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Proposals can have the following formats: presentations of experiences, academic presentations, roundtables, debates, participatory workshops, artistic presentations, and plenary sessions. Each session will last 90 minutes, with some exceptions.
Presentations of Experiences: Accounts of participatory democratic practices presented by the actors themselves, whether organizations or government bodies. We encourage site visits for local experiences. Groups who present experiences in their own locations will have free access to all conference activities.
Academic Presentations: In-progress or finalized research studies. Accepted presentations will be grouped into panels by subject, geographic origin, or other thematic considerations. Each session will have 4 presentations of 15 minutes each, including approximately 30 minutes for questions, answers, and discussion.
Roundtables: Dialogues between different speakers (minimum three, maximum five) about a common theme, coordinated by a moderator. A suitable time should be reserved for audience participation, but this does not need to be the main focus of the session, as in the participatory workshops. Priority will be given to panels that reflect cultural, geographic, and issues diversity.
Debates: Discussions between two experts with very different visions on a specific subject, moderated by an “arbitrator” that keeps track of time and previously agreed-on rules of debate. While roundtables look for diversity, debates engage with polarization. It is essential that participants treat each other respectfully and abide by a friendly spirit.
Participatory Workshops: Horizontal group analysis of concrete problems of participatory democratic practices, and solutions to these problems. Facilitators should describe the relevant aspects of the problem, and engage participants in discussing possible solutions.
Artistic Presentations: Documentaries, theater, poetry, music, graffiti and other artistic presentations that they have to do with the conference themes. To the extent that there is time and interest, we encourage proposals to solicit audience participation.
Plenary sessions: Special guest speakers who are internationally known.
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