GEN OPEN FORUM WHAT IS IT?
The GEN Open Forum is a periodic online meeting focused and strengthening Network Building. The event is open to all members of the GEN networks to share strategies, tools, successes and challenges from both Regional Networks and GEN International. The topics change in each event and are relevant to the current needs of the Network. So far they have included: Membership, Organizational Structures, Working Groups, NextGEN, Thematic Networks, etc. The Open Forum started in September 2014 and has been dynamically evolving in synchronicity with the Network as a tool to discuss strategic information in a open and participatory way. WHEN DOES IT HAPPEN? Every 3045 days. We send a doodle invite with possible dates and the most voted day is chosen. A week before the event, we send out an Official Invitation Email , and 3 days before the event the participants receive a Reminder Invitation Email ( + agenda). HOW IS THE MEETING? 1.5 to 2 hours meeting online via WebEx (in english), open to participants of the GEN Regions. After discussing the topics we can decide to go deeper and create an ad hoc group to share proposals for the networks or simply to share the information with our Regions. The topic for the next event is chosen in the end of each meeting. HOW DO I USE THE PLATFORM FOR THE MEETING? We use WebEx, the online meeting platform used by GEN. Instructions for downloading and updating WebEx are provided in the invitation eMails, so that you can download it and check your audio software in advance of the Forum. WHO ORGANIZES IT? The Open Forum Team is composed by Leticia Rigatti (CASA), Linda Joseph (GENNA), Clio Pauly (GEN Africa) and Daniel Greenberg (GENNA). Leticia is the focalizer for the group, Linda coordinates the webex and schedules, Clio supports reviewing the documents and Daniel is the moderator of the meetings. WHERE CAN I CHECK THE FOLDER FROM OTHER FORUMS? Open Forum has a directory with the minutes, strategic materials, and some of the audio recordings. They are organized by topics so you can check or download files to share with your Region. See it HERE .
HOW CAN I RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEN OPEN FORUMS? The Open Forum emails are sent to a team of regional “spreaders” that pass the voice about next events, doodles and minutes/recordings to their regions. You can contact them if you want to receive Open Forum notices:
REGION
SPREADER
EMAIL
CASA (GEN Latin America)
Leticia Rigatti
[email protected]
GEN Africa
Clio Pauly
[email protected]
GEN Europe
Alfonso Flaquer
[email protected]
GENNA
Linda Joseph
[email protected]
GENOA
Om Sunisa
[email protected]
GEN International (Staff + WG)
Ethan HirschTauber
[email protected]
NextGEN
Lara Kastelic
lara@geneurope.org