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Stakeholders are invited to apply to organise different types of sessions at IGF 2022 within the deadline: 3 June 2022, 23:59 UTC. Proposals should focus on the five themes of the meeting, held under the overarching theme, Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future. All are welcome to learn more about IGF 2022's thematic approach and explore the session types open for application, as described below.
IGF 2022 will be organized in a hybrid format and welcome participants at the physical venue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as well as online. The goal is for all participants, whether onsite or online, to engage in an equally meaningful way in IGF sessions. Workshop and session organizers are expected to consider elements of interactivity and accommodate the hybrid format in their proposals. For workshop proposals competitively evaluated by the MAG, these elements of hybrid interactivity will be an important factor in a proposal's overall rating.
IGF 2022's hybrid nature means that stakeholders can submit session proposals regardless of whether they plan to be present onsite in Addis Ababa, although they are required to have at minimum one physically present, onsite moderator.
Read more in the hybrid guidelines.
The IGF 2022 programme will be organized according to the following five themes:
After reviewing inputs from the IGF 2022 call for themes and issues, and following feedback in both the annual thematic and stocktaking calls urging the IGF play a greater role in ongoing and upcoming global digital policy processes, the themes above were decided on during the IGF 2022 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting. In their content and wording, the themes align closely with the focus areas of the Global Digital Compact (GDC) envisioned by the UN Secretary-general in the Our Common Agenda report. The GDC is intended to "outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all" and will come under discussion during the UN's 2023 Summit of the Future.
The IGF's thematic inputs and stocktaking processes are open to everyone, with a combined 286 submissions received this year. They form the basis of the MAG's discussions and ensure programme topics are those deemed most critical and timely to Internet governance stakeholder and societies at large. The overarching theme of IGF 2022 is Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future.
As noted, there are several types of sessions for which stakeholders can apply. Please visit the official IGF page to learn more and submit your session proposal.
