[Registration is Open!] 2022 STI Forum (5-6 May 2022) on Whova

The seventh annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 5 to 6 May 2022. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC H.E. Mr. Collen Vixen Kelapile who has appointed two co-chairs - H.E. Mr. Kennedy Godfrey Gastorn, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations, and H.E. Mr. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. As per its mandate, the Forum will be organized by the UN interagency task team on STI for the SDGs (IATT), convened by UN-DESA and UNCTAD, and the 10-Member Group of high-level representatives appointed by the Secretary General.

The meetings (opening/closing, Ministerial session and Thematic sessions) and special events will be held in a hybrid format and live streamed both on UN WebTV and the Whova platform. All other meetings (Roundtables, pre-events, exhibit, and side events) will only be available on the Whova platform. 

To access the 2022 STI Forum virtually through Whova, please register here: Register Now on Whova

Registered online participants will be able to: 

• Browse the interactive programme, view speaker profiles and plan their personal agenda;
• Watch the livestream of all sessions and share comments/questions in the chat box;
• Visit the virtual exhibition booths and ask questions to learn more;
• Check out the various side events taking place from 4 May to 6 May 2022;
• Follow relevant community board topics and participate in the discussions;
• Network virtually with attendees of similar interests and exchange contacts with those they choose;
• Receive event updates such as last-minute session changes from the organizers.

For more information, including details related to in-person participation in the hybrid sessions, please read the "Participant guide". 

To learn more about event access through Whova in general, please refer to the Video Guide for Whova Attendees. 

For further information: https://sdgs.un.org/tfm/STIForum2022