Call for Participation and Partnership: WSIS Gender CaucusSummit December 2020 Events

Please submit proposals for participation and partnership with the Caucus, which are organised around the following three tiers:

Critical Debate and Dialogue: Series of panel discussions and debates that provide an opportunity to present research findings and intellectual contributions from scholars and advocates on gender equality and women's rights perspectives on the Information Society. This series will also include discussions on regional activities and specific themes as well as a day programmed and managed by young women to present their perspectives on the Information Society,

Multimedia exhibition: to showcase and present materials on women's participation and contribution to the Information Society; this provides the context for the advocacy positions advanced by the Gender Caucus. The exhibition space will include a Knowledge Hub which presents writing, research, projects on women in ICTs by individuals, organisations, donor agencies, governments; and

Celebratory spaces: for informally presenting and celebrating women’s contribution to the Information Society (for example demonstrations and presentations of women's intellectual, creative and cultural production etc.) as well as opportunities to reflect on integrated approaches to improving women’s advocacy efforts by focusing on mind, body and spirit integration.

The concept paper which is attached includes a calendar of events and an outline of activities for the week 8-13 December.

We look forward to receiving your expression of interest for participation in these activities as soon as possible. Further details on deadlines and format for submissions of participation and partnership requests are included in the attached concept paper.

Travel grants will be provided for speakers and event organisers. We invite interested individuals and organisations to contact our events coordinator at [email protected] for more information, or with proposals for partnership on any of these activities.

Our events calendar will be updated and developed and made available on the Caucus website at: www.genderwsis.org/Dec2020calendarevents