1st GGN DIGITAL FORUM

Tuesday 17th & Wednesday 18th November 2020 at 12:00 GMT

The GGN Executive Board invites all the GGN Institutional Members official representatives, the GGN Individual Members and the GGN Honorary Members to participate in the 1st GGN Digital Forum which will take place on Tuesday 17th and 18th November 2020. 

The 1st session of the GGN Digital Forum on Tuesday 17th (12.00-14.00 GMT) will deal with GGN issues and is open to GGN Members ONLY!

The 2nd session of the GGN Digital Forum on Wednesday 18th (12.00-14.00) will deal with issues related to UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme and will be open to GGN Members and also to UNESCO National Commission Representatives.

The GGN Executive Board


Agenda

Tuesday 17th November 2020 / 12.00-14.00 GMT
(6.00 – 8.00 AM Mexico / 9.00 – 11.00 PM Japan) 

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12.00

1. Welcome and Greetings / Adoption of the Agenda

Greetings by 

  • N. Zouros, GGN President
  • K. Vandenberghe, UNESCO
  • G. Martini, UGGp Council Chair

12.15                    

2. Report on GGN Activities till September 2018

  • Geoparks and COVID-19 
  • Geoparks – Territories of Resilience
  • Geopark Digital Activities

Nickolas Zouros and Guy Martini

12.45

3. GGN Operation

3.1. Annual General Assembly for Accounts

Nickolas Zouros and Kristin Rangnes

3.2. Regional Geopark Networks

  • APGN     – Jin Xiaochi
  • EGN        – Kristin Rangnes
  • GEOLAC – Patricio Melo
  • Canada – John Calder
  • Africa – Driss Achbal

13.15

4. 9th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks – Jeju island 

Conference Organizing Committee Representative – Yongmun Jeon

13.30

Discussion Q & A

14.00 End of Session

Wednesday 18th November 2020/ 12.00-14.00 GMT
UNESCO Global Geoparks – Information Session

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12.00

Greetings by the UNESCO 

Introductory presentation: UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme – Activity report and Geopark Field Missions 2020-21

Kristof Vandenberghe, UNESCO

12.20

2. New Check List Document and Explanatory Note

Guy Martini, UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Chair

12.40

3. New Evaluation Document A – Geopark Quality Assessment

Nickolas Zouros, GGN President, UGGp Council Bureau

13.00

4. IGCP Programme and Geoheriage related activities at UNESCO

Ozlem Adiyaman, UNESCO, IGCP Secretariat

13.10

Q & A  

Discussion 

14.00 End of Session

INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
1. UGGp New Documents  – Process explanations [doc]
2. CHECK LIST for UNESCO Global Geoparks [pdf]
3. Explanatory Note on the CHECK LIST for UNESCO Global Geoparks [pdf]
4. FORM A for UNESCO Global Geoparks [pdf]
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