<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Dear All,<br><br></div>The United Nations Internet Governance Forum Secretariat through the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) are now accepting Workshop Proposals for this year's Internet Governance Forum (IGF).<br>
<br></div>Visit: <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/</a><br><br></div>Last year the IGC organised and hosted a Workshop on Multistakeholder Selection Processes: Accountability and Transparency where it worked alongside other Stakeholders such as the ICC Basis, ISOC and other independent persons. The community may wish to explore whether there is merit on organising a follow up workshop on this matter.<br>
<br></div>It will also be good to see other IGC Workshops on other issues and matters important to the community where we could have volunteers to moderate. This could also mean working alongside other stakeholders etc. It might also be good to think about having some kind of Civil Society Plenary as a possible side event to enable all civil society organisations and their representatives. <br>
<br></div>The community would also be advised to identify priority areas for advocacy and identify partners and collaborators. There is also room for civil society to better organise itself through organised "rapportering", daily consolidated press releases at the IGF, and volunteers for social media engagement.<br>
<br>Fully utilising our global presence could also be key. We also need to identify how we can take priority and focal areas and identify targeted outcomes etc. Whatever, we decide, we should start the planning and thinking now. If ever there was a time to have functional and cohesive advocacy it would be now.<br>
<br>With every best wish,<br>Sala<br></div>