Meet the speaker and updates on the EuroDIG programme

March 28, 2023

Next steps in programme planning

With EuroDIG 2023 less than three months away, we invite you to 

• register to participate either in Tampere or online here.
• contribute to the next steps in forming and enriching the programme and individual sessions. Most Focal Points for the Subtopics and Workshops are ready for their Org Teams to form. You can join by signing up to the mailing list linked to each session: https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2023 
• browse the flash sessions. These are individually organised, stand-alone topics and we have a broad range of themes this year – from cyber security skills to accessibility and delay-tolerant networks. You can find them on the EuroDIG Wiki as well.

Meet the speaker – Andrew Sullivan

In the upcoming weeks, we will introduce you to the experts who will be speaking at EuroDIG and who are organising sessions. 

We are starting off with Andrew Sullivan, president and CEO of the Internet Society who is holding a keynote on June 20th.

Andrew Sullivan joined the Internet Society as President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2018.

He has focused on Internet infrastructure and standards since 2001, when he worked to launch the .info Internet top-level domain. Because of that experience, Andrew was part of the team that collaborated with the Internet Society to launch the Public Interest Registry, and take over the operation of the .org top-level domain. He was then a principal contributor to the Variant Issues Project (VIP) undertaken by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The VIP was an effort to bring together several different, previous efforts in support of internationalized domain names. In 2012 Andrew joined Dyn (later, Oracle Dyn) to establish Dyn Labs and then to manage the DNS development and architecture departments. Throughout his career, he has worked to establish and maintain the Internet’s critical value as an interoperable, neutral platform.

Andrew Sullivan’s graduate work on the philosophy of economics led me to my interest in free/open source software and open Internet protocols and standards. I carry that interest and passion forward in my position at the Internet Society.

Find out more about the EuroDIG 2023 programme at https://eurodigwiki.org/wiki/Consolidated_programme_2023 

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Join us in Tampere! Register for EuroDIG

March 21, 2023

We have opened the registration for EuroDIG 2023, which will take place from June 19 to 21 in Tampere, Finland and hybrid: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/register-for-eurodig-2023/ 

If you are planning to join us in person or remotely, please register as soon as possible, for easier planning. At the latest, participants in Tampere need to register by June 14, otherwise, participation in the Social Event on June 20 cannot be guaranteed.

We are looking forward to meeting many of you in Finland! You can find the consolidated programme on the EuroDIG Wiki.

Contribute to the Org Teams

We call all interested community members – those with lots of EuroDIG experience, those who are brand new and everyone in between – to join the Org Teams for the subtopics and workshops. 

You can do so by clicking on the session in the Wiki agenda and then signing up to the mailing list, which is always linked in the first paragraph. The Org Teams are always open, but the sooner you can get involved, the more the session can benefit from your ideas and networks.

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Join the 2023 Org Teams!

March 14, 2023

With the consolidated programme for EuroDIG 2023 in Tampere (June 19-21) online (here), we now call all interested community members – those with lots of EuroDIG experience, those who are brand new and everyone in between – to join the Org Teams for the subtopics and workshops. 

You can do so by clicking on the session in the Wiki Agenda and then signing up to the mailing list, which is always linked in the first paragraph. The session’s Focal Point will soon get in touch to kick off the collaborative planning. The Org Teams are always open, but the sooner you can get involved, the more the session can benefit from your ideas and networks.

Pre-sessions and Flash sessions work a bit differently as they have fixed organisers. You can find out more about the different formats and community-driven programme planning here.

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Kicking off IGF 2023

March 7, 2023

Starting tomorrow (March 8), the first IGF2023 Open Consultations and MAG (Multistakeholder Advisory Group) Meeting are taking place at the IGF premises in Vienna in a hybrid fashion. 

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.

During the first day, in which the Open Consultation is held, the IGF community can give input. The MAG Meeting on Day 2 and 3 is open to observers.

In order to participate on-site or online, registration is required: https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-first-open-consultations-and-mag-meeting 

EuroDIG is taking place June 19-21, providing European perspectives at the IGF 2023 and other fora.

