Don’t forget to register and submit ideas for the OGP Summit (27-29 October 2015, Mexico City)
Paul Maassen
Dear colleagues,
Hope you are well. Hope you had an interesting consultative event last week.
I wanted to write to you personally to make sure you have all the details on the 2015 Open Government Partnership Global Summit that will be held in Mexico City on October 27, 28 and 29. Could I ask you to share it widely with all key OGP actors in Ireland?
This gathering of more than 1,500 practitioners will be a chance to share learning and continue working towards securing commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to ensure governmental decisions are guided by citizen's needs.
The 2015 OGP Global Summit will focus on sharing the progress and challenges of the open government agenda, and on how the principles of open government could support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations Post-2015 Agenda. Additionally, the Summit will explore ways in which open government improves public service provision, responsiveness and participation mechanisms at the subnational level.
Pre-registration - deadline September 28 (for travel support July 28)
First of all, don’t forget to pre-register before September 28. If you want to be considered for travel support, make sure you pre-register before July 28th. We will start confirming participation as soon as possible.
Call for proposals - deadline August 14
In keeping with the OGP’s spirit of cooperation and co-creation, and our belief that “good ideas come from everywhere”, the agenda for the Global Summit will be based on an open call for proposals from participants. We are inviting all interested parties to submit a description of the session they would like to lead during the Summit. Fill in the form here. More about the selection criteria here and session development guidance here.
Help us spread the word!
It would be great if you can tell people in your network about the Summit through your mailing lists, newsletters and via social media. To make sure you have all the basics:
Summit website:http://www.ogpsummit.org/
Pre-registration: http://tinyurl.com/OGPSummit
Call for proposals in English:www.tinyurl.com/OGPCall
Call for proposals in Spanish: http://tinyurl.com/ConvocatoriaOGP
Best regards and see you in Mexico!
Paul
Paul Maassen
Director, Civil Society Engagement
Open Government Partnership Support Unit
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