Come together in small groups to discuss a subject with other people who share the same interest
Develop new ideas and contacts that can be pursued after the conference
Anyone can propose an Unconference meet-up, by filling this Google Form.
For questions, please contact Andy Richardson at the IPU (ar@ipu.org)
Context
The Unconference is a space where participants can gather in small groups (“meet-ups”) to discuss topics of mutual interest. Exactly what these topics are, how they are developed and how groups are formed will be something of an organic process that will take shape in the run-up to, and during, the conference.
Some meet-ups will be initiated by the conference organizers. Others will be initiated by conference participants. Some meet-ups will be on the basis of shared characteristics ex. Pacific parliaments. Others will be based on shared interests ex. Legislation against deepfakes.
No interpretation will be provided during the Unconference. All meet-ups will be language-specific.
Organization
Meet-ups will normally last up to 90 minutes. There will be one set of meet-ups in the 9.30-11.00 session, and another in the 11.30-13.00 session.
A meet-up will normally consist of 5-10 people, sitting around one of the tables in the room.
Meet-ups will normally be facilitated by the person who proposed them (the “host”). Hosts should normally produce a quick summary of the discussions at the end of the meet-up. A person from the organizers will be present in the room to help people find the meet-up they are interested in.
The final list of meet-ups should be published by the organizers by 20.00 on 29 November.
This schedule will be updated during the conference. The final schedule will be available at the end of Sunday 30 November.
This meet-up is targeted at participants from Small Island Developing States, and anyone interested in the opportunities and challenges of AI for small parliaments.
Facilitator: Avinash Bikha, IPU
Language: English
This session goes beyond AI adoption and asks what parliament itself could become. Join a space for questioning assumptions and imagining new ways of deciding, reasoning, and governing with artificial intelligence.
Facilitator: Beatriz Rey (Popvox)
Language: English