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Schools on Internet Governance (SIG)
This is the wiki of the IGF Dynamic Coalition Schools on Internet Governance.
You are welcome to contribute. To do so please request an account via contact@igschools.net.
List of Schools
European School of Internet Governance Contact Sandra
Indian School of Internet Governance Contact Satish Babu
Southern School of Internet Governance Contact Olga Cavalli
North American School of Internet Governance Contact Glenn McKnight and Eduardo Diaz
Middle East School of Internet Governance
Operations Manual to Operate a School of Internet Governance
Introduction
The delivery of a successful Internet Governance school (regardless the length) requires a substantial amount of planning and execution to be successful. Most schools have been the inspiration and dedication of a small determined group of individuals inventing the process of operating a school by trial and error. The goal of this document is to provide key ideas to setup and run a successful school. Obviously the granularity of a school is a reflection of the personality type of the founder. No single answer is completely right or wrong but lots of shades of grey
Operations Plan
Recruitment of Core Team
Roles and Responsibilities of Core Team
The structure of the volunteer pool is vital in the success of any activity Here is an example of NASIG Puerto Rico Organizational chart File:"Organizational Structure.jpeg"
Chair or Project Manager A critical role of the Chair or Project Manager is provide a 50,000 foot perspective of the entire process, timelines, budget and sponsorship. He or she would work with the various volunteers to make sure none of the aspects of the project from long term planning,event troubleshooting and post reporting and followup. Depending on the number of volunteers or early formation of the school. the chair may need to wear many hats Key Skills and Experience -Attended school of Internet Governance
-Proven project management experience
-Access to arms length bank account -
Tasks -Determine the date and duration of the school
-Determine the city and physical location of the delivery of the course
-Sign all contracts with sponsors, facility, hotels, rental stores, etc
-Assemble a full complimentary team
-Prepare all letters of acceptance for students with their hotel details for VISA purposes
Director of Academic Programme
This department is responsible for: - reviewing the previous school year survey responses on the various speakers and topics, - generate a list of potential topics - review the other schools topics in order to come up with a draft schedule - Interface with the Director of Fundraising and Sponsorship on speaker slots - Open call for moderators and speakers for the event - Listen to feedback from proposed Moderators and speakers
== == Director of Technical Services == ==
This person needs to work hard with the facility technology team to assure that:
-AV equipment is adequate and full functional
-Good Wifi connectivity for guests and staff
-Load and prepare all slideshow presentations
-Collect any remote presentations ie. video etc
-Setup any special equipment
Sponsorship ==
A critical part of any school is raising money to help ofset the cost of running a school Various models exist
- Fee based
- Fee based and subsidies
- Full fellowships
Sponsorship/Grant Requests are an important task that requires a significant amount of time to raise the necessary funds to operate successfully. Many of the sponsors have rigid requirements and payment processes to obtain the funds. Sponsors demand by sponsorship contract the following
-Signed sponsorship agreement
-Showcase on website, printed materials and signage of the company sponsorship
-Speaking opportunities at the event
-Clarify what restrictions you will have on the use of the funds
Suggestions -Creation of a Sponsorship Q and A document( See Q and A document)
-Creation of a well written letter of introduction with timelines and sponsorship request
-Send invoice and details for bank wire transfer
Fellowship
The fellowship application should be made available six months in advance of the
Month One- Creation of Fellowship Application Form ( See Google Form)
Month One- Establish fellowship selection committee
Month One to Three- Promote and Open Fellowship
Month Four- Selection of fellows
Month Four- Send letter of acceptance and detail the type of fellowship , partial, full or other( Letter should be adequate for Visa ( See same Letter)
Promotion and Advertising
The promotion and advertising of the event has various phases with different target audiences
Timelines
Month One- Obtain domain name of IG School and Facebook Group
- Create a Hashtag for Twitter
Month 1-12: Website and Facebook
- Updates on websites and Facebook
- Create a information kit/guide for the fellows and speakers which include maps, contact names and numbers, programme etc See sample
Month 4- Press Release announcing the fellowship selection
Logistics
Sign lease for school Organize necessary equipment, WIFI, AV, Livestream, equipment rentals Booking Hotels for staff, fellows and speakers Booking Airfares Design for website, logos etc Design and order banners, signage, fellow shirts/hats/bags
Evaluation and Reporting
The feedback by everyone involved with the delivery of a IG School is critical to learn from what worked and what didn't work
See Evaluation