[governance] IGF remote participation: registration of Hubs (until 22/10)

[Marilia Maciel]

Sorry for the cross-posting.

The IGF in Sharm-El-Sheikh is approaching fast. Some of us will travel
there. Others will not. But *staying in your home city does not mean that it
is not possible to follow the debates. *There will be channels for remote
participation. People can follow the discussions from home, watching the
webcast of the event and participating in chat. But it is also possible to
organize *IGF hubs*.



*What are the Hubs?*

The hubs are local meetings that take place in parallel with the IGF. People
can watch the webcast together and send questions (text or video) that will
be answered by panelists in the IGF (in main sessions and workshops). In
addition to that, organizers can hold debates to discuss the themes of the
IGF from a local perspective. This way, the hub gains its own dynamics, and
the webcast serves a starting point for a meaningful local debates. There
are *several advantages in creating a hub*: it helps to raise awareness
about IG issues, it fosters networking among participants and community
building and it encourages follow-up activities.



*The deadline to register a hub is 22 October.*



Training to hub organizers will be provided in late October.





*How to organize a hub?*



The requisites are very simple:



A four day activity, on flexible hours.

A room or auditorium. It can be held at a university class or any other
convenient

place in the city

A broadband Internet connection and a video-conference (or projector)
equipment.

A server

A moderator, who will plan the dynamics of the discussion

A general call in lists, forums, etc, to invite the interested local
community in

Information Society and Internet Governance



*How to register a hub*



An e-mail should be sent to the IGF Secretariat to ask for registration. The
address is igf at unog.ch. Please, ask the Secretariat to confirm reception.
The following information should be provided:



   1. Institution where the hub will be based:
   2. Possible area(s) of interest within the 5 main IGF themes:
   3. Number of expected participants within the hub:
   4. Planned pre-meeting activities:
   5. Hub Coordinator:
   6. Contact email:


If you have any doubts do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat (
igf at unog.ch) and/or the Remote Participation Working Group (
marilia.maciel at gmail.com)



Hope to see you all, physically or remotely, in Sharm!



Best regards,



Marília Maciel
Remote Participation Working Group

-- 
Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
FGV Direito Rio

Center of Technology and Society
Getulio Vargas Foundation
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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