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Register for the IGF 2025 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting, taking place 14-16 April at the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG) and online.
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IGF 2024
The 19th Annual Meeting of the IGF was hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 15 to 19 December 2024 in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC). The meeting was held under the overarching theme of Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future. The meeting outputs are available including the IGF 2024 Summary Report and Riyadh IGF Messages.
IGF 2025
The 20th Annual Meeting of the IGF will be hosted by the Government of Norway in Lillestrøm from 23 to 27 June 2025. The programme planning is under development. For participation logistics (venue, visas, accommodation, transportation etc.), please visit the IGF 2025 Host Country website.
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IGF 2025 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting
The IGF 2025 Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting will be hosted in Geneva and online from 14 to 16 April 2025. Please register here to attend the meeting: https://indico.un.org/event/1016623/
For online participation, the virtual link will be sent to registered participants.
| Day 1 | 14 April 2025 | |
| Time (CEST) | Agenda Item |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Briefing on the current state of preparation for IGF 2025 by the Host Country
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| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Updates on IGF 2025 Tracks and programme elements
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| 11:30 - 11:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 - 13:00 |
Open Discussion: What to do in 2025?
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| 13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 |
IGF in the context of ongoing & upcoming digital governance processes
Open floor discussion on how the IGF can further contribute to these digital governance processes |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45 - 17:45 |
Updates from organizations on international digital governance initiatives
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| 17:45 - 18:00 | Recap and closing of the Open Consultations |
Expected outputs of Day 1:
- Gather input from IGF Stakeholders on IGF 2025 activities, including on potential main session topics.
- Update IGF stakeholders on ongoing and upcoming digital governance processes and gather input on IGF’s contribution to the 20-year review of the implementation of the outcome of WSIS and to the GDC implementation.
| Day 2 | 15 April 2025 | |
| Time (CEST) | Agenda Item |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Opening session
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Final Workshop Review
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| 10:45 - 13:00 |
Breakout Group Session: Workshop Review and Approval
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| 13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Plenary 1: Final Workshop Review and Approval
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| 16:30 - 16:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:45 - 17:45 |
Plenary 2: Planning IGF 2025 main sessions
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| 17:45 - 18:00 |
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Expected outputs of Day 2:
- Approval of IGF 2025 workshop proposals
- Identify topics of IGF 2025 main sessions
| Day 3 | 16 April 2025 | |
| Time (CEST) | Agenda Item |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Plenary 1: Final Workshop Review and Approval (cont.)
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Plenary 2: Planning IGF 2025 main sessions (cont.)
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| 11:30 - 11:45 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 - 13:00 | Plenary 2: Planning IGF 2025 main sessions (cont.)
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| 13:00 - 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Plenary 3: Joint MAG - Leadership Panel Meeting |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 - 17:45 | Plenary 4: Roundtable exchange with facilitators of the MAG Working Groups, IGF 2025 intersessional activities and NRIs:
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| 17:45 - 18:00 | Next steps in IGF 2025 process Recap and closing |
Expected outputs of Day 3:
- Approval of IGF 2025 workshop proposals
- Identify topics and MAG facilitators of IGF 2025 main sessions
- Outline preparatory activities and plans of the Leadership Panel, MAG working groups and IGF intersessional work for the 20th IGF
IGF Community Updates
Donors to Trust Fund
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
Government of Sweden
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
Nominet UK
Ribose Inc
Government of Switzerland
IGFSA
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Politecnico di Torino
Government of the Netherlands
Government of the United Kingdom
European Commission
Government of Finland
MCADE, LLC.
Government of Germany
The Internet Society Foundation
Government of the United States
NIC-MEXICO
CISCO
Government of the Republic of Korea
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
Summit Strategies International
Danish Internet Forum
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Afilias Global Registry Services
Microsoft Corporation
UNINETT Norid
Tides Foundation
China Energy Fund Committee
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Amazon
Verizon
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
AT&T
Government of Norway
The Walt Disney Company
Verisign
Government of Japan
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Coordination Center for TLD RU
Community DNS
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