[MPWG] Fwd: IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum, Sept. 1-10, 2016 - Hawaiʻi - CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OPEN UNTIL Oct 15

[De Angelis, Patricia]

This year's theme is "Planet at the crossroads," and a  series of criteria
will be used to select the proposals that will make it to the final
Congress programme, including:

·         The relevance of the proposal to the Congress Theme
<http://iucnworldconservationcongress.org/sites/default/files/content/documents/congress_theme_final.pdf>
and
to the draft IUCN Programme 2017-2020
<https://portals.iucn.org/union/sites/union/files/doc/iucn_programme_2017-2020_draft_04_06_15_for_consultation_0.pdf>
;

·         The relevance of the proposal to the overall Congress objectives
<http://iucnworldconservationcongress.org/sites/default/files/content/documents/congress_objectives_final_for_publication.pdf>
;

·         Its contribution to one or more of the overall Forum targets: to
showcase that conservation works, to promote interaction and participation,
to catalyze new actions and transformative initiatives (higher ranking if
the latter);

·         Contribution to international conservation debates (SDG; CBD;
UNFCCC, etc.);

·         The different perspectives and positions on the topic addressed
during the session; or

·         The broad scope of stakeholders (including from a gender and an
intergenerational perspective) associated with the topic.


See email below for submissions process.


MORE ABOUT THE CONGRESS:
Considered the world’s largest conservation event, this meeting brings
together leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental
organizations, business, UN agencies and indigenous and grass-roots
organizations to discuss and decide on solutions to the world’s most
pressing environment and development challenges.

The IUCN World Conservation Congress has been held every 2-4 years since
1948 and this is the first one to be hosted by the United States!  "The
United States boasts 85 IUCN Member Organizations, eight of which are in
Hawaii. The country is also home to over 2,200 IUCN Commission members.
This will be the first time the World Conservation Congress will be hosted
by the USA, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the United States
National Park Service."

The above info was excerpted from:
>IUCN New Release, 21 May 2014:
http://www.iucn.org/?14840/Hawaii-to-host-the-next-IUCN-World-Conservation-Congress
>IUCN World Conservation Congress "Call for Contributions" website:
http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/call-contributions/content/call-contributions
>IUCN World Conservation "Congress History" website:
http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/content/congress-history

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: IUCN Congress 2016 <congress at iucn-email.org>
Date: 2015-06-09 12:12 GMT-04:00
Subject: Call for Contributions – IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum
Hawaiʻi 2016

The next IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place in Hawaiʻi, USA,
from 1 to 10 September 2016.



This Call for Contributions invites you to propose events for the Forum
(the part of the Congress open to the wider public, 2 to 5 September). The
Call will remain open until *15 October 2015* and you will have until that
date to identify partners and jointly develop your proposal.



Events at the Forum are varied and include Workshops, training and
capacity-building sessions at the Conservation Campus, Posters and
Knowledge Café sessions.  It is a great platform to meet and discuss with
like-minded people. So if you would like to engage and inspire others, this
is your opportunity to do so!



*New for 2016*:  Submit your proposal and follow its progress on the
new Congress
Portal <http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUQ-1/c.aspx>. Similarly,
take a look and see what has already been submitted using this simplified
process.  Please *read our guidelines carefully* before submitting your
proposal in order to maximise the chance of it being selected.



The Congress Portal <http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUQ-1/c.aspx> is
currently only available in English. French and Spanish versions will
follow shortly.



Visit the Congress Website
<http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUR-1/c.aspx> for the latest
updates and information about the Congress and please don’t hesitate to
contact us at congressforum at iucn.org
<congressforum at iucn.org?subject=Call%20for%20Contributions> if you have any
queries.



Best,



*The IUCN Congress Forum Team*


*About IUCN*

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deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and
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over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together
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