I think yes, the proposal format that you have mentioned is nice
On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Nicolás Echániz <nicoechaniz(a)altermundi.net>
wrote:
On 06/03/2016 06:24 PM, Carlos Afonso wrote:
The "other" format as proposed by yuo
looks great to me, Luca!
+1 to this
I added Wilfredo Lopez (Ministerio de Comunicación de Cuba) to the list
of proposed speakers.
Cheers,
Nico
fraternal regards
--c.a.
On 03/06/2016 17:21, Luca Belli wrote:
> Hi C.A.,
>
> Many thanks for this.
>
> I suggest we go for the option “Other” and propose an "Interactive
roundtable" where a first round of panelists is supposed to present
problems that need a solution whilst the second round of panelists will
present solutions. Lastly the conversation could move to the discussion of
some key recommendations together with all the workshop attendees.
>
> Problems could be e.g. the deficiency of the traditional telecom
paradigm in
connecting communities in rural areas; inefficiency of the
current spectrum allocation system; etc. while solutions may be various
examples of CN success stories; dynamic spectrum management policies; etc.
> Such format would perfectly fit into the
"other" category and I think
it would be welcomed by MAG.
>
> Note that the IGF website states that "proposed speakers will be sent
automated messages to confirm their agreement to be included in your
proposal, although their confirmation is not required for the proposal to
be considered complete and eligible for evaluation." Therefore I think it
is NECESSARY to provide the email adress og the proposed speakers. Please
add your email address after your name, if you are amongst the proposed
panellist.
>
> Best
> Luca
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net [mailto:
dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net] Em nome de Carlos Afonso
> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 3 de junho de 2016
17:03
> Para: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <
dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
> Assunto: Re: [DC3] RES: IGF 2016
participation
>
> Estimad*s, good news indeed! Time is really short. I am checking with
CGI.br
whether we can include them as co-organizers.
>
> Please note that there is no longer a "roundtable" type for workshops.
I think this is basically a terminological issue, but below I reproduce the
current criteria so you can try and find another category to classify our
workshop.
>
> []s fraternos
>
> --c.a.
>
> ====
>
> Workshops - IGF 2016
>
> Any individual or organisation can propose a Workshop for the IGF
event,
except for members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), who
evaluate these proposals. There are several types of Workshop Session
> formats:
>
> • Break-out Group Discussions
> • Debate
> • Birds of a Feather
> • Flash Session
> • Panel, and
> • “Other”
>
> For a description of these formats, please visit|:
>
http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/outline-of-session-formats-2016
>
> The IGF Secretariat receives a large number of workshop proposals each
year,
only a set of which can be selected due to space constraints. The MAG
evaluates these proposals. Any given proposal may be accepted by the MAG,
declined, or the MAG may ask one workshop proposer to collaborate and merge
with another workshop proposer if both proposals cover the same material.
>
> After submitting your proposal, please check the List of Published
Workshop
Proposals to verify that your proposal has been received for
review.
>
> For questions regarding this process, please contact Eleonora Mazzucchi
at
emazzucchi(a)unog.ch , or +41(0)229173678
>
> Contents of Workshop Proposal
>
> All proposals must contain the following information:
>
> • The contact details of the workshop session organizers
>
> • The workshop session format
>
> • If submitting a workshop proposal in the Panel format, a background
> paper must also be provided. Please consult the guidelines for this
paper
here.
>
> • The duration of the workshop session – 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
> Different formats have different durations. Please consult the workshop
session format outlines here.
>
> • The title of your proposed workshop session
>
> • A concise description of the Internet Governance issue that your
workshop
session will explore, and its relevance to the 2016 main theme,
Internet Governance Forum: Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth (Max
250 words)
>
> • Up to three subject matter #tags that describe your workshop session
(e.g.
#privacy, #diversity, #security). For further information and
examples of #tags, please click here.
>
> • A list of workshop session co-organizers
>
> • Links to reports from previous workshops
>
> • A list of speakers, participating individuals and organisations, or a
description of how stakeholder perspectives will be represented (Note:
> proposed speakers will be sent automated
messages to confirm their
agreement to be included in your proposal, although their
confirmation is
not required for the proposal to be considered complete and eligible for
evaluation.)
>
> • The names of moderator(s), online moderator(s) and rapporteur(s)
>
> • A description of how online participation will be facilitated
>
> • Optional: A list which, if any, Sustainable Development Goals the
workshop
is meant to address. Note that this information is collected for
programming purposes only, and has no bearing on the MAG’s evaluation of
your workshop proposal.
