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

[Lea Kaspar]

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
<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


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*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 | Skype: l.kaspar

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