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2nd Geneva Engage Awards

08 February 2017 -

Geneva

Event description

There is a need to foster effective links between International Geneva and communities worldwide that are affected by the policies discussed in Geneva. The Geneva Engage Awards are awarded every year to actors that have been the most effective in their social media outreach and engagement.

Watch the recording of the Awards Ceremony | View the list of actors shortlisted for the Awards, and the Data Analysis behind the awards | Learn more about the Geneva Engage initiative

2nd Geneva Engage Awards (2017)

8 February 2017 | 15.00 – 17.30 
followed by a cocktail reception

DiploFoundation, WMO Building, 7bis Avenue de la Paix, Geneva
 

There is a need to foster effective links between International Geneva and the communities worldwide that are affected by the policies discussed in Geneva. The Geneva Engage Awards are awarded every year to actors that have been the most effective in their social media outreach and engagement. The first Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in January 2016 as part of the Geneva Engage Conference.

There are three Geneva Engage Award categories: (a) International Organisations, (b) Non-Governmental Organisations, and (c) Permanent Missions. The selection for the award is based on DiploFoundation’s analysis on the innovative and effective use of social media. View the list of actors shortlisted for the Awards.

2nd Geneva Engage Awards

Programme

15.00 – 15.15 Introductory remarks:
  • Dr Jovan Kurbalija, Director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform
  • Mr Olivier Coutau, Delegate for International Geneva, Republic and State of Geneva
15.15 – 15.30 Quiz: What do you know about International Geneva’s social media scene?
15.30 – 16.45

Awards Ceremony and presentations by the winners. The categories:

  • (a) International Organisations
  • (b) Non-Governmental Organisations and Non-Profits
  • (c) Permanent Missions
16.45 – 17.30 Geneva Engage! Out-of-the-box initiatives:
  • Ms Aziyadé Poltier-Mutal, Head of the Perception Change Project
  • Mr Matthias Lüfkens, Founder of Twiplomacy
  • Mr Jon Mark Walls, CEO of GovFaces
17.30 – 19.00 Reception in the WMO Attic

 

 

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Contact

Learn more about the Geneva Engage initiative. For more information, contact Ms Barbara Rosen Jacobson at barbarar@diplomacy.edu

 

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