Request for Proposals: Facilitators for the Global Gathering
Introductory Information
Team CommUNITY (TCU) is looking for a consultant who can partner with TCU events staff and leadership to facilitate TCU’s first global gathering of digital rights leaders and subject matter experts following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background
The global gathering is an annual event that brings together frontline activists, technologists, journalists, human rights defenders, researchers, and other profiles fighting online surveillance and censorship, and working on emerging issues that sit at the intersection of human rights and technology. The event is considered one of the most important gatherings in the digital rights space where, through unique event design and facilitation, the field is able to co-design strategies, share knowledge, and deepen trust between regions and various disciplines.
TCU has selected the coastal municipalities outside of Lisbon, Portugal as the location for this initial event. The gathering will host approximately 200-250 people, in an outdoor space to provide adequate safety from COVID-19 spread, and to promote the mutual goals of productivity and collaboration among TCU and leading digital rights organizations, as well as restoration and recovery from escalated threats and repression in the global ecosystem.
The vision of this first global gathering is to bring together a subset of leaders from digital rights organizations worldwide to a) help design the future instances of the event, b) address critical internal health issues digital rights organizations are facing, and c) collectively create a blueprint to address pressing external threats and the internet freedom landscape.
Project Scope
To support the execution of the vision described above, TCU is looking for a consultant who will:
Provide consultation and implementation of a co-design process, to create a dynamic and results oriented event;
Help design and implement an unconference event design that spans three days;
Conduct community research pre-event, for example via survey or one-to-one interviews, that will inform the design;
Attend the event in Portugal. Three days of the event, and two days pre-event for planning;
Provide consultation and implementation support for event follow-up and feedback for post-event reporting.
Selection Criteria
Demonstrated experience in facilitating large-scale events for an international audience
Strong command of English and cross cultural communication skills.
Strong management experience within an event production context.
Demonstrated experience creating physical, submersive experiences at events.
Timeline
All services must be completed by October 30, 2023.
Submission process
Please submit your resume / CV and proposal by February 24, 2023 to ops@digitalrights.community. Proposals should include your rate / pricing and your approach to execute the project scope outlined above.