Hello

Forwarding this abridged call w/ a highlight on this note:

"To bolster gender balance at the forum, we encourage all nominations
for women speakers for the high-level segment."

I don't remember this note in event forms before. Maybe it is a 1st
time of many.

WSIS Forum does not have any funding for speakers, facilitators or participants

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https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/PolicySessions#intro

WSIS 2017

High-Level Policy Sessions
...
Policy Statements will be delivered during the High-Level Track (13-14
June 2017) of the WSIS Forum 2017 by high-ranking officials of the
WSIS Stakeholder community, representing the Government, Private
Sector, Civil Society, Academia and International Organizations. The
high-level track will consist of the opening segment, interactive
policy dialogues, ministerial round table, and a high-level networking
programme. Policy statement sessions will be moderated by high-level
track facilitators and will be grouped around different themes
identified as important by the WSIS Stakeholders during the open
consultation process.

Government, Private Sector, Civil Society, Academia and International
Organization are invited to register for a speaking slot for their
high-level officials by completing the speaking slot request form
below.

Deadline

The deadline for submitting the completed speaking slot request form
is 8 May 2017

Speaking Slot Request Form

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Speaker Information

To bolster gender balance at the forum, we encourage all nominations
for women speakers for the high-level segment.