The Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA) 2024 planning cycle has officially commenced. As always, the Steering Committee begins its planning process with an open Call for Topics. Please use this opportunity to help us in identifying the issues that should take priority. The Call for Topics is open to everyone and has been extended until March 22 2024.

If you have questions, or would like to learn more about the process, please review this page. If you have additional questions reach out to info@igfusa.us.

About the IGF-USA Planning Process

The goal of the Call for Topics is to gather input on the topics that people care about and establish a basis for which subjects the IGF-USA should consider covering at this year’s conference.

After the Call for Topics closes, the submissions will be published on the IGF-USA Wiki and the Steering Committee will discuss the subjects, trends and themes that emerged out of the process.  Based on the results of this survey, the Steering Committee will select the session subjects that will populate the IGF-USA 2024 Agenda.

Once the session are confirmed, each session will be organized and developed by independent teams, which are open to anyone to join. These teams will fine-tune the substance of the session, deciding on subject matter, format, speakers and other session details.

Important Dates

All of the processes described are open to anyone interested in contributing. Please note the following key dates. If you are not subscribed to the IGF-USA listserv, please subscribe here for updates: https://mailchi.mp/igfusa/signup

• 22 March 2024 – Call For Topics deadline

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does the Call for Topics factors into the selection process for IGF-USA sessions?

A: The Call for Topics is used to gather possible topics that the IGF-USA should consider covering in a particular year.  However, it is important to note that the amount of times a particular topic is submitted does not necessarily impact the likelihood of that topic being selected for the IGF-USA 2024. 

Q: What sections of my submission will be published?

A: The IGF-USA is an open and collaborative process. As such, the submissions are published on the IGF-USA Wiki. However, parts of the submission are not published.

We DO publish: Submission Timestamp, Stakeholder Group, Topic Submitted, Additional Comments and relevant categories.

We DO NOT publish: Name, Email Address, or Interest in participating in the planning or speaking at a session.

If you indicate an interest in participating in planning, or speaking at a session, we will provide your information to the appropriate organizers.

Q. If I submit a topic, does this commit me to having to organize a session or speak at it?

A. No. The Steering Committee encourage topic submissions from everyone interested in the IGF-USA regardless of whether or not they want to commit to a larger role. Let us know what you want to hear about, so we know what sessions to organize!

Q. I have a proposed session I’d like to submit, can I do that?

A. Right now, the Steering Committee is only collecting topics. If the topic you are interested is selected for an IGF-USA Session, you can join the organizing team and bring your ideas to help collaboratively develop the session that you are interested in.

You can indicate on the submission form whether you’d like to help organize the session if it is selected and/or potentially be a speaker. These opportunities will be announced on the listserv and at Steering Committee meetings, but indicating your interest is the best way to ensure that you don’t miss any of these announcements.

Q. I’d like to speak at IGF-USA. Do I need to submit a topic?

A. No, but you may want to suggest the topic(s) on which you would like to speak to ensure they are considered. You can also indicate whether you would like to potentially be a speaker on the submission form.