[cooperation-wg] Internet Governance Forum 2023: Draft schedule now available
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Carsten Schiefner
ripe-wgs.cs at schiefner.de
Thu Aug 17 09:37:05 CEST 2023
Thanks, Chris - very informative. And thus truly appreciated! Cheers, -C. On 16.08.2023 11:11, Chris Buckridge wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Just a quick update to alert you that the draft schedule of this year’s > IGF (taking place from 8-12 October in Kyoto, Japan, and online) has > been published: > https://intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/290/26092 > > This is the most tightly-packed IGF schedule ever (which is saying > something!), and features a mix of workshops, Open Forums and Town Halls > (generally sessions prepared by international or inter-governmental > organisations), lightning talks, and main sessions. It’s worth noting > that the number of workshop proposals received this year (398 in total) > was nearly double the number received last year (a significant increase > was also recorded for other session types), so whittling down to the > final selection was a challenge. Some more detailed stats are available > here: > https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/272/25975 > > …and the proposals received are accessible here: > https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-sessions > > This year’s IGF is taking place at a significant moment for global > Internet (or more broadly, digital) governance, particularly with the > ongoing development of the Global Digital Compact, next year’s 20-year > review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), ongoing > review of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and developments in > response to ssues such as artficial intelligence. As the primary > (perhaps only) multistakeholder space in the UN for discussing these > issues, the IGF is an opportunity to prevent discussion and > decision-making around these issues from being completely drawn into the > multilateral political space (and making sure that the Internet > technical community, alongside civil society and private sector > interests, have a seat at the table!). > > If you have any questions about this year’s even in general, or any > specific sessions, feel free to reach out - hapy to help or explain > where I can! > > Cheers, > > Chris > (IGF MAG member for the Internet technical community)
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