IGF 2023 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
The First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting will be hosted at the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) from 8 to 10 March 2023.
The meeting will focus on discussing IGF 2023 strategic objectives, planning the intersessional work and the programme of the 18th annual IGF meeting hosted in Kyoto, Japan.
- Please access the meeting agenda to learn more about the programme.
- Please make sure to register to participate in the meeting onsite in Vienna or online.
- The meeting is open to all stakeholders.
- How to reach the venue? Visit UNOV website for directions
- How to access Zoom to participate online? All registered stakeholders will receive the information closer to the meeting date. It will also be posted here on this page.
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Registration is mandatory to participate online and onsite-in-Vienna
IGF 2023 First Open Consultations and MAG meeting
8-10 March 2023
United Nations Office at Vienna and online
(register to participate)
DRAFT AGENDA
| DAY 1 | 8 March 2023 Open Consultations hosted in Board Room D |
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| Time (CET) | Agenda Item (*see meeting inputs and desired outputs below) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Opening statements and adoption of the agenda
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| 10:30-10:45 | IGF 2022 stock taking and considerations for IGF 2023
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| 10:45-13:00 | IGF 2023 strategic objectives - open exchange with Leadership Panel |
| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 15:00-16:30 | Themes for IGF 2023 and other strategic approaches to programme
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| 16:30-17:45 | Updates from related Internet Governance initiatives and processes, followed by open discussion on possible IGF 2023 activities/collaboration |
| 17:45-18:00 | Objectives for the next two days, summing up and closing |
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*Input documents:
*Desired outputs:
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| DAY 2 | 9 March 2023 MAG Meeting (open to observers) hosted in Room CR4 |
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| Time (CET) | Agenda Item (*see meeting inputs and desired outputs below) |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Opening of the MAG meeting
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| 10:15-13:00 | Recap of inputs from the Open Consultations
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| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 15:00-17:00 |
Overall programme structure and flow
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| 17:00-17:40 | Timetable and process for calling for proposals
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| 17:40-18:00 | Recap of consensus, next steps and closing |
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*Input documents:
*Desired outputs:
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| DAY 3 | 10 March 2023 MAG Meeting (open to observers) hosted in Room CR4 |
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| Time (CET) | Agenda Item (*see desired outputs below) |
| 10:00-10:15 |
Review of the agenda and meeting goals |
| 10:15-13:00 |
IGF 2023 - Strategic vision for future IGFs
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| 13:00-15:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 15:00-16:30 |
(Continued discussion)
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| 16:30-17:35 |
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| 17:45-18:00 | Evaluation, next steps and meeting closure
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*Desired outputs:
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Below is a list of documents which may serve as inputs to the meeting. The list is being updated until the end of the meeting.
- IGF 2023 timeline
- UN Secretary-General’s Our Common Agenda
- IGF Secretariat’s summary of inputs received to the IGF 2022 stocktaking process and suggestions for 2023
- IGF Secretariat’s summary of inputs received to the open call for issues
- IGF Intersessional work modalities
- MAG Working Groups
- IGF 2022 Call for session proposals (types of sessions, webforms)
- IGF 2022 Evaluation of sessions
All stakeholders need to register to participate in the IGF 2023 First Open Consultations and MAG Meeting. Please register to participate in the meeting onsite in Vienna or online.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
Registration is mandatory to participate online and onsite-in-Vienna
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IGF 2023 1st OC & MAG Meeting
All stakeholders are invited to participate onsite or online in the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations & MAG Meeting hosted at the UN Office at Vienna from 8 to 10 March 2023.
Please visit IGF 2022 Outputs for this year's Addis Ababa IGF Messages, Summary Report, individual session reports, session transcripts, reports from the intersessional work, youth and parliamentary tracks, outputs from NRIs, annual meeting photos, videos, and more.
The IGF 2023 intersessional work and the 18th annual IGF meeting are being planned. After the stakeholders have submitted reflections on the last year's meeting and suggested ideas for 2023 programme, the community is expected to discuss the IGF 2023 programme planning at the First IGF 2023 Open Consultations and MAG Meeting hosted at the United Nations Office at Vienna, Austria from 8-10 March 2023.
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