IGF Village Position
The IGF Village will be positioned inside of the UNESCO HQ in Paris. Please see the two floor plans for the exact names of the space areas and individual booth locations (Floor Plan A for 1-24 booths and Floor Plan B for 25-56 booths).
Total Number of booths
Total number of booths is 56. Pending requests will be accommodated, in case someone of the approved organizers with cancel participation or will be willing to partner with another organizer.
How the booths will be positioned/allocated?
The final allocation of booths will be done in alphabetical order. The number under which your organization is listed on the IGF website corresponds to the same number on the floor plan that marks the allocation of your booth. Please see the numbered list of booths here and compare that number with the numbers in the attached floor plans (for booths 1-24 please see the Floor Plan A, and for booths from 25-56 please see the Floor Plan B).
Booth descriptions (dimensions and facilities)
Each booth will contain one desk and two chairs. Please see here the design of the desk with its dimensions.
Each booth will have 1 power plug (voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz).
The whole IGF Village area will be covered with a stable WiFi network.
Each booth will contain one A3 format sheet of solid paper that contains the name of the exhibitor, attached to desks.
The booths will not be surrounded by any panels. However, there is a wall behind each of the desks, and organizers are allowed to display their materials by attaching it to those walls, with taking full responsibility not to damage walls.
Booths will not have any lockable cabinets.
Desks at the booths do not have any drawers.
Booths organizers are responsible for their belongings. It is advised not to leave valuable items unsupervised.
What can you bring to your booth space?
You are allowed to bring your info-materials (banners, backdrops, posters, publications and similar, including promo t-shirts as some did last year) that are directly connected to your work and are of non-commercial nature.
Please note that the it is now allowed to have any food and drinks inside the Venue. Also, the coffee/tea machines or similar electronic devices to be at the booth area are not allowed.
Is there a printing service at the venue?
Yes, there is a print cafe at the venue, where you can print materials.
Can you ship any materials to the venue prior to the meeting?
Unfortunately, this will not be possible.
However, it will be possible that the organizers deliver their materials with a vehicle on Friday, 9 November 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 15:00 p.m. local time in Paris.
It will not be possible to park the vehicles inside the venue, but just to enter, drop off the materials and leave the venue. There will be volunteers to help putting materials inside of the Venue.
In case you will use this option, please inform the IGF Secretariat at: igf[et]un[dot]org.
When is the opening and closing of the IGF Village?
The IGF Village will be open from Monday morning, 12 November, when the programme starts. The organizers can enter the Venue starting from 07:00 a.m. local time in Paris. The booth areas will need to be cleared by 17:00 p.m. local time in Paris, on the last day of the meeting (14 November).