[bestbits] [GCCS2015] Call for Civil Society Expressions of Interest

Mon Feb 2 13:17:08 EST 2015

It works for me. Already tweeted in English and Spanish from Web We Want
account. Maybe blocked.org?

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 7:12 PM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Hi Niels, thanks for the heads up! We've just written to the organisers to
> check why it's down. Hopefully they manage to get it back online soon.
>
> Best,
> Lea
>
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Niels ten Oever <
> lists at digitaldissidents.org> wrote:
>
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>> Hi Lea,
>>
>> Was about to tweet this, but the form on the website does not seem to
>> be working, or is it just a glitch?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>> On 02/02/2015 05:50 PM, Lea Kaspar wrote:
>> > Dear all,
>> >
>> > In case of interest - the deadline for civil society expressions
>> > of interest to participate in the upcoming Global Conference on
>> > Cyberspace has been extended *_until Wednesday, Feb 4_*.
>> >
>> > Funding for civil society from developing countries available.
>> > Details below.
>> >
>> > Best, Lea
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 2:30 PM, Lea Kaspar <lea at gp-digital.org
>> > <mailto:lea at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear Friends,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > [Apologies for possible duplications]
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We would like to bring to your attention the civil society call
>> > for expressions of interest to participate in the Global Conference
>> > on Cyberspace 2015
>> > <https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015> (GCCS 2015) and
>> > a civil society pre-event, hosted by the government of the Kingdom
>> > of the Netherlands, and taking place in The Hague on 16 and 17
>> > April 2015.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Following on from the London (2011), Budapest (2012), and Seoul
>> > (2013) Conferences, the 2015 event in The Hague will provide an
>> > opportunity for strategic level discussion of key cyberspace
>> > issues. The Conference aims to examine core issues
>> > <https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015> related to the
>> > cyber domain, structured around the three main themes of Freedom
>> > <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/freedom>, Security
>> > <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/security-0> and Growth
>> > <https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/growth>. Focus will be placed on
>> > exchange of knowledge and ideas on these issues and the
>> > development of concrete solutions. The Conference will encourage
>> > multi-stakeholder participation from the worlds of business,
>> > academia as well as civil society.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > A day and a half civil society pre-event will take place in the
>> > run-up to the Conference (14-15 April) to facilitate civil society
>> > coordination and input into the main Conference. An in-depth
>> > training on cyber security issues will be offered as part of this
>> > pre-event. In addition, an online training curriculum will be made
>> > available to the wider public. The Conference organisers are
>> > interested in a balanced and diverse participation and in
>> > supporting those who will find a practical use for the training and
>> > attendance offered.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The Expression of Interest Form, in addition to logging interest
>> > in attending the Conference and the civil society pre-event, will
>> > also serve as a platform to capture requests for financial
>> > support. Limited financial support is available for a number of
>> > civil society participants.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > In order to be considered as a Conference/pre-event participant
>> > and/or a candidate for financial support, please fill in the
>> > Expression of Interest Form via the following link by *January 30*:
>> > _https://www.gccs2015.com/civil-society-participation-form_
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Expressions of interest and requests for funding received will be
>> > evaluated by an ad hoc Advisory Board
>> > <
>> https://www.gccs2015.com/sites/default/files/attachments/AdvisoryBoardProfiles.pdf
>> >
>> > set up to assist the organizers of the Conference in selecting
>> > civil society participants to receive funding and to attend the
>> > GCCS2015 and the civil society pre-event, to help ensure that the
>> > Conference is as inclusive and representative as possible.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Criteria for financial support are designed to ensure a diverse
>> > spread of applicants is achieved, focussing on global south
>> > applicants and aimed at securing a balance of gender, regional
>> > diversity and level of experience in cyber security issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Please feel free to share this information with your networks.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On behalf of:
>> >
>> > Andrew Puddephatt, Evelien Wijkstra, Tim Maurer
>> >
>> > Advisory Board Co-chairs
>> >
>> > * *
>> >
>> > *---*
>> >
>> > * *
>> >
>> > *Lea Kaspar*
>> >
>> > Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>> >
>> > Development House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT
>> >
>> > T: +44 (0)20 7549 033_7_ | M: +44 (0)7583 929216
>> > <tel:%2B44%20%280%297583%20929216> | Skype: l.kaspar
>> >
>> > gp-digital.org <http://gp-digital.org/>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> - --
>> Niels ten Oever
>> Head of Digital
>>
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