Registration
Registration Guidelines
The World Social Forum is an open space for all, without
discrimination of race, origin, gender, religious beliefs, political
ideologies, sexual orientation etc. The 2011 WSF Organizing Committee
has developed this registration tool which is already opened for
registration of organizations, individual participants and delegates,
activities and also stall requests for the next edition of the Forum.
You will be guided online during the whole process.
However, if you have Internet access difficulties, or if you know an organization that need to register but don’t have Internet Access, please, contact the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee, a form will be available to you for your registration: enregistrement@wsf2011.org
The registration for the centralized edition of
the 2011 World Social Forum were postponed until January 9th. The event
is going to take place on February 6-11, in Dakar, Senegal, at the
Cheikh Anta Diop University Campus. For communicators, the deadline is
the same, but individual registration will be kept open. The general
program will be organized on the following way:
1st day (02/06/2011): Opening March
2nd day (02/07/2011): Day of Africa and Diasporas
3rd day (02/08/2011): Self-organized activities
4th day (02/09/2011): Self-organized activities
5th day (02/10/2011): Assemblies of Convergence
6th day (02/11/2011): Assemblies of Convergence / Assembly of Assemblies
The general guidelines from the WSF
Organization is that organizations should read the 12 thematic axes
prior to their registration, in order to chose the ones that are more
appropriate to their activities. There are two modes of registration:
individual and of organizations. This last one allows the registration
of other types of participation like Assemblies of Convergence, Expanded
Activities, stalls later one. Just like it was with other centralized
editions, only organizations can register activities. In case you only
want to attend as participant, please register as an individual.
If you have Internet access difficulties, or if you know an organization
that need to register but don’t have Internet Access, please, we
recommend to contact the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee in
Dakar:
+ 221 33 825 13 81
+ 221 77 436 88 01
+ 221 76 281 26 21
Or by e-mail: enregistrement@wsf2011.org ou secretariat@wsf2011.org
To register
There are two modes of registration: individual and of organizations.
Organizations can send up to 5 delegates and register 3 activities,
which will be confirmed after the payment of registration fees is made.
Deadline for registering and payment is on January 9th.
Click here to access the registration area.
For registration fees, click here.
Step by step
In case you have any difficulty in filling in the forms or to learn more on the registration process, please click here and go the Step by Step page.
Axes
If you are having doubt on which axis is more suitable for your activity, click here to read them again.
Expanded Activities
The “Expanded Dakar” activities will be held on February 4-13 2011. You
and your organization can prepare from a distance an action taking place
on your city, neighborhood, school or workplace, aiming to take part at
the 2011 WSF, even not physically present in Dakar. In case you are
interested, please write to facilit.espaco.fsm.extendido@gmail.com with
the following information: Location, Date, Time, Proposing Organization,
Contact Person, Theme, Activity's format. For more information: http://openfsm.net/projects/dakar-etendu/invit/#EN
Interpreters
A strong team of local African language volunteers is presently being
recruited and will be trained in Dakar. We will also need a number of
experienced and professional interpreters from outside Senegal for other
languages. The list of required languages will be compiled from the
list of speakers and the requests of the participant delegations, but
will mainly be French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Arabic.
Due to budgetary constraints, we can only select volunteers from Africa
and Europe. Tickets from the Americas or Asia are unfortunately too
expensive. In accordance with Babels rules, we will ensure there is a
balance of experienced and first-time interpreters in the booths. The
selection process will also be transparent and inclusive. We will
document every step of the selection process and report on it publicly,
via the Babels forum and mailing list.
Availability: we will be organizing training sessions for
community interpreters prior to the Forum. If you can come earlier to
help with this training, with the additional forums or general logistic
tasks please tell us.
The WSF-OC will pay for your ticket and accommodation. There will be a
per diem of 15000 cfa/day (22€) to cover your food and transport (which
will cost less than that). Accommodation will probably be in shared
flats. More information on logistics will be provided later on.
If you are interested in participating, please go to the following URL: http://goo.gl/KV1me
and fill out the form. We will contact you shortly to confirm your
registration. If you are selected, we will inform you as early as
possible.
Please send your answers to logistique@wsf2011.org
Volunteers
The Organizing Committee of the 2011 World Social Forum, to be held on
February 6-11, in Dakar (Senegal) is making a call for people who wish
to volunteer at the event. Apart from Senegal, people from neighboring
countries (Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania), but groups
from Europe, Americas, Asia etc are also expected. It will be given
priority to those who are interested in volunteering and speak French
and English fluently. For those who do not live in Dakar, the Committee
cannot cover any travel or accommodation expenses.
Click here to download the volunteer registration form. More information: volontaire@wsf2011.org
Accommodation
The Logistics Commission of the Organizing Committee has listed the
hotels and inns, furnished apartments, villas, the home stay, etc.
Hotels: group rates are available in some hotels from which you can make your reservation directly: http://africansocialforum.org/doc/fsm/dkr2011/liste_hotel.pdf.
For those who want to book hotels, apartments and dormitories, a local
team can facilitate your booking. Facilitation dakarguestservices: http://www.dakarguestmultiservices.com/Reservation.html
Homestay: Contact the Secretariat via e-mail:
secretariat@wsf2011.org / logistique@wsf2011.org and phone + 221 / 33
825 13 81. The Commission is currently negotiating group rates and
identifies families willing to host participants. To this end, a form of
homestay is designed to entertain families, who would be willing to
host participants in their homes. Family Form for Homestay: http://fsm2011.org/en/accommodation-1
For anyone wishing to stay "homestay" and who would benefit from the
facilities that will be obtained, please contact the Secretariat at
email listed below.
Stalls
Organizations can request for exhibition stalls. To do so click the Stalls tab on the menu bar during the Registration process and request your stall. Please, mind the fees, see them here!
Assemblies of Convergence
Guidelines for registering Assemblies of Convergence will be soon available.
Registration of communicators / Press Accreditation / Medias Center
The
WSF 2011 Media center is established on the WSF venue for journalists
accredited for the WSF 2011 event. They can find information on Forum
activities and other practical information’s relating to their stay in Senegal. The
Center will also be opened to organizations registered for the forum and trying
to organize activities with the press, such as press conferences, debates or
interviews with journalists. Procedures will be established to organize and
facilitate access. A special form for communicators is already online.
Visa
To be granted a visa in order to participate at the 2011 WSF in Dakar, we strongly recommend you to look for the Senegalese embassies and consulates in your countries/regions. These services were already informed by the Senegalese authorities and they intend to make the process easier. Other than that, for countries where there is no Senegalese Embassy, participants should get in touch as soon as possible with the Secretariat of the Organizing Commission: secretariatcomiteforumdakar@yahoo.fr or midiouf@yahoo.fr
T: 00221/ 33 825 13 81 or 00221/ 77 632 67 80
Spread the news! Send the information on the WSF registration to your lists, publish it on your organization and social networks' websites.
For more information:
Secretariat: secretariat@wsf2011.org / secretariatcomiteforumdakar@yahoo.fr
Dakar Expanded: dakaretendu2011@wsf2011.org
Registration: enregistrement@wsf2011.org and secretariat@wsf2011.org
Logistics: logisitque@wsf2011.org
Volunteers: volontaire@wsf2011.org
Webmaster: webmaster@wsf2011.org
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