Guide for WHRCF Session Organizers
Ⅰ. The 13th WHRCF Overview
- Period: 4-7 October 2023
- Venue: Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Program: 30+ sessions and events (Official Events, Plenary Session, Thematic Sessions, Network Sessions, Special Sessions, Human Rights Training
Sessions, Tours & Side Events)
- Format: Hybrid (Onsite & Online)
- Hosts: Gwangju Metropolitan City, UN Human Rights, UNESCO, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
- Organizers: Gwangju International Center, UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Partners: 40+ local and international partners
* For more information on the program, please refer to the 12th WHRCF Final Report (Click here)
Ⅱ. Organizing a Session at the 13th WHRCF
Every session organizer will be required to submit a session proposal to the Secretariat no later than April before the overall program is finalized.
1. Accepted Sessions
The organizer of a session which has been confirmed with existing partners is expected to submit a session proposal directly to the Secretariat. The session proposal form will be shared individually via email.
- Tentative Schedule | |
Overall theme and concept note confirmation | Mid-March |
Session proposal submission | March-April |
Bilateral meeting | Late April |
Session preparation and operation | May-October |
Session report and evaluation | November-December |
2. Call for Sessions
We are opening a Call for Sessions to expand our partnerships and invite various international organizations, academia, and CSOs interested in participating in the Forum. As a session organizer, you will be required to mobilize your own resources and take on responsibilities involved with organizing a session. The Call for Sessions will be open in late March.
* The announcement along with detailed information will be made on the WHRCF website.
- Tentative Schedule | |
Overall theme and concept note confirmation
| Mid-March
|
Call for Sessions announcement
| Late March
|
Session proposal submission
| March-April
|
Acceptance announcement
| Late April
|
Bilateral meeting
| Late April
|
Session preparation and operation
| May-October
|
Session report and evaluation
| November-December
|
* For further inquiries, please contact us via email (whrcf@gic.or.kr).
Guide for WHRCF Session Organizers
Ⅰ. The 13th WHRCF Overview
- Period: 4-7 October 2023
- Venue: Kimdaejung Convention Center, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
- Program: 30+ sessions and events (Official Events, Plenary Session, Thematic Sessions, Network Sessions, Special Sessions, Human Rights Training
Sessions, Tours & Side Events)
- Format: Hybrid (Onsite & Online)
- Hosts: Gwangju Metropolitan City, UN Human Rights, UNESCO, National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
- Organizers: Gwangju International Center, UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Partners: 40+ local and international partners
* For more information on the program, please refer to the 12th WHRCF Final Report (Click here)
Ⅱ. Organizing a Session at the 13th WHRCF
Every session organizer will be required to submit a session proposal to the Secretariat no later than April before the overall program is finalized.
1. Accepted Sessions
The organizer of a session which has been confirmed with existing partners is expected to submit a session proposal directly to the Secretariat. The session proposal form will be shared individually via email.
- Tentative Schedule
Overall theme and concept note confirmation
Mid-March
Session proposal submission
March-April
Bilateral meeting
Late April
Session preparation and operation
May-October
Session report and evaluation
November-December
2. Call for Sessions
We are opening a Call for Sessions to expand our partnerships and invite various international organizations, academia, and CSOs interested in participating in the Forum. As a session organizer, you will be required to mobilize your own resources and take on responsibilities involved with organizing a session. The Call for Sessions will be open in late March.
* The announcement along with detailed information will be made on the WHRCF website.
- Tentative Schedule
Overall theme and concept note confirmation
Mid-March
Call for Sessions announcement
Late March
Session proposal submission
March-April
Acceptance announcement
Late April
Bilateral meeting
Late April
Session preparation and operation
May-October
Session report and evaluation
November-December
* For further inquiries, please contact us via email (whrcf@gic.or.kr).