<div dir="ltr">Hi Grace<div>Thanks for this.<br><div>I am voting for the first five issues (is it possible issue 9 would be the same as/can be subsumed under issue 5?). In order of preference I would go for: 4, 5, 2, 1, 3. </div><div>But i add that every of these issues is important, it's just that for a one-day meeting focus would be key</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kindest regards,</div><div>Michael M. Murungi<br></div><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 8 June 2015 at 00:45, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear
Listers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Good morning.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As you are aware, two years ago, KICTANet handed over
the function of organizing the Kenya IGF to ISOC-K, a task that the Chapter executed
well. However, the chapter is in the process of electing new leadership and a
request was made to KICTANet to organize the 2015 Kenya IGF.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Accordingly, <b><u>Friday
July 31<sup>st</sup>2015</u></b>, has been identified as the day for this event which will take
place at the Stanley.<u></u><u></u></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Kindly diarize this date.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Global theme for this year is </span><b>“Evolution of Internet Governance:
Empowering Sustainable Development”</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. This
theme will be supported by eight sub-themes namely:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1.
Cybersecurity and Trust;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2.
Internet Economy;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3.
Inclusiveness and Diversity;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">4.
Openness;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">5.
Enhancing Multistakeholder Cooperation;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">6.
Internet and Human Rights;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">7.
Critical Internet Resources;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8.
Emerging Issues.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">9.
Enhancing working partnerships between stakeholders (Multistakeholderism).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We
would like to focus on 4 or 5 of these themes, or even include topics that we
think are important to this country but may not be on the global list. Further,
the event is scheduled for a day and it is important that we focus on a few
topics which will allow for meaningful discussion(s). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Once
we agree on the topics, as is the tradition, we will hold an online moderated debate
which will then result in the f2f KIGF.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">And
so in the spirit of participation, we are requesting you to please help us prioritize
the topics by voting </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">for 4 to 5 out of the list by this
coming Friday (June 12). This will guide us with the overall planning namely
the program, speakers, questions for the online debate etc. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you
and looking forward to your active participation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Rgds<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">GG for the team.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(Grace Bomu, Liz Orembo, Victor Kapiyo, Mwendwa
Kivuva, Barrack Otieno, Davis Onsakia and Ali Hussein).<u></u><u></u></span></p><br><div><br></div> </div></div>
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