[governance] Fwd: IGF 2016: Updates for Session Organizers

[Ayden Férdeline]

Yes, I agree it is a barrier to participation.

However, I think it is common for the cost of interpretation to be covered by the institution which has organised a session. It is a shame the IGF Secretariat cannot cover the cost of interpretation services for all sessions, but I suspect the demand for interpretation outstrips the capacity for the Secretariat to be able to deliver it.

That said, please do correct me if I am mistaken here.

It is possible that if you email the Secretariat and put forward a compelling case - we are civil society, we have even more limited resources than they do, we want to appeal to X and thus need interpretation - they may be able to make an exception. Or at least I hope so. Good luck!



Ayden Férdeline
[linkedin.com/in/ferdeline](http://www.linkedin.com/in/ferdeline)



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Subject: [governance] Fwd: IGF 2016: Updates for Session Organizers
Local Time: 22 September 2016 8:24 PM
UTC Time: 22 September 2016 19:24
From: arsenebaguma at gmail.com
To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org

Hi all,

Just wanted to share this with you because i have a concern regarding the interpretation service. Hope i got it right :)

I cannot believe session organizers to pay the cost of interpretation service? This is my first time i do this, is this new to IGF? Or do session organizers always cover such costs?

Would love to hear your thoughts.

I note this can be a barrier to language diversity at the meeting and cannot believe the UN asking organizers to pay for such a service.

Regards,

A
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From: IGF <IGF at unog.ch>
Date: September 22, 2016 at 8:16:05 PM GMT+2
To: igf at unog.ch
Cc: Eleonora Anna MAZZUCCHI <EMAZZUCCHI at unog.ch>
Subject: IGF 2016: Updates for Session Organizers

Dear Workshop and Open Forum Organizers,

The IGF Secretariat would like to share with you a few brief updates.


- As many of you already know, IGF 2016 will now be held at the [PALCCO Centre in Guadalajara, Mexico](http://www.igf2016.mx/) (and not the Instituto Cabanas). Please note that the dates of the meeting, 6-9 December 2016, remain unchanged!

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- [Registration](http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2016-registration) for the meeting is now open and all are welcome and encouraged to register as soon as possible. Online registration will be available until 17 November, approximately 3 weeks before the meeting.

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- Interpretation in up to 3 of the 6 official UN languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) can be made available in one of the workshop/open forum rooms on request. The session organizer(s) would bear the cost of this service, which will be determined by the host country. Should you require or wish to have interpretation for your session, kindly let the Secretariat know by 30 September.



For any questions, needs/issues to discuss relating to your workshop or open forum session, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at emazzucchi at unog.ch!


Best to All,

Eleonora
IGF Secretariat
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