Results and quality of a session depend on inclusive and broad based participation. To maintain transparency and an effective interactive dialogue, we ask everyone to respect the following principles:

• focus on the emerging issues on the European agenda
• avoid duplication or “just more of the same” (Check the wiki archive for previous years!)
• avoid seminar style (not a series of presentations)
• time distribution: 50/50 – speakers / audience
• each speaker – 3 min “punchy” statements (timer)
• not more than 4 speakers in Workshops
• include the (remote) audience as much and early as possible
• stakeholder diversity – gender, age and geographical balance (include youth in your session)
• communicate on the mailing list only
• 50% of speakers and a moderator must be on-site
• publish all information about your session on the EuroDIG wiki as soon as possible

Welcome, Key note(s)

These sessions are in the responsibility of the secretariat in cooperation with the host. This is the place where high ranking politicians and experts address the audience.

Main Topics / Subtopics

These sessions are organised in a multistakeholder bottom-up manner. Anyone interested in the topic can become a member of the Org Team. The EuroDIG session principles apply.

Workshops

Workshops are organised in a multistakeholder bottom-up manner. Anyone interested in the topic can become a member of the Org Team. Workshops should NOT be designed like a small plenary. Please try interactive formats and session styles (open discourse, world cafe, round table). The EuroDIG session principles apply.

Pre-events

Pre sessions are held by organisations. These Pre-events should create synergies with the major event in terms of participation and expertise. The EuroDIG session principles do not apply.

Programme Committee

The Programme Committee supports the programme planning process and works closely with the Secretariat. Members of the committee give advice on the topics, cluster the proposals and assist session organisers in their work. They also ensure that session principles are followed and overlook the complete programme to avoid repetition among sessions.

Focal Point

Focal Points take over the responsibility and lead of the session organisation. They work in close cooperation with the respective member of the Programme Committee and the EuroDIG Secretariat and are kindly requested to follow EuroDIG’s session principles. Find the Focal Point briefing 2026 here.

Organising Team (Org Team)

The Org Team is shaping the session. Org Teams are open, and every interested individual can become a member by subscribing to the mailing list.

Key Participants

Key Participants (also speakers) are experts willing to provide their knowledge during a session. Key Participants should contribute to the session planning process and keep statements short and punchy during the session. They will be selected and assigned by the Org Team, ensuring a stakeholder balanced dialogue also considering gender and geographical balance. Please provide short CV’s of the Key Participants at the Wiki or link to another source.

Moderator

The moderator is the facilitator of the session at the event they must attend on-site. Moderators are responsible for including the audience and encouraging a lively interaction among all session attendants. Please make sure the moderator takes a neutral role and can balance between all speakers. Please provide short CV of the moderator of your session at the Wiki or link to another source.

Remote Moderator

Trained remote moderators will be assigned by the EuroDIG secretariat to each session.

Reporter

The members of the Programme Committee report on the session and formulate messages that are agreed with the audience by consensus.

Through a cooperation with the Geneva Internet Platform AI generated session reports and stats will be available after EuroDIG.

Messages are compiled from Main Topic sessions and Workshops and form the main output of the annual EuroDIG. The messages are presented to the global Internet Governance Forum that is convened by the United Nations with a view to contributing to global, other regional and national debates on Internet governance. Have a look at previous messages at the wiki archive.

The members of the Programme Committee report on the session and formulate messages that are agreed with the audience by consensus.

EuroDIG messages:

1. are summarised on a slide and presented to the audience at the end of each session
2. relate to the session and to European Internet governance policy
3. are forward looking and propose goals and activities that can be initiated after EuroDIG (recommendations)
4. are in (rough) consensus with the audience.

Through a cooperation with the Geneva Internet Platform AI generated session reports and stats will be available after EuroDIG.

The EuroDIG wiki is the place where we publish the programme and all session information’s. It is our archive but also a collaboration platform for Org Teams, and increases the inclusiveness and transparency of the EuroDIG process. You can become a member of an Org Team simply by subscribing to one of the session mailing lists. Go to wiki!