[kictanet] Reminder: INVITATION TO THE 2010 KENYA INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM : STRENGTHENING EAST AFRICAS CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES-29th july 2010

[Joe Kiragu]

REMINDER:

> 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 the
> regional East Africa Internet 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 and
> development 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 practice evolving in  
> the
> East Africa region.
>
> Further, Kenya has expressed interest in hosting the 2011 global  
> United
> Nations Internet Governance 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  
> IGF
> website http://www.eaigf.or.ke/nigfs/kigf.html
>
> For planning purposes, kindly send an email to kenya at eaigf.or.ke
> confirming your attendance.
>
>
>
>
> for
> Sammy Buruchara
> Chairman
> Kenya Network Information Centre
>
>