SDG Action Weekend 16 and 17 September 2023 Umbrella Accreditation under the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS) Coordination Mechanism As of 18 August 2023 Background and Overview • • Access to the SDG Action Weekend will be open to all those with valid UN Grounds Passes, including CSOs (“N” badge). All other interested participants will need to request registration through a dedicated form. This document refers to the additional registration channel (‘umbrella’) which is being set up to facilitate the participation of representatives from the Major Groups and Other Stakeholders (MGoS). GENERAL REGISTRATION INFO General registration link - https://indico.un.org/event/1006879/ (to be publicly promoted) For more information, please visit the SDG Action Weekend website. Registration will be open from 21 August to 8 September. Please note that late registrations cannot be accommodated and there will be no on-site registration. MGoS Registration Channel • • • • An additional separate Indico form has been set up for the registration of MGoS representatives. This form will not be broadly disseminated through the SDG Action Weekend website. MGoS CM organizing partners/focal points are kindly asked to share this link only with recognized members in order to facilitate the vetting process. Please do not publish this link on public domains/social media. MGoS organizing partners/focal points will be responsible for reviewing registration requests of their representatives and to indicate to DESA who should be approved/rejected. DESA will inform MGoS organizing partners/focal points in case of any issues related to registration requests. Each MGoS constituency will be allocated 40 slots for the registration. DESA will be adjusting the quotas based on information received from organizing partners/focal points. Link to registration in the UN Indico online system • Interested representatives from MGoS, should use this registration form: https://indico.un.org/event/1006899/ - Please note that this link is not public and can only be accessed through the direct link. • • Deadline for participants to register on Indico: 8 September 2023. Registrations will be reviewed by the UN Secretariat on a rolling basis. A confirmation letter will be sent to all approved participants. Participants may use this letter to apply for a visa with their local US embassy/consulate, as appropriate. How to register (this information can be shared with prospective participants) • • • • • • In order to register, all participants must have their own individual account on Indico with a valid email address. (Please check the participants guide here). Click on registration tab on the left corner of the page > click on Log in to proceed on the bottom of the page > Log in to your account Select the corresponding NGO’s accredited MGoS constituencies from the drop-down menu, if your organization is not found, please choose Other and indicate your organization name: Please make sure that the organization name under Representation type is matching the name of umbrella organization. Complete the form as required. Make sure to complete all mandatory fields, then click “Apply.” Approval process • Major Group’s Focal points with existing Indico accounts will be granted the right to see the list of registrations and to export the list for review. • • • • • Focal points can click on filters> add their umbrella oranization name in Rep Sub Type box to review the registrations. Focal points should send the “Green List” of individuals that are recommended for approval to DSDG/DESA (To: Bayda Alibrahim [[email protected]], copy to Sabrina Axster [[email protected]] on a weekly basis on 25 August, 1 September and 11 September so approvals can be processed on a rolling basis. The final list of participants recommended for approval should be sent to DSDG/DESA no later than 11 September 2023. If additional focal points need to be added, please make sure they have an account on Indico and send the name/email address to Sabrina Axster ([email protected]) and Bayda Alibrahim () before the 11 September deadline. For additional information about registration to the SDG Action Weekend, please check here: https://www.un.org/en/conferences/SDGSummit2023/SDG-Action-Weekend