[kictanet] 5th Global IGF, Vilnius - Remote participation HUB in Nairobi

[Joe Kiragu]

Dear Listers,

Remote participants will be able to follow the meeting taking place in  
Vilnius by watching videocasts or listening to audiocasts from the  
meeting rooms and reading real-time closed captioning.

Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) in conjunction  with   
Multimedia University will be hosting a remote participation HUB at  
The Multimedia University, Mbagathi, Magadi road from 14th September  
2010 - 17 September 2010 at the University conference facilities.

Participants who would like to participate at the Kenya IGF HUB please  
register be sending an email to remote at eaigf.or.ke

Remote participants will be able to interact with the meeting by  
sending text questions, using the remote participation platform  
(Webex). These questions will be forwarded to the panel moderator when  
he/she opens the floor for questions from the audience.

Hubs are also encouraged to send short pre-recorded video questions or  
statement (2-3 min) outlining key issues on the local discussion  
agenda. Hubs will be also allowed to join with real-time video message.
The links to access each meeting room will be provided before the IGF.  
Remote participants should take a look at the IGF schedule available  
here to see the room and the time of the session they would like to  
follow.

In order to convert Vilnius local time into your time zone, you can  
visit this website.

During the IGF, you can also use social network platforms to take part  
in the Internet Governance Dialogue:


Share your views in Twitter: #IGF10
Share your video in Youtube
Share your pictures in Flickr
Leave messages in Facebook
More information on Remote hub: Nairobi, Kenya

Institution:
   Multimedia University ( By Kenya Network Information Centre)
Number of Expected Participants within the Hub:
   100
Possible area(s) of interest within the 5 main IGF themes:
.Security, openness and privacy, Access and diversity
.Managing critical Internet resources
.Internet governance for development (IG4D),
.Taking stock of Internet governance and the way forward,
.Emerging issues: cloud computing.
Planned Pre-meeting activities: .
Kenya Internet Governance Forum - 29th July 2010, Nairobi
.East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) - 111-13 August  2010,  
Kampala Uganda
Hub Coordinator:
Joe Kiragu, Administrative Manager/ Paul Museeh, Technical Manager
Kenya  Network Information Centre (KENIC)


Regards,

Joe Kiragu
Administrative Manger
Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC)
kiragu at kenic.or.ke




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