SESSION APPLICATION REQUIRED INFORMATION

Thank you for your interest in applying to host a session at the Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development. In order to help plan your application, please see the required information below that you will need to complete the online form.

1)Please select the thematic area your session will focus on:(tick box)

  • Successful stories of Communication and Advocacy on SDGs
  • Innovative approaches for SDG implementation
  • Campaigning and policy impact on SDGs
  • Successful local/country/regional case studies
  • Other

2)Name of session: (50 words)

3)Core organiser(s): (Feel free to list a number of partners that will collaborate on convening this session) (150 words)

4)Contact person for session organisation:
Name
Organization
Title
E-mail address

Phone number: (please include international dialing codes)

5)Which of the SDG area(s) will be covered in this session?(tick box)

  • People
  • Peace
  • Planet
  • Prosperity
  • Partnerships

6)Which Sustainable Development Goal(s) will be covered in this session? (tick box)

7)Session description: (What challenge will the session help to overcome? What are the aims and objectives? What are the guiding questions to be addressed? Who will it bring together and who is the target audience? (250 words)

8)Session format: (tick box)

  • Expert panel discussion
  • Case study snapshots
  • Interactive workshop
  • Hands-on learning
  • Interactive technology
  • Policy simulation
  • SDG ActionTalk
  • World Café (rotating group discussions)
  • Open Space/ Bar Camp
  • Fishbowl (panel discussion circle)
  • Other (50 words)

9)Please include a description of how the session will be run – the more innovative and engaging, the better!

10)Room-set up and technical requirements: (150 words)

11)Speakers, moderators, facilitators (Please detail the names, job titles, organisations and proposed event roles of those that will lead and present the session as well as links to headshots, short bios and social media handles where applicable):

12)Supporting material: (Optional) Please provide links and descriptions to attachment(s) to support your application. If the attachment is not already online, please upload your file to a storage service (such as Dropbox or Google Drive) and paste the publicly accessible links.

Other Festival Involvement

If you would like to apply to the UN SDG Challenge Awards, host an innovation stand or participate in the SDG Studio about the project or initiative you have submitted here, please indicate which other submission type you are entering here:

  • Knowledge & Innovation Fair
  • SDG Studio
  • UN SDG Action Challenge Awards

Please ensure you complete the appropriate form for the additional submission type before the close of the submission window, and identify on that form that you have entered the session submission process.

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