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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Might of interest to some of you.<div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>GG<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: cmasango@unog.ch<br>Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:09:43 +0100<br>To: igfregionals@intgovforum.org<br>Subject: [Igfregionals] Invitation to participate in IGF2015 preparatory process<br><br><span style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Dear Regional and National IGF initiatives,</span><br style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br>As you are aware, preparations for the 2015 meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) are already in process. This year there is a particular emphasis on inter-sessional work. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has recommended in its virtual meeting of 3 March that National and Regional IGF initiatives be approached and invited to participate more closely in the preparation process. It is hoped that such participation will serve to strengthen the synergies and connections that exist between National and Regional initiatives and the IGF, thereby enriching the discourse.<br><br>The “<b>Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development</b>” has been chosen for as the main overarching theme of IGF 2015. With eight sub-themes that are as follows: </span></p><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">· Cybersecurity and <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">t</font>rust; <br>· The Internet <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">e</font>conomy; <br>· Inclusiveness and <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">d</font>iversity; <br>· Openness; <br>· Enhancing <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">m</font>ultistakeholder <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">c</font>ooperation;<br>· The Internet and <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">h</font>uman <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">r</font>ights; <br>· Critical Internet <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">r</font>esources; and<br>· Emerging <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">i</font>ssues.</span></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">The MAG has recommended that a formal invitation be extended to all national and regional initiatives both to contribute to the horizontal global inter-sessional theme for this year: "<b>Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion</b>", and to develop messages and/ or conclusions that will support the global IGF inter-sessional work. <br><br>The MAG also recommended that regional and national IGFs be invited to participate in the Best Practice Forums (BPFs). The mailing lists for the associated themes for this year’s BPFs are as follows:</span></p><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="ecxwebkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_spam_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_spam_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">);</span></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Establishing and supporting Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) for Internet security (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_certs_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_certs_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">);</span></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_multistakeholder_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_multistakeholder_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">;</span></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Practices to countering abuse against women online (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_counteringabuse_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_counteringabuse_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">);</span></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">IPv6 (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">); and</span></div><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-indent:-0.25in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Symbol;">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">IXPs (</span><a target="_blank" href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ixps_intgovforum.org"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:windowtext;">http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ixps_intgovforum.org</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">). </span></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br>For these reasons, the IGF Secretariat kindly invites National and Regional IGF initiatives to</span><span class="ecxMsoCommentReference"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></p><ol style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Introduce the theme and sub-themes of the upcoming IGF to the discussions held during 2015 whenever <font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">possible</font>;</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Provide suggestions relating to ideas on the basic pillars that will help operationalize and advance inter-sessional work during 2015;</span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Contribute to the discussions regarding the development of “Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion”; </span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Distribute this message widely amongst multistakeholder participants involved with your respective IGFs;</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"> and </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></li><li><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Make any suggestions and/or inputs on how we can maximise, facilitate and strengthen your engagement with BPF and inter-sessional work.</span></li></ol><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">We look forward to continuing and strengthening the collaboration that already exists between National and Regional IGF initiatives and the IGF.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">For further queries please kindly contact <a href="mailto:igf@unog.ch">igf@unog.ch</a></span></p><div style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;">Best regards,</span></div><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family:'Sans Serif', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.333332061767578px;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;">Chengetai </span></p><div><br></div><div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div>Chengetai Masango</div><div>Programme and Technology Manager</div><div>Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)</div><div>Dependance La Pelouse</div><div>Palais des Nations</div><div>CH - 1211 Genève 10</div><div>e-mail: <a href="mailto:cmasango@unog.ch">cmasango@unog.ch</a></div><div>Tel : +41(0)22 917 57 68</div><div>Fax : +41(0)22 917 00 92</div></div><br>_______________________________________________
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