World Social Forum 2005 Registration is Now Open
WSF Bulletin September 24, 2004
Information how to register to World Social Forum 2005
The registrations for WSF 2005, to be held in Porto Alegre
(Brazil) from January 26 to 31, 2005, are opened for organisations and
individuals. World Social Forum 2005 will be made up of a new perspective
and of a new methodology, aims to enlarge the possibility of convergences,
increase dialogues during the event and avoid different activities on same
issue that have been developed repetitively and without dialogue between
them. This initiative starts from the premise that it's not possible build
another world without adding efforts, building alternatives and interlinking
common actions and campaigns.
The first step in this way is the Thematic Consultation
held between may and July, in which 1.800 organisation participated. In this
Consultation the organisations described which issues, struggle suggestions,
questions, problems, proposals and challenges they intent to discuss during
the event. From the answers analysis were defined eleven thematic terrains
and three transverse themes.
Understand the new WSF 2005 methodology is fundamental
before the registration. As well as in other event editions, to propose a
self-organised activity, each organisation must joint one of the eleven
thematic terrains. The most important innovation is that all this
information will be available by a public consultation, in a manner that the
registered organisation contact details, as well as the content of the
activities proposals will be accessible. For facilitation this process, the
registration website has a search engine, in which organisations dealing
with common issues and proposals could reach each other, by keyword or by
proposals (of activities and by thematic terrain). In few days, the
registration page will still offer an advanced search option.
Consult the proposals public list before registering an
activity
Before register a self-organised activity, is very
important consult the proposals public list to verify which interlinks have
been formed on the same issue, campaign, struggle, question, problem,
proposal or challenge. An important mean to help you in this search is the
keywords/expressions list, identifying the proposal content.
The self-organised registration form for WSF 2005 has a
preliminary list with 117 suggestions of keywords and expressions, defined
from Thematic Consultation and from previous WSF editions. To choose a
keyword is fundamental for facilitating the meeting between similar
proposals. If you think think these keywords/expressions are not
appropriated, each organisation has still the option to propose new one,
that will be analysed and translated for a possible inclusion in the list.
The aggregation will be encouraged, however, must be done
in a voluntary manner. All organisations can guarantee their own activities
since the beginning, by a previous registration. Nevertheless, if you choose
come together or aggregate your activities with those of other
organisations, you can access your form once more and modify, delete or
include new proposals until November 10, 2004 (Midnight - Brasilia Time).
Please, pay attention to this deadline and, preferably, don't let this task
to the last minute, because the registration system usually is very slow the
day before WSF, due to many simultaneous access.
Individual and organisations registration deadline is
November 30.
Individual registration
In this event edition, the registration will be opened
also for individuals who are not attached necessarily to an organisation.
People who don't represent any organisation can be registered and can
participate in all programme events, but they can't propose activities.
Cultural activities and Press registration
There will be a specific form for cultural activities
registration, which will be available in October.
However, all organisations and individuals who deal with
this issue must be registered from now. You can address your questions to
fsmcultura@forumsocialmundial.org.br. The press registration will be opened
around October. Further information send an email
to:credenciamento@forumsocialmundial.org.br.
Registration fees
Registration fees is a political call for World Social
Forum self-sustainability, because it's a major function to keep the WSF
capability to finance their own activities. Concious of differences between
participant payment means, the WSF 2005 Organising Committee stipulate
different registration fees:
For geopolitic North (OCDE country members - Germany,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Korea, Denmark, Spain, United States,
Finland, France, Greece, Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan,
Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden,
Switzerland - except Mexico and East Europe countries) - R$ 300,00 by
organisation, more R$ 30,00 for each participant (attached or not to any
organisation).
For other countries, Brazil included - R$ 150,00 for
organisation, more R$ 12,00 for participant (attached or not to any
organisation).
The payment system will be available soon. For
international organisations, the payment can be made by Visa credit card or
by bank transfer. Deadlines for registration fees payment are:
November 30, 2004 - if the organisation proposes an
activity or
December 05, 2004 - if organisation is just sending
participants.
World Social Forum Office in S‹o Paulo:
Address: rua General Jardim, 660 - 8th floor - S‹o
Paulo - SP - Brazil
Postal code: 01223-010
Website: www.worldsocialforum.org
World Social Forum Office in Porto Alegre:
Address: Av. Presidente Jo‹o Goulart, 551, 4 andar,
sala 402 - Usina do Gas™metro, Porto Alegre - RS, BrŽsil Cep: 90010-120- Brasil
E-mail: fsmpoa@forumsocialmundial.org.br
For more information, visit:Êwww.worldsocialforum.org »
October 2004