[seedig] SEEDIG 6: Dates and local partners

[Narine Khachatryan]

Dear Sorina,

True, many people are eager to see each other and discuss the issues of
common interest. Yet the global situation with COVID19 and restrictions on
travel may prevent people from travelling to Trieste in June for EuroDIG
and have face-to face discussions about SEEDIG-related matters.

The online format of EuroDIG may become a compelling necessity and a good
opportunity to test the potential of new technologies in running such big
and impactful meetings online.

I have two proposals in this respect:

1. To merge SEEDIG and EuroDIG Programs (for this year) and held two
subsequent EuroDIG-SEEDIG meetings one after the other, similarly as the
1st SEEDIG and 8th EuroDIG were organized successfully in 2015 in Sofia,
Bulgaria.

2. To have a full online meeting(s) on 10-12 of June, 2020 and a
face-to-face meeting(s) in September 22-23, 2020.

Thank you for consideration,

Also using this opportunity, would like to congratulate Sonia, Sarah and
Olga with becoming new ExeCom members for 2020-2022.

Regards,

Narine


On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:02 PM Sorina Teleanu <sorina.teleanu at seedig.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear SEEDIG community and partners,
>>
>> We are hereby sharing several updates regarding the SEEDIG 6 annual
>> meeting, kindly inviting you all to contribute to the planning process,
>> which is now formally resumed.
>>
>> *1. SEEDIG 6 dates*
>>
>> Given the extraordinary situation that SEEDIG has gone through over the
>> past few months, and the delays in the planning process for the annual
>> meeting, SEEDIG 6 <https://seedig.net/seedig6/> is moved to the autumn. *The
>> exact dates of the meeting are 22–23 September 2020, with the usual
>> pre-events on 21 September.*
>>
>> This change is fully supported by our local partners in Moldova and was
>> also discussed at the January online planning meetings
>> <https://seedig.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SEEDIG6_January_planning_meetings.pdf>.
>> We trust that moving SEEDIG 6 later in the year will give us all more time
>> for the related planning activities, without having to rush and compromise
>> on quality.
>>
>> In previous years, having SEEDIG in spring allowed discussions from
>> SEEDIG to feed into EuroDIG. This year’s change, however, brings another
>> advantage: using the EuroDIG meeting in early summer to (a) facilitate
>> discussions between the SEE+ community and the rest of Europe on matters of
>> common interest and then feed those discussions into the SEEDIG meeting;
>> and (b) offer a space for the SEEDIG community to meet up and discuss any
>> SEEDIG-related matters, before the annual SEEDIG event.
>>
>> *2. Local partners*
>>
>> We are glad to announce the following local partners for SEEDIG 6 in
>> Moldova:
>>
>>    - Host: Tekwill <https://www.tekwill.md/>
>>    - Local partners:
>>       - Moldovan Association of ICT Companies  <https://atic.md/>(ATIC)
>>       - E-governance Agency <http://www.egov.md/>
>>       - Moldova State University <http://usm.md/?lang=en> (it will also
>>       host the SEEDIG Youth School)
>>       - Mediapoint <http://www.mediapoint.md/en>
>>
>> Discussions are ongoing with other entities and new partnerships are to
>> be announced soon.
>>
>> *3. Next steps*
>>
>> The Programme Committee is meeting this week to revise the SEEDIG 6
>> planning process and timeline. They will also define modalities for further
>> community involvement in the programme building process, so stay tuned for
>> updates from the PC.
>>
>> Meanwhile, any suggestions regarding outreach for SEEDIG 6, new potential
>> local and regional partners, fundraising opportunities, etc. are more than
>> welcome.
>>
>> We trust that together we will plan another successful meeting and that
>> we will see many of you in Chisinau this September.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Sorina
>>
>> (on behalf of the Executive Committee)
>>
>>
>>
> --

   *Narine Khachatryan* | Executive Director
      *STEM Society|**Safer Internet Armenia*

      Yerevan, Armenia

      Tel:         +374 11 735421

      Mob:     +374 55 137907

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