[kictanet] Invitation to the 2010 Kenya IGF Meeting Panafric hotel Nairobi 29.07.2010

Fri Jul 16 13:44:02 EAT 2010

Dear All,

The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network
(KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the
2010 Kenya IGF to be held at the Panafric hotel in Nairobi, on the 29th of
July 2010 7.00 am to 1:00 Pm

The 2010 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2009 national IGF and theregional
East Africa Intrenet Governance Forum 2009 (EA-IGF2009), as well as
preparation for the EA-IGF 2010.

The national and the regional forums aim at creating awareness,  instituting
a consensus building process to develop a common understanding of local IG
issues as well as building capacity in order to enable meaningful
participation in global Internet policy, governance anddevelopment processes
and initiatives.

The Kenya IGF will therefore provide Kenyan Internet stakeholders with an
opportunity to increase understanding of Internet governance issues and the
links with socio-economic, political and cultural development and strengthen
the internet governance community of practise evolving in the East Africa
region.

Further, Kenya has expressed interest in hosting the 2011 global United
Nations Intrenet Governnace Forum (UN-IGF) the Kenya  and EA IGF  will
support the goals of the IGF and the continued evolution of the
open,multi-stakeholder internet.

The outcomes of the K-IGF will be submitted and presented at the 2010 East
Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF 2010) to be held in Kampala,Uganda
from the 11th to the 13th of August 2010 and subsequently to the global
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on
14-17 September 2010.

On behalf of all participating organizations, it is my pleasure to invite
you to the Kenya IGF. More information can be found on the National
IGFwebsite http://www.eaigf.or.ke/nigfs/kigf.html.  we hope you will be able
to participate as per the attached proposed programme. For planning
purposes, kindly send an email to
kenya at eaigf.or.ke<http://us.mc578.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]><mailto:
kenya at eaigf.or.ke<http://us.mc578.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>
>
confirming your attendance.

Kind Regards,

 Joe Kiragu
Administrative Manger
Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC)
kiragu at kenic.or.ke<http://us.mc578.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]>

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