<div dir="ltr"><p><strong>All stakeholders</strong> are invited to submit proposals to hold workshops at the forthcoming IGF, which will be held in <strong>Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-21 December 2017.</strong> </p>
<p>The proposed overarching theme for this year's annual meeting is<strong> 'Shape Your Digital Future!'</strong>,
emphasizing both the IGF's participatory mechanisms and a
forward-looking approach to the Internet governance discussion. The
sub-themes for the meeting will be determined in part by the workshop
proposals received, with proposers <strong>writing in their own thematic tags.</strong>Tags
on new and emerging issues, such as 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Work in
the Digital Age', 'Law Enforcement & Encryption', etc., are
particularly welcome. <strong>Pre-existing tags</strong> to choose from
include but are not limited to, Internet of Things; Internet Economy;
Policies Enabling Access; Cybersecurity; Human Rights Online; Gender
Issues; and Digital Literacy; among many others.</p>
<p>All resources, including <strong>the workshop proposal form</strong>, and <strong>guidelines</strong> and <strong>tips</strong> for submitting proposals, can be found below. <strong>The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:59 UTC-11.</strong></p>
<p><em>*First-time workshop proposers in particular are encouraged to read through this <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/4415/550" target="_blank"><strong>brief manual</strong></a> for FAQs, tips and links to all IGF workshop resources. </em></p>
<p><em>*All workshop proposers and future workshop speakers should consider joining the <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/igf-2017-speaker-session-collaboration-space" target="_blank"><strong>'IGF 2017 Speaker-Session Collaboration Space'</strong></a>, a forum for exchanging ideas and seeking out new collaborators.</em></p><br><br><br><br><br><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-proposals">http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-proposals</a><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>Michael L. Ilishebo,<br></span></font></b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="1">Kitwe, Zambia</font><br></span></font></b></span><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></b></span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Social Media Handles<br></span></b></span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Twitter: @ilishebo<br></span></b></span></font></div><div><font size="1"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Skype: michael.ilishebo<br></span></b></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br><br><br><br></span></font></b></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><i><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">"walk a mile,for a while,with a smile"</span></font></i></span><b><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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