<div><br></div><div dir="auto">Dear Listers,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">African IGF is holding from 24-27 November. It’s registration is now open.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Please find the details below.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards</div><div dir="auto">ANDERE K<br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Information Society Division</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:ISD@africa-union.org">ISD@africa-union.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 01:12<br>Subject: Registration for the 9th virtual African IGF - (vAfIGF-2020)<br>To: <br>Cc: Joshua Joshua <<a href="mailto:joshuajosh59@gmail.com">joshuajosh59@gmail.com</a>>, Bernard Brain-Cudjoe <<a href="mailto:BrainB@africa-union.org">BrainB@africa-union.org</a>>, biraza gustave <<a href="mailto:birazagustave@gmail.com">birazagustave@gmail.com</a>>, Secretariat of the African IGF <<a href="mailto:africanigf@gmail.com">africanigf@gmail.com</a>>, Mary Uduma <<a href="mailto:mnuduma@yahoo.com">mnuduma@yahoo.com</a>><br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">We are pleased to announce that registration for this year forum is now OPEN. Please visit the link
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<strong style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">to register for the Forum. Once you have completed your registration, you will be able to view the draft programme and create your own personal calendar. To participate in a particular
session, click on the link associated with the session you wish to attend to add it to your personal calendar. Various zoom rooms have been availed to accommodate breakout sessions during Day 0 (25 November 2020). Day 1 and day 2 (26<sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th</sup> & 27<sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th</sup>
of November 2020) will only have Plenary sessions. <u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">Find a few guidelines that can be used for the Event:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTwbWsWIQ0LRFOZI16wpWTQma9ltwp-0C41UVktssIw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTwbWsWIQ0LRFOZI16wpWTQma9ltwp-0C41UVktssIw/edit?usp=sharing</span></a><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><u style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></u><u style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Important Notes:<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></u></strong></p>
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<p><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">The Forum will be preceded by two pre-events, namely the African School on IG (AfriSIG) and the African Youth IGF to
be held on the 23<sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">rd</sup> and 24<sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th</sup> of November respectively, </span>
</strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
<p><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">2.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">Registration for the African School on IG is closed to AfriSIG Alumni and PRIDA trainers,</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
<p><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">3.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">Please do share the registration link (2020.afigf.africa) with people in your network,</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
<p><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">For further information / inquiries regarding the African Youth IGF please contact Keith Andere (</span></strong><a href="mailto:kephand@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">kephand@gmail.com</span></a><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">),</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black"><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">This year vAfIGF-2020 event is themed “</span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Unlocking
Africa's Digital Opportunities During and Post COVID-19</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">”,</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:13pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">6.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></strong><u></u><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">The main theme, plenary and breakout sessions were chosen by the African IGF MAG from the session proposals submitted
by the community. </span><u></u><u></u></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">Thank you,<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;color:black">The AfIGF Secretariat<u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></u></span></strong></p>
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