Recordings: Shaping the Main Topics

In case you couldn’t participate in our open meetings last week in which the community discussed the EuroDIG 2023 Main Topics, you can rewatch the sessions here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/planning-process/#tab-programme-planning 

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Consolidated programme, Main Topics discussions and interview with Lise Fuhr on the IGF Leadership Panel

March 1, 2023

Consolidated programme

Thank you for your comments! Based on the feedback we got in the past weeks, the programme has been adapted. You can find the consolidated version on the EuroDIG Wiki. The session titles, as every year, are currently in a keyword format because both the content of the session as well as the title are to be collaboratively designed by the Org Teams.

Join the Main Topics Calls!

Tomorrow and Friday, you can join the Org Team Calls for the EuroDIG 2023 Main Topics:

•  Impact of the war – 2nd March, 14:00 CET
• Digital platforms – 2nd March, 15:30 CET
• Internet fragmentation – 3rd March, 14:30 CET

If you’d like to join, please register on the EuroDIG website. The objective of these discussions is to ensure a good connection between sessions and to avoid redundancy. Only thereafter will Org Teams split into sub-groups for the different sessions. However, Org Teams remain open and everyone is invited to participate!

Interview with Lise Fuhr on the IGF Leadership Panel

Lise Fuhr is the Director General of ETNO, the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, which has been an Institutional Partner of EuroDIG for many years. She was elected to the newly established IGF Leadership Panel and we asked her how this panel is progressing. You can read the full interview on the EuroDIG website.

Next week, the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group and the Leadership Panel are meeting in Vienna, where the First Open Consultation and MAG Meeting for IGF 2023 in Kyoto are taking place.

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Shape the Main Topics, comment on draft programme & last days to contribute to GDC consultation

Feb 23,2023

Shape EuroDIG’s 2023 Main Topics

During the Public Planning Meeting earlier this month, the suggestion was taken up to make a slight change to the workflow of Org Teams, who are shaping the sessions at EuroDIG. Org Teams remain open to everyone, but will start by exchanging on the Main Topic before forming smaller groups for specific sessions to increase cohesion and foster exchange.

You can find out more and register here.

The three Main Topics and corresponding meeting dates are:

Impact of the war: 2nd March, 14:00-15:30 CET

Digital platforms: 2nd March, 15:30-17:00 CET

Internet fragmentation: 3rd March, 14:30-16:00 CET

If any or all of these spark your interest and you want to contribute, visit https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/planning-process/ 

Comment on the draft programme

The Draft programme for the upcoming EuroDIG (June 19-21 in Tampere, Finland) is a work in progress you can find on the EuroDIGWiki. We welcome feedback and comments on the draft programme until Sunday, February 26, which will also inform the work of the Org Teams kicking off the Main Topics shortly after. Please send us your ideas through this online form.

Last days to contribute to the GDC consultation

The European Stakeholder Consultation to the Global Digital Compact (GDC) closes on February 28 and we encourage you to contribute your ideas on our commenting platform.

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Draft programme open for comments, GDC consultation and YOUthDIG record

Feb. 13, 2023,

EuroDIG 2023 draft programme is here!

After the Public Planning Meeting earlier this month, the inputs and ideas from the community were put into a draft programme for the upcoming EuroDIG (June 19-21 in Tampere, Finland), which you can find on the EuroDIGWiki.

The main programme is structured across three topics:

• Impact of the war
• Internet fragmentation
• Digital platforms

Our basis for the sessions were proposals that were submitted in the open Call for Issues.

We now welcome feedback and comments on the draft programme until February 26! Please send us your ideas through this online form.

Global Digital Compact: Contribute until end of February

The European Stakeholder Consultation to the Global Digital Compact (GDC) is still open until February 28 and we encourage you to contribute your ideas on our commenting platform! 

EuroDIG’s submission to the global survey will take into account relevant discussions at recent EuroDIG meetings and summarises the contributions from this stakeholder consultation and is chaired by Mark Carvell.

New record in YOUthDIG Call for Applications 

The Call for Applications ended on Friday and we have a new record of applications – over 250! 30 participants will be selected to take part in YOUthDIg2023 (June 16-19 in Tampere). The program is organised by the YOUthDIG team Edgar Brutiani, Andreea Barbu, João Gomes and Virginija Balciunaite and coordinated by Nadia Tjahja.

