[governance] GCCS - The Hague, 16 and 17 April 2015

[Analia Aspis]

Thank you very much for the information Ian.

Analía

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:

>   Just reposting this as applications close January 30. As I understand
> it there is still room for many more civil society participants, although
> most will have to pay their own. But whether you just wish to attend or
> whether you are seeking funding, expressions of interest are due by January
> 30.
>
>
>
> 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 (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 related to the cyber domain, structured around the
> three main themes of Freedom, Security and 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 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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