<div dir="ltr"><h1 id="gmail-page-title">IGF 2017 Call for Open Forums</h1>
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<p>The IGF Secretariat is currently accepting requests to hold Open Forums at this year's IGF in Geneva, Switzerland. <strong>The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 21 June 2017, noon UTC. </strong></p>
<p>All Governments, treaty-based international organizations, and global
organizations with international scope and presence, with operations
across regions, dealing with Internet governance-related issues, are
invited to submit requests for an Open Forum slot through <strong><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-open-forum-submission-form" target="_blank">this e-form</a>.</strong> The inclusion of a <strong>background paper </strong>with the request is strongly encouraged. </p>
<p><strong>Open Forums should focus on a Government or organization’s
IG-pertinent activities during the past year and allow sufficient time
for questions and discussions. </strong>The standard duration for the session is 60 minutes. </p>
<p><strong>Governments and treaty-based international organizations will be given slots on a priority basis.</strong></p><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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