<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Colleagues,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Apologies for cross posting and any possible duplication but this may be of interest for those chasing Internet Governance</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Best</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Keith</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">IGF Secretariat</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:info@intgovforum.org">info@intgovforum.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, May 15, 2020 at 5:35 PM<br>Subject: [IGF] Newsletter Volume 1 No. 1, May 2020<br>To: <a href="mailto:info@intgovforum.org">info@intgovforum.org</a> <<a href="mailto:info@intgovforum.org">info@intgovforum.org</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Welcome to the inaugural IGF 2020 Newsletter! This regular newsletter will summarise key news and activities for busy IGF participants. Let us know if you have any feedback on how to improve
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">In this newsletter:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Preparations for IGF 2020</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">New at the IGF</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Intersessional Activities </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">National, Regional and Youth IGF Initiatives (NRIs)</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For Your Action!</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Plans are going ahead for IGF 2020, 2-6 November 2020.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Host Country, UN DESA and the IGF Secretariat are keeping a close watch on the development of
<span lang="AR-SA">‎</span>the </span><a href="https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">COVID-19</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">pandemic and its possible impact on the IGF processes. Any changes will be
<span lang="AR-SA">‎</span>communicated as early as possible to assist IGF participants in their preparations for the meeting.<i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The IGF 2020 program is being guided by
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-thematic-tracks" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">four thematic
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">racks</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">:
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<span lang="EN-US">Environment</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Inclusion </span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Trust</span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Calls for workshops, Open Forums, Day 0 pre-events, Dynamic Coalition sessions, NRI sessions and IGF Village Booths have now closed. The list of submissions is
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-received-session-proposals" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">now available</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The Multistakeholder Advisory Group is currently evaluating workshop
<span style="color:black">proposals according to its </span></span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-workshop-submission-and-review-process" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">established
 review process</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The new MAG Chair has posted an
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/mag-chair-s-blog" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">update on the MAG’s activities</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">The Government of Poland has posted an
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/preparations-for-igf-2020-by-the-government-of-poland-may-update" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">update on their preparations for IGF 2020</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Second Open Consultations and MAG meetings</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/2nd-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings-moves-online" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">The meetings
 are happening ONLINE, June 15-19</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">, due to COVID-19 precautions.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/uk-government-funds-major-redevelopment-of-igf-website" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">The IGF website will receive a major upgrade</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">,
 thanks to a grant from the UK Government.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">IGF </span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-in-your-language" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">making progress in translating
 key documents</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> into all 6 UN languages. And you can help!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">How can the IGF can support global digital cooperation in the context of follow-up on the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation’s recommendations? See the
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/9615/1986" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">report on consultations held in January</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">The MAG has launched an
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/bpf-on-bpfs" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">initiative</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"> to look back and learn from the IGF’s first
 five years of Best Practice Forums (BPFs).</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Best Practice Forums (BPFs)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">The work of this year’s four
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/best-practice-forums-bpfs" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">BPFs</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> is beginning to ramp up. Your participation
 will help produce more robust outputs that can help guide global Internet policy development and implementation in the following areas:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cybersecurity</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gender and Access</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Data and New Technologies in an Internet Context</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Local Content</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Dynamic Coalitions (DCs)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">16 of the 18 active DCs have submitted proposals for slots at IGF 2020.
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalitions" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">Learn more</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"> about DC activities and how you
 can participate.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007879">National, Regional and Youth IGF Initiatives (NRIs)</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007879"><u></u><u></u></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/nris-annual-meetings-2020" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">NRI meetings</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt"> scheduled for the first
 half of 2020 have been postponed for later in the year, while a few NRIs will now host their 2020 meetings remotely. The NRIs’
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-nris%C2%A0preparatory-process" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">collaborative preparatory process for IGF 2020</span></a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">
 is underway.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007879">For Your Action!</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#007879"><u></u><u></u></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Consider hosting or participating in a
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-remote-hubs" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">remote hub</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Know of people who could make a great contribution to IGF 2020?
</span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/seeking-high-level-speaker-and-participant-names-for-igf-2020" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">Let the IGF Secretariat know</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Key dates and deadlines</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">20 May, 15:00 UTC</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span lang="X-NONE"><a href="https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/99651343988" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">NRIs Meeting IV</span></a></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">29 May, 15.00 UTC</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="X-NONE"><a href="https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/99213200939" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">BPF on Data and New Technologies in an Internet Context - Virtual meeting IV</span></a></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">15 June</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Call for bilateral meeting rooms requests opens</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="X-NONE"><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/2nd-open-consultations-and-mag-meetings-move-online" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">2^nd Open Consultations
 and MAG meetings</span></a></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Deadline: </span>
<span lang="X-NONE"><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2020-remote-hubs" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">remote hubs registration</span></a></span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Training sessions for remote hub organizers</span><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">See also: </span>
<a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/calendar" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563c1">Full IGF calendar</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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