The government of Poland is excited to be hosting this year’s IGF and we are working diligently to prepare for IGF 2020 in Katowice in November.
An update on Poland’s plans for IGF 2020
High-Level Leaders Track
We will host a High-Level Leaders Track on Day 0, November 2, and on Day 1, after the Opening Ceremony. The topics to be discussed at the High-Level Leaders Track will be informed by the four thematic tracks of IGF 2020.
We are inviting Ministers of Digital Affairs, CEOs and other high-ranking representatives from the UN and EU institutions. If you have any suggestions for people who you think should be part of the track, please contact us at:
igfinvitations [at] intgovforum [dot] org
Parliamentary Track
We hope to build on the success of the inaugural Parliamentary Track hosted by the Government of Germany at IGF 2019. We are reaching out to Members of national Parliaments around the world to invite them to participate in Katowice. If you have any suggestions for which Members of national Parliaments we should be inviting, or perhaps contacts for specific parliamentary interest groups on Internet and ICT issues, please contact us at:
igfinvitations [at] intgovforum [dot] org
IGF 2020 Youth Track
We are much committed to engaging youth in the IGF 2020 processes. On May 11, the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Polish Research and Academic Computer Network (NASK) co-hosted a webinar for youth with support from the IGF Secretariat. Over 165 young people and their allies participated. As the IGF 2020 Host Country, we particularly took note of the topics that the participants expressed interest in and their suggestions for effective forms of activities. In the coming weeks, we will share a proposed structure for youth-focused activities at IGF 2020 and invite interested stakeholders to provide feedback.
Staying up to date with our preparations for IGF 2020
We will continue to provide updates via:
- IGF MAG’s regular teleconferences
- The 2nd Open Consultations and MAG Meetings in June
- Our local host website
- Our Twitter account
- Posts to the IGF website blog
You can also contact host country directly via:
- igf2020 [at] mc [dot] gov [dot] pl
- igf [at] nask [dot] pl (for the Youth Track)