IGF 2019 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting

 

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IGF 2019 First Open Consultations

and Multistakeholder Advisory Meeting (MAG)

28-30 January 2019

UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), Room XVI

 

AGENDA

Day 1: 28 January 2019 - Open Consultations­­­

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 11:00

1. Opening statements and adoption of the agenda

  1. Message from UNDESA
  1. Welcome by MAG Chair
  1. Welcome by MAG Host country Co-chair 2018 and 2019
  1. Presentation/Briefing by 2018 Host Country

11:00 - 12:45

2. Taking stock of IGF 2018 (while setting expectations for 2019)

  1. Strategic discussion on high-level statements from IGF2018 and collaboration with other organizations
  1. Secretariat’s summary of the inputs received to the stocktaking process concerning the programme and schedule; high-level statements by Secretary-General Guterres and President Macron

12:45 - 13:00

3. Update on IGF Trust Fund

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch  

 IGF Donors Meeting, 13:30-14:30, Room IV

15:00 - 17:00

(Continuation of morning session: 2. Taking stock)

c.   Comments on IGF Intersessional activities (BPFs, DCs, CENB, etc.)

d.   Discussion re: NRI engagements and IGF

17:00 - 18:00

4. Updates from related Internet Governance initiatives and processes, followed by open discussion on possible IGF 2019 activities/collaboration

Day 2: 29 January 2019 - MAG Meeting - Strategic Discussion (open to observers) 

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 12:00

1. Opening statements

2. Presentation by IGF 2019 Host Country

3. Taking stock of IGF 2018 (while setting expectations for 2019) – IGF logistics & programme

  1. Secretariat’s summary of the inputs received to the stocktaking process
  1. Comments on logistics of IGF 2018, lessons learned and suggestions for improvement
  1. Comments on programme (main theme, sub-themes), structure (session types, including new and innovative session types, schedule)

12:00 - 13:00

4. Discussion on strategic imperatives for the IGF (cont’d after break)

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

Info Session on new Dynamic Coalition on DNS Issues (DC-DNSI), 13:45-14:45, Room XVI

15:00 - 16:00

4. Discussion on strategic imperatives for the IGF (cont’d)

16:00 - 18:00

5. Implications/Actions across IGF ecosystem

 

Day 3: 30 January 2019 - MAG Meeting (open to observers)

Time

Agenda Item

10:00 - 13:00

6. Possible approaches/general outline of overall IGF 2019 preparatory process. Shaping the programme of IGF 2019 by discussing:

  1. Results of public call for issues;
  1. Discussion on major policy questions, main theme/sub-themes if appropriate, possible ‘tracks’;
  1. Workshops and open forums, including number of sessions;
  1. Main sessions and main session guidelines;
  1. Selection criteria/timetable and mechanisms for workshops, open forums and main sessions;

13:00 - 15:00

Lunch

 NRIs Meeting, 13:30-14:50, Room XVI

15:00 - 16:00

(Continuation of morning session: 6. Shaping the programme)   

f.   Best Practice Forum (BPF), Dynamic Coalition (DC), National and Regional Initiative (NRI), Major Policy Programme: Connecting and Enabling Next Billion(s) (CENB) or new Programme, etc.;

g.   Ways to integrate intersessional work and outputs;

h.   Day 0 ‘pre-events’;

i.    Overall programme structure;

16:00 - 18:00

7. Discussion on 2019 IGF intersessional activities & NRIs

  1. Types of activities (BPFs, DCs, CENB, etc.) and outputs review
  1. National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs)
  1. Strategies for collaboration and complementarity across intersessional work

8. Any Other Business
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