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Last chance – YOUthDIG application closes tomorrow!

Feb. 9, 2023,

Last chance – YOUthDIG application closes tomorrow!

Young people from all over Europe can still apply until February 10 to participate in YOUthDIG – our pre-event for youth, which will take place June 16-19 in Tampere, Finland and includes participation in EuroDIG (June 19-21) as well.

During YOUthDIG participants learn about Internet Governance, and discuss and exchange ideas with experienced internet policy practitioners but also experience peer-to-peer learning and networking. They will be actively involved by developing policy messages and present at EuroDIG, but also the global IGF.

More information and the application form can be found here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/youthdig/#tab-call-for-application

Public Planning Meeting – Recording is available

On February 2, the EuroDIG community exchanged on the program and strategic questions for this year. If you weren’t able to participate or would like to re-watch parts of the agenda, you can do so on the EuroDIG Youtube channel.

A summary and other documents can be found here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/planning-process/

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Join us this Thursday for the Planning Meeting

Jan. 31, 2023,

This Thursday – Join the EuroDIG 2023 Open Planning Meeting

You can still register to participate in the virtual meeting on February 2 here. The EuroDIG community will discuss the structure and draft programme for EuroDIG 2023 in June, identify key topics and consult on possibilities to increase impact. We especially invite newcomers to join as well – all voices are needed!

More information can be found here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/planning-process/
 
Young voices at EuroDIG – YOUthDIG applications open

We are looking for young people from all over Europe to participate in YOUthDIG! You can find more information on the program and the team, as well as the application form here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/youthdig/ Applications are possible until February 10.

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Call for YOUthDIG is open!

Jan. 18, 2023,

Open Call for applications for YouthDIG2023

We are looking for young people from all over Europe to participate in YOUthDIG, a pre-event which prepares young people who are interested about topics related to the Internet to become active participants in EuroDIG. As EuroDIG will be held in Tampere, Finland this year, we especially hope for a lot of interest from the region, but all young people under 30 based in Europe are called to apply. You can find more information on the program and the team, as well as the application form here: https://www.eurodig.org/get-involved/youthdig/
 
Sharing knowledge: Youth Funding Opportunities

The YouthDIG Team is doing research in order to find opportunities for youth to apply for funding within national bodies and relevant EU schemes to participate in EuroDIG. Support youth participation, and help us research new opportunities by adding your insights to this document
 
Register for the Public Planning Meeting on February 2!

We want to kick off the programme building for EuroDIG 2023 (June 19-21 in Tampere, Finland) together with you! Register to participate in the meeting on February 2 here; the agenda can be found on the same page.

Contribute to the Global Digital Compact

Stakeholders’ responses to this European open consultation on the Global Digital Compact can still be submitted on the EuroDIG Commenting Platform until February 28!

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Join the planning meeting & GDC deadline extended

Jan. 13, 2023,

Register for the Public Planning Meeting on February 2!

We want to kick off the programme building for EuroDIG 2023 (June 19-21 in Tampere, Finland) together with you!

In our yearly public planning meeting, the EuroDIG community will discuss the proposed programme structure and Focus Areas, together identify missing topics, and share ideas on how to make the outcomes as impactful as possible. The overarching theme this year is “Internet in troubled times: risk, resilience, hope”, opening the space to many current questions on digital governance and cooperation.

Register to participate in the meeting on February 2 here; the agenda can be found on the same page. This process is open to everyone who is interested, and we are always happy to see newcomers!
 
Global Digital Compact – Updated Deadline for European Stakeholder Consultation

Stakeholders’ responses to this European open consultation on the Global Digital Compact can still be submitted on the EuroDIG Commenting Platform until February 28!

As the UN Member states have decided to postpone the Summit of the Future, we have also extended our commenting phase.

The platform provides summaries by the chair of this process, Mark Carvell, of the relevant discussions held at recent EuroDIG meetings. We hope you can use the opportunity to conveniently contribute to this high-level process. In case you have any questions, you can reach us at office@eurodig.org.
 
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