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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Participate in DOT�s virtual youth Unconference!</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">DOT is hosting a youth-led DOT Youth & Learning Unconference this week in Nairobi, Kenya at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">We would like to invite you to join us virtually on Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 as young people from throughout East Africa converge on Nairobi to engage
with representatives from the public, private, financial, and academic sectors to discuss issues such as employment, entrepreneurship, gender, technology, and the digital divide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Many of the Unconference sessions will be streamed live at <a href="http://dotrust.org/unconference">http://dotrust.org/unconference</a>, and viewers will be
able to participate in the discussions online and engage with attendees in Nairobi real-time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Virtual sessions include symposiums on ICT and Digital Literacy, Gender, as well as Youth & Change, in which young people from Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda,
and Tanzania will share their experiences and facilitate discussions with stakeholders, virtual participants, and scholars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Opening Plenary � join live on Thursday May 16 at 9:00AM East Africa Time/2:00AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/12zADF3">http://j.mp/12zADF3</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Introduction to the DOT Unconference � join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:30AM East Africa Time/3:30AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/10G5XA7">http://j.mp/10G5XA7</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Panel Discussion with Invited Scholars � join live on Thursday May 16 at 10:40AM East Africa Time/3:40AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/17tcTI8">http://j.mp/17tcTI8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">ICT and Digital Literacy Symposium � join live on Thursday May 16 at 1:30PM East Africa Time/6:30AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/19rj3VS">http://j.mp/19rj3VS</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Gender Symposium � join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/13kaatT">http://j.mp/13kaatT</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Youth Interview Panel � join live on Thursday May 16 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/18K3tXI">http://j.mp/18K3tXI</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Youth and Change Symposium � join live on Friday May 17 at 10:45AM East Africa Time/3:45AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/10xMNLI">http://j.mp/10xMNLI</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Closing Plenary � including Peka Kucha presentations, discussion panel, and interview panel � join live on Friday May 17 at 3:00PM East Africa Time/8:00AM EST: <a href="http://j.mp/YUYhyA">http://j.mp/YUYhyA</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Follow the Unconference on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/search/?q=%23DOTUnconf">#DOTUnconf</a></span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Digital Opportunity Trust on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/digitalopptrust">@DigitalOppTrust</a></span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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