Host a Workshop at ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 2023

The programme of ILGA-Europe Annual Conference 2023 is now open for contributions from participants. Submit a workshop proposal by September 10, 2023 (23:59 Brussels time). Please note that we can accept workshop proposals only from approved conference participants. We will come back to all the applicants by September 19.

This year, the Conference programme will be built around two overarching themes. Firstly, under the topic Resilience of the Movement, we will continue the vital conversation around how we keep our work sustainable, resourced, focused and strategic in an environment marked by crisis and external pulls and pressures.

Secondly, under the topic of Solidarity and Cohesion Within the Movement, we will ask ourselves how do we foster a sense of unity, collective identity and shared purpose as a movement to allow us to work effectively together towards shared goals, in the face of external challenges.

Find more information about the Conference here. Take a look at the preliminary list of workshops that will be offered at the Conference by ILGA-Europe here.

Does your organisation have experiences, ideas and questions that will help explore the Conference themes and will enrich the workshop’s programme?

Can you come together with other organisations to bring a workshop to the Conference?

Join in and send a workshop proposal. We have reserved 8-10 sessions in the programme for participant-led workshops.

There are several parameters that are important for the programme at the Annual Conference. Please make sure that your proposal ticks them off.

All workshops need to:

Address one or both themes of the Annual Conference;
Be joint workshops co-organised by at least two organisations and bring together speakers/ hosts/ contributors offering a diverse range of experiences/ geographies from across the movement;
Take into account the workshops that are already part of the programme of the Conference (check here.);
Contain an element that encourages connections or exchange of opinions and experiences between participants;
Be open to all and any participants of the Annual Conference;
Come from approved Conference participants.

What kind of a workshop can it be?

We welcome workshop proposals that explore the themes of the conference by:

Guiding a reflection about shared concerns and ways forward for the movement;
Bringing together important, overlooked, and/or inspiring perspectives and experiences in relation to one of the key topics of the Annual Conference;
Helping to generate ideas and learn from each other;
Holding space for critical and challenging conversations about what we have to work on as a movement.

NB If you have an idea of the workshop in mind but do not know who else might be interested in joining the knowledge and perspective around particular topic together, let us know via the application form.

We may suggest merging some of the workshops in case there are similar or interconnected proposals coming from different groups or organisations.

If you have any questions about the call for contributions or need support with your proposal and this form, send a message to svetlana@ilga-europe.org

Main workshop host

Please fill in the data of the contact person for this proposal

What is your Conference participant status? *

I am an approved scholar or project partner (i.e. I have received a confirmation email from ILGA-Europe that my participation is fully funded under the scholarship scheme / project partner scheme)

I am an approved paid conference participant (i.e. I have received a registration confirmation email from ILGA-Europe and paid my participation fee)

Neither of the above

First Name *

Please give us your name or the name of the contact person for this proposal

Last Name *

Please give us your last name or the last name of the contact person for this proposal.

Email *

Please give us your email or the email of the contact person for this proposal. We recommend that, whenever possible, you use an organisational e-mail.

Organisation *

Please name your organisation or the organisation of the contact person for this proposal. Start writing the name of your organisation. If you represent an ILGA-Europe's member organisation select your organisation from the dropdown menu. Otherwise, select the "create new" field and write the name of your organisation. Do you belong to a member organisation or group but you do not see the name in the list or the name is wrongly listed? Reach out to us via ljubljana2023@ilga-europe.org

Organization Name *

Organization data

Country *

Please name the country where the organization/group, which is the main host of the workshop is registered/active. Given ILGA-Europe’s mandate and geographic focus, only LGBTI activists representing an organisation in Europe and Central Asia region will be considered.

City *

Email *

Is anonymous organisation *

Yes

Workshop Description

Co-hosts of the workshop *

Which organisation(s) will be co-organising this workshop with you? Please list your confirmed co-hosts here by providing their names, emails, organisations and countries. The programme of the Conference can only include joint proposals by at least two organisations and including diverse perspectives from across the movement.

Title *

Put here the (working) title of your workshop (you can still change it later).

Workshop Description *

Describe your workshop here to give an idea what it will be about and what it will look like. Try to describe it in no more than 200 words.

Relevance to the Annual Conference themes *

Please let us know how your workshop connects to the themes of the Annual Conference. Try to describe it in no more than 200 words.

Participants of the workshop *

Please let us know who will benefit from your workshop.

What is needed to make this workshop happen? *

Name here any tools or support that you think you might need. How many people can participate in a workshop, are there any limitations? Do you think that interpretation will be necessary for your workshop and why? What kind of room set-up (cabaret or theatre) or additional materials do you need for your workshop to take place?

Privacy and data protection *

I authorize ILGA-Europe to collect personal information for the purpose of processing my application for programme contributions. I understand that information may be passed on to third parties (such as service providers) securely and only for the purpose of event logistics.

Yes