IGF 2021 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting Agenda

 

DAY 1
22 JUNE 2021: OPEN CONSULTATIONS
Open to everyone for active participation, MAG members participate as observers

 

TIME (UTC)

 

AGENDA ITEM


08:00 – 09:00 UTC
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  • Welcome from Chair and adoption of agenda 
  • Welcome from Host Country Co-chair 
  • Welcome from UN DESA
  • Briefing on state of preparation for IGF 2021 by the Host Country and IGF Secretariat
  • COVID-19 and the IGF 2021
     

09:00 – 10:30 UTC
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Plenary Session I
IGF improvements and networking  modalities: reflections to the introduced innovations and next steps. Particular focus on updates from the IGF 2021 Intersessional Work:

  • Policy Networks
  • Best Practice Forums 
  • Dynamic Coalitions 
 

Followed by an open discusson

10:30 – 12:00 UTC
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Plenary Session II
Hybrid IGF 2021:  format, programme and implementation logistics


12:00 – 12:30 UTC
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Join us for a virtual coffee-break!

Participants will be randomly assigned to coffee tables


12:30 - 13:30 UTC
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Briefings from other organizations and initiatives

Short overview of pre-recorded or in-person briefings from UN agencies, IGOs and other international Internet-governance related organizations/initiatives followed by Q&A.
(Pre-recordings available at the IGF website and participants are expected to listen to them prior to the meeting). If you have any comments or questions on the video briefings, please email them to: questions [at] intgovforum [dot] org or join this session and address them live.

13:30 - 14:00 UTC
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NRIs – status overview and cooperation in 2021


14:00 - 14:30 UTC
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Recap and closing of the open consultations

 

 

DAY 2

23 JUNE 2021: MAG MEETING DAY 1

 

TIME (UTC)

 

AGENDA ITEM

 

FOCUS

 

OUTPUTS


08:00-08:30 UTC
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  • Welcome from MAG Chair 
  • Welcome from Host Country Co-chair 
  • Welcome from UN DESA
     


 


08:30-09:15 UTC
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Opening Session

 
  • Adoption of agenda and welcome from MAG Chair
  • Debrief from Open Consultations         
 


Adoption of agenda.
Apologies noted.

List of suggestions to consider in planning.

 

 

09:15-09:30 UTC
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MAG members and other participants check-in, in breakout rooms
(randomly assigned breakout groups)

 


MAG members and other participants catch up with one another in breakout rooms




09:30-11:00 UTC
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Plenary Session I 

Reports (prepared prior to the meeting) from the issue areas groups (5 minutes per group) followed by discussion
 


Ranked workshops in each issue area.

Recommendations from workshop evaluation groups.

11:00-11:15 UTC
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Break


11:15-12:30
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Plenary Session II
Discussion of feedback received during Plenary Session I and next steps

 

List of approved workshops (overall). List of proposals for mergers.

First look at the overall programme thematic structure, including subthemes in each issue area. 

 

12:30-13:30
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Next Steps

Concrete recommendations from the MAG working groups

  • MAG WG on Hybrid Meetings
  • MAG WG on Outreach and Communication
  • MAG WG on IGF Strategy
 

Open discussion 

Each group presents a set of concrete recommendations for the IGF 2021 process (up to 10 min), followed by an open discussion (30 min). The goal is to provide ways for improving the IGF 2021 process in the areas the the WG covers.


13:30-13:00
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Feedback from MAG members on meeting progress
Next Steps
Closing by MAG Chair

 













 
 

DAY 3
30 JUNE 2021: MAG MEETING
Open to observers

 

TIME (UTC)

 

AGENDA ITEM

 

FOCUS


OUTPUTS


09:00 – 10:30 UTC
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Plenary Session I

Endorsement of the final list of workshops
Review of other IGF 2021 sessions


  


Agreed final list of sessions.

10:30 – 11:30 UTC
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Plenary Session II

Preparatory phase – implementation plan and Q&A

Review of the design, introductory sessions, and engagement of BPFs, PNs, DCs and role of MAG members.

11:30-12:00 UTC
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Break


12:00 - 13:00 UTC
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Plenary Session III

Planning of IGF 2021 main sessions

Agreed methodology on main sessions; topics and number of the sessions. Review the main session guidelines [INSERT LINK].

13:00-13:45
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Closing
Recap: IGF 2021 processes: next steps and closing