>
> About online participation
>
> Online participants should join sessions through the WebEx platform
provided
by the IGF. Organisers should consider monitoring social media
feeds/comments in the discussion, and not only allow for, but encourage
online participants to intervene, preferably using audio and/or video
through WebEx.
>
> Workshop proposals must include the name of an online moderator. The
online
moderator must be an integral part of the workshop, technically
capable, and work closely with the workshop organiser to develop a clear
strategy that includes online participants; ensures that moderators and
panellists know how to include online participants on an equal footing with
in situ participants; and contains a clear strategy to communicate with
online participants and the online moderator to ensure that queues are
properly addressed. The online moderator is a critical part of the
workshop, not part of the tech support team; therefore, online moderators
must also be familiar with the workshop topics and aims. The Remote
Participation WG will assist with guidelines and training of online
moderators, but cannot provide for online moderators, since this is part of
the workshop organisation. Online moderators are required to attend a
training session before the IGF.
>
> About the descriptive paragraph
>
> This part of the proposal should contain a statement of the Internet
Governance question to be addressed during the workshop and its
relationship to the IGF2016 main theme Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, as
well as an overview of the agenda and the session format. Proposers should
also explain the room set-up and how it will assist participation in light
of the proposed format. Please review the available formats here.
>
> About the rapporteur
>
> All workshop sessions must be attended by a rapporteur. The purpose of
the
rapporteur is to produce a summary report of the workshop session.
> Reports must be submitted to the IGF
Secretariat no later than two
weeks following the IGF event. If a report is not
submitted, then the
workshop proposer will not be allowed to submit a workshop proposal for the
IGF2017.
>
> Workshop Proposal Selection Process
>
> To ensure that the final result is a manageable number of high quality
workshops, the MAG will closely assess all proposals according to the
process outlined below.
>
> The selection process will take place in three stages.
>
> 1. Initial Screening: Workshop proposals will be accepted from 15
> April to 6 June. Proposals will not be accepted after this date. After
this
period, the IGF Secretariat will conduct an initial screening of
proposals. Those which do not satisfy the minimum criteria will be declined
for MAG consideration.
>
> 2. Evaluation Process: MAG members will evaluate individual proposals
> between 13 June and 4 July prior to the next MAG meeting, based on the
criteria below.
>
> 3. Discussion, Identification of Merger Candidates, and Finalization:
> Final selection of workshop proposals and identification of “merger”
> candidates will occur during the in-person MAG meeting the week of
11-15 July.
The overall programme will then be finalized.
>
> Stage 1: Initial screening by IGF Secretariat
>
> All proposals must contain the information outlined above, and meet the
minimum criteria listed below. Proposals that do not satisfy minimum
criteria will be declined for MAG consideration.
>
> • MAG members may not themselves submit workshop proposals, but their
> institutions may do so;
>
> • The subject matter of the workshop proposal must be of direct
> relevance to Internet Governance;
>
> • Proposal must be complete and ready for consideration, with all
> fields of the proposal submission form completed;
>
> • Proposers who held a workshops at previous IGFs were required to
> have submitted a workshop report after the meeting. The proposer must
provide
a link to this workshop report in their new proposal for IGF2016.
Proposals submitted by those who held workshops in the 2014 or
> 2015 IGF, but who failed to file a workshop
report afterwards, will be
declined;
>
> • No more than 3 proposals from any one individual or institution
> will be accepted for consideration.
>
> MAG members will have the opportunity to review and discuss declined
proposals.
>
> The initial screening will be completed by: 13 June, one week following
the
close of the Call for Proposals.
>
> Stage 2: Individual MAG member evaluation
>
> Following the initial screening, the IGF Secretariat will circulate the
workshop proposals to MAG members for individual evaluation. In evaluating
workshop proposals, each MAG member will grade the proposal on a scale from
1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) based upon the following
> considerations:
>
> 1. Is the proposal well thought-through and complete?
>
> 2. Is the proposal relevant to Internet Governance and to the IGF2016
> main theme, Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth?
>
> 3. Does the proposal contain a list of proposed speakers,
> participating individuals and organisations, or a description of how
different
stakeholder perspectives will be represented across the
participants?
>
> 4. Is this the first time this individual or organization has
> submitted a workshop proposal to the IGF? (first-time proposers are
preferred
over repeat proposers),
>
> 5. Is the Workshop description consistent with the format listed (for
> example, if the format is Debate, then does the proposal describe how
the
debate will be set up, with timings, etc., indicated)?
