<span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6119/1193"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">more than 300
submissions</strong></a><span> </span>received
through this process.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"> </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">IGF 2018 Workshops</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">The<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">IGF 2018 Call for
Workshops</strong><span> </span>incorporates
the results of the Call for Issues by inviting
proposers to submit under the following<span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6119/1205"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
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style="font-weight:bold">8 themes</strong></a>:<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Cybersecurity, Trust
& Privacy; Digital Inclusion &
Accessibility; Emerging Technologies;
Evolution of Internet Governance; Human
Rights, Gender & Youth; Development,
Innovation & Economic Issues; Media &
Content; and Technical & Operational
Topics.</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">In addition,
proposers are invited to select from<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">more than</strong><span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6132/1205"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">50</strong></a><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6132/1205"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span> </span></a><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6132/1205"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">subthemes</strong></a> classified
under the themes. These cover a broad range of
Internet governance interests and include topics
as varied as<em style="font-style:italic"><span> </span>Access
& Connectivity</em>,<span> </span><em
style="font-style:italic">Cyberdiplomacy</em>,<em
style="font-style:italic"><span> </span>Encryption</em>,<em
style="font-style:italic"><span> </span>Internet
& the Environment</em>,<em
style="font-style:italic"><span> </span>Local
Content</em>, and<span> </span><em
style="font-style:italic">Virtual Reality</em>,
among many others.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">Proposers
may also<strong style="font-weight:bold"><span> </span>write
in a subtheme of their choosing.</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"> </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Workshop Evaluations</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">The four
major<span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-review-and-evaluation-process"
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style="font-weight:bold">criteria in the
evaluation process</strong></a><span> </span>will
centre around <a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-session-formats-and-evaluation-criteria"
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style="font-weight:bold">Relevance, Content,
Diversity, and Format</strong></a><span> </span>of
each proposal. Proposers are strongly advised to
pay particular attention<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">to ensuring gender,
regional and stakeholder diversity</strong><span> </span>within
their organizing teams, as well as among their
listed speakers, as these will be reviewed
against<span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-review-and-evaluation-process"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true">diversity criteria</a>,
which is a key measure. Proposers are further
advised that they should have a minimum of three
speakers listed and to<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">limit their number of
speakers to five</strong><span> </span>wherever
possible, in particular when selecting a panel
format, so as to ensure space in their session
for participant engagement. While this is not a
disqualifying criteria, excessive numbers of
speakers will result in lower support for the
proposal. Please note that<span> </span><strong
style="font-weight:bold">individual speakers
will be limited to three sessions</strong><span> </span>after
the selection process.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">All proposers should
consult the detailed documents below before
making a submission.</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px">Resource
documents include an<em
style="font-style:italic"><span> </span>abbreviated
manual for proposers</em>, a<span> </span><em
style="font-style:italic">step-by-step
overview of the screening and evaluation
process by the Secretariat and MAG,<span> </span></em>as
well as<span> </span><em
style="font-style:italic">explanations on
workshop formats and how they may impact
evaluation criteria</em>.</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"> </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">IMPORTANT IGF 2018
WORKSHOP RESOURCES:</strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">><span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-proposal-form"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true">IGF 2018 Workshop
Submission Form</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">><span> </span></strong><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6132/1207"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Short Manual for
Proposers</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">></strong><span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-review-and-evaluation-process"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">IGF 2018 Workshop
Review Process and Criteria</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">></strong><span> </span><a
href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-workshop-session-formats-and-evaluation-criteria"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Workshop Session
Formats, Durations & Associated Criteria</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">></strong><span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/6132/1196"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">IGF 2018 Workshop
Report Template</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">></strong><span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/4931/657"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Statistics on
Selected IGF 2017 Proposals</strong></a> (reference
document on last year's
proposals) </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">></strong><span> </span><a
href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/4415/621"
target="_blank"
style="color:rgb(64,132,131);text-decoration:none"
moz-do-not-send="true"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">Statistics on All
IGF 2017 Proposals Received</strong></a> (reference
document on last year's
proposals) </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"> </p>
<p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px"><span
style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong
style="font-weight:bold">The final selection
of workshops will take place during the IGF
2018 Second Open Consultations and MAG
Meeting, scheduled on 11-13 July 2018 in
Geneva, Switzerland.</strong></span></p>
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