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IGF 2025 Call for Session Proposals
The IGF 2025 Call for Session Proposals is OPEN until 12 March 2025, 23:59 UTC. All are invited to submit under the banner theme, "Building Digital Governance Together" and four subthemes.
Calling Global South Journalists
Journalists from the Global South are invited to apply for travel support to attend the 20th IGF in Lillestrøm, Norway (23-27 June) until 7 March 2025. Details & eligibility criteria here.
IGF 2025
IGF 2024 Outputs
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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Donors to Trust Fund
Microsoft Corporation
Politecnico di Torino
Brazilian Internet Steering Committee
China Energy Fund Committee
Nic.at The Austrian Registry
NIC-MEXICO
Government of the United States
Summit Strategies International
Government of the Netherlands
CISCO
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
MCADE, LLC.
Government of Japan
Number Resource Organization (NRO)
Government of Germany
Government of Norway
Tides Foundation
Verizon
The Internet Society Foundation
Afilias Global Registry Services
auDA Australia's Domain Name Administrator
Government of Portugal - Fundacao Para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Government of Sweden
The Walt Disney Company
UNINETT Norid
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft - Communications / Nokia Siemens Networks
Danish Internet Forum
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS)
Nominet UK
Ribose Inc
AT&T
European Telecommunication Network Operators' Association
The Swiss Education & Research Network (SWITCH)
European Commission
Government of the Republic of Korea
NIKKEI DigitalCORE
The Internet Society (ISOC)
Government of the United Kingdom
Community DNS
Verisign
Coordination Center for TLD RU
European Registry for Internet domains (EURid)
Government of Finland
Amazon
Government of Switzerland
IGFSA
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The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues relating to the Internet. While there is no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors. At their annual meeting delegates discuss, exchange information and share good practices with each other. The IGF facilitates a common understanding of how to maximize Internet opportunities and address risks and challenges that arise.
