From muguet at mdpi.net Thu Apr 10 20:29:16 2008 From: muguet at mdpi.net (Dr. Francis MUGUET) Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:29:16 +0200 Subject: [Wsis-pct] IGF worksshop reminder Message-ID: <47FE5C7C.8050003@mdpi.net> English / R?sum? en Fran?ais plus bas Dear Friends -- The summary report contains a call for workshops, best practice forums and open forums. Deadline for the submission of proposals: 30 April 2008.[updated 5 March 2008]. some excerpts ( bold by me ) The final programme will be defined in light of the proposals made for holding workshops and best practice forums.* In order to speed up planning all interested stakeholders are invited to submit proposals by _30 April_. Preference will be given to organizers who submitted a report of events they staged in Rio de Janeiro.* --- From the draft programme outline for the Hyderabad meeting The salient points are : Two days with general themes and main sessions focused on specific issues and not general overviews. Some workshops could be held on themes defined by the MAG (main workshops), but organized by others who respond to a call for proposals. *Main workshops*, which are linked to the main sessions and workshops on the five substantive themes, are *not to be held in parallel to main sessions. * *Other workshops* may be held *in parallel to the main sessions*, depending on the quantity and quality of the proposals. All organizers of events (workshops, best practices etc) will be asked to commit themselves to submit a report on their event. Non-submission of a report will disqualify the organizer for the following year. Preference will be given in 2008 to those who did submit a report for 2007. (Submission of reports is still possible and encouraged.) 3 - 6 December 2008, Hyderabad, India. *3 December * Curtain raiser, tutorials, workshops Opening ceremony/Opening session *4 December * Theme: *Universalization of the Internet - How to reach the next billion (alternate title: Expanding the Internet) *1100 - 1300: Low cost sustainable access 1400 - 1600: Multilingualization 1630 - 1830: Implications for development policy Host Country Reception *5 December * Theme: *Managing the Internet (alternate title: Using the Internet) *1100 ? 1300: Critical Internet resources 1400 ? 1600: Arrangements for Internet governance 1630 ? 1830: Global cooperation for Internet security and stability *6 December * 0900 ? 1100: Taking stock and the way forward 1130 ? 1300: Debate 1400 ? 1600: Emerging issues 1630 ? 1800: Closing Ceremony ------------- *Workshops * These sessions will be designed to explore *detailed issues of the main themes. * As such all interested stakeholders are being invited to submit proposals for workshops in a similar way as was done for the previous meetings of the IGF. In addition, some proposals may be initiated by the IGF Secretariat or the MAG. The *main workshops *will be *scheduled before the main plenary session on the same theme,* thereby allowing detailed debate to be fed into that session. These workshops will be supported/facilitated by the IGF Secretariat, but organized by the proposer of the individual session. Each session will conform to the WSIS principles of multistakeholder participation in both the proposal to the IGF Secretariat and in its implementation. As important as the multistakeholder approach is the need to present different perspectives on the issue under discussion. /Note : What is not clear for me is whether a main workshop cannot be held in parallel with its relevant session, or with any main session. This would mean that main workshops could only be held on December 3/ The IGF meeting in Hyderabad should also allow for a number of *open workshop*s where multistakeholder groups can host a meeting. The scheduling of these workshops will be determined by the IGF Secretariat on the basis of maintaining a balance across the issues and efficient use of meeting space. Each IGF workshop will be required to produce a report on the workshop. Duration of the *main workshops* will be extended to *2 hours. * *Other workshops: 90 minutes. * Deadline for submission of proposals: *30 April 2008. * *Best Practice Forums * The aim of these sessions is to demonstrate, in a multi-stakeholder environment, some of the best practices that have been adopted with regard to the to key IGF themes in general and to the development and deployment of the Internet in particular. The sessions can have either a thematic or a country focus. The presentations will be based on a common template. Presentations should not only cover practices that were successful, but also focus on challenges and mistakes. Thus, `lessons learned' would be an important output of these sessions. They will be moderated by independent experts/hosts and participants will be given the opportunity to ask questions and make comments. The aim is to provide a space to discuss what constitutes a best practice' and share relevant information that can be transferred to other situations and strengthen capacity- building activities. Duration of Best Practice Forum meetings: *90 minutes. * Deadline for submission of proposals: *30 April 2008.* *Dynamic Coalitions * The meeting will provide space for the dynamic coalitions to meet and further develop their proposals. All Dynamic Coalitions are requested to present a report on their achievements so far in general and on their activities since the Rio meeting in particular. The reports will be posted on the IGF Web site. Duration of these meetings: *90 minutes. * Deadline for submission of reports: *30 June 2008. * The reports will be taken into account in the allocation of rooms. Best Francis ========================== R?sum? en Fran?ais Hyderabad va ?tre assez diff?rent de Rio pour les ateliers. Il y aura des ateliers qui sont appel? ateliers principaux ( main workshops) sur les th?mes retenus pour les sessions : Low cost sustainable access Multilingualization Implications for development policy Critical Internet resources Arrangements for Internet governance Global cooperation for Internet security and stability et qui seront con?us pour discuter de probl?mes en d?tail. Ces ateliers principaux dureront deux heures, et auront lieu avant les sessions sur ce th?me, pour permettre que les conclusions de chaque atelier soient introduites dans le d?bat de la session. Il n'est pas tr?s clair si les ateliers principaux auront lieu totalement en dehors des sessions principales, ( ce qui limiterait les ateliers ? la seule journ?e du 3 D?cembre ) ou en dehors de la session principale correspondante. Les ateliers sur les autres th?mes dureront 90 minutes. Il n'est pas tr?s clair si les "other workshop" et les "open workshop" constitue la m?me cat?gorie Date limite : 30 Avril Les ateliers de meilleures pratiques dureront aussi 90 minutes Date limite : 30 Avril Coalition dynamique, l'allocation d'une salle semble automatique sous r?serve de l'envoi d'un rapport avant le 30 Juin. -- ------------------------------------------------------ Francis F. 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