>
> 6. Is the proposal for a new format? (Break-out Group Discussions,
> Debates, Flash Sessions, Birds of a Feather and Other formats are
encouraged
over the Panel format),
>
> 7. Is there diversity amongst the participants (gender, geography,
> stakeholder group, policy perspective, and inclusive of persons with
disabilities)? (as a general matter, greater diversity is encouraged),
>
> 8. Is there developing country participation? (as a general matter,
> developing country participation is encouraged),
>
> 9. Does the description clearly specify the Internet Governance
> question to be addressed during the workshop?
>
> 10. Does the proposal include a well-considered plan for effective
interaction with the workshop participants, both online and on-site?
>
> MAG members who do not have expertise in a particular field are not
obliged to
rate a proposal. If a MAG member rates a proposal 3 or below, he
or she must provide a reason for doing so, as feedback for the workshop
proposers whose workshops are declined. Proposer names will not be given to
MAG members when evaluating (anonymous), but indication will be provided if
the proposer is from a developing country.
>
> Upon receiving the MAG member scoring, with a target date of 4 July,
the
Secretariat will prepare a synthesis of the evaluation for MAG members
by 11 July, in preparation for the in-person meeting during the week of
> 11-15 July. The total score for each proposal
will be the mean average
of the grades received by MAG members. Proposals will be
rank ordered and
accepted according to available space.
>
> Stage 3: MAG discussion, identification of merger candidates, and
finalization.
>
> During the May meeting, MAG members will look at the results to ensure
an
overall balance of the themes/topics. It is possible that for certain
proposals, which scored just below the threshold of space and availability,
the MAG will discuss whether to ask the proposers to make improvements to
overcome deficiencies. Proposers will then be contacted and asked to submit
a revised proposal.
>
> In some cases, the MAG will receive workshop proposals that propose the
same
issues, topics and format. Due to constraints in space, these similar
workshops will be invited to collaborate and “merge” together.
> In this case, the workshop proposers will be
contacted by the IGF
Secretariat. In the event that the proposers decline to
collaborate the
workshop slot can be lost.
>
> Following the merger process and other necessary arrangements, the IGF
programme will then be finalized.
>
> Organizational principles:
>
> • When scheduling the overall meeting, the IGF Secretariat will
> strive to ensure that workshop sessions and other events dealing with
topics
that are addressed in the Main Sessions will not be scheduled at the
same time.
>
> • To increase participation, the MAG has expressed a general
> preference for workshop session formats that are not Panels. Therefore
Break-out Group Discussions, Debates, BoFs, Flash Session and Other (new
and innovative) formats will be preferred over Panel formats.
>
> • Workshop organizers are encouraged to bring new faces to their
> workshop sessions. In order to do so, they can consult with the
resource
persons list on the IGF website.
>
> • All workshop sessions will be webcasted and will have real-time
> transcription. Organizers are encouraged to seamlessly include online
participants.
>
>
> • The rooms reserved for workshop sessions 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.
>
>
> • Interpretation in the UN six official languages (Arabic, Chinese,
> English, French, Russian, and Spanish), as well as the host country
language,
is only provided free of charge for the Main Sessions. If
workshop session organizers would like to have interpretation for their
Session, they would need to bear the cost. To have more information about
arranging interpretation for your session, please contact the Secretariat
at igf[at]unog.ch
>
> • The MAG’s workshop evaluation process should be: fair, transparent,
inclusive, practical, and efficient.
>
> Reporting
>
> All Workshops must include a rapporteur, who shall provide a summary
report to
the IGF Secretariat within two weeks of the IGF meeting. As
indicated in Stage 1, above, workshop organizers failing to meet this
deadline will not be allowed to hold an event at the following IGF meeting.
====
On 03/06/2016 16:40, Nicolás Echániz wrote:
On 06/03/2016 11:15 AM, Luca Belli wrote:
>
> Hi Nico, The proposal is almost ready and we have a lot of very good
> speakers. We only miss a private sector speaker
>
https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/DC3_Workshop_Proposal_IGF_2016
> I suggest adding Mawingu Networks as a To be Confirmed. Any other
> suggestions for private sector? Best
Mawingu's Malcolm did not answer yet, but Wilfredo of the Cuban
Ministerio de Comunicación answered that they are interested. They
cannot confirm yet if they'll be able to assist, but we can list them
in the proposal.
Cheers,
Nico
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