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--></style></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>In preparation for the UN</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2021" title="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2021"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#011830'>Internet Governance Forum</span></a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>taking place 6-10 December 2021, we want to bring together young people and policy makers as equals, sharing and learning from one another. In the course of thematic roundtables taking place online in October and November 2021, participants will get the opportunity to meet policy makers such as parliamentarians and governments officials, asking them questions and advocating for their stances on pressing issues such as sustainability, equality and inclusion online, or digital security.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Ahead of the roundtables, preparatory workshops will be held August-September 2021. These collaborative meetings will address specific topics within Internet governance, and also contain methodic segments on advocacy work and effective youth participation. Besides getting the opportunity to learn from experts, participants will benefit from each other’s expertise and work together to formulate policy recommendations or advocacy strategies.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>The program is free and open to anyone aged 16-30 with a strong interest and/or previous activities in digital policy or Internet governance. You can find more information about the program and application </span><span style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://yigf.gi.de/en/formular"><span lang=EN-US style='color:#011830'>here</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Applications are open until 23 July 2021.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>If you have any questions, please let me know!</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Best,</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Demetria</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Demetria Lee</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Working Student </span></i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>International Affairs</span></i><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI)</span></b><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Spreepalais am Dom </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2</span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>10178 Berlin</span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Telefon: </span><span style='mso-fareast-language:DE'>+49 (0) 30 24009 805<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Mail: <a href="mailto:demetria.lee@gi.de"><span style='color:#0563C1'>demetria.lee@gi.de</span></a></span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Web: <a href="http://www.gi.de"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.gi.de</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Informationen zu Ihren Rechten und zum Datenschutz bei der GI finden Sie unter: <a href="https://gi.de/datenschutz" target="_blank" title="https://gi.de/datenschutz"><span style='color:#713C56'>https://gi.de/datenschutz</span></a></span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Fira Sans",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:DE'><img border=0 width=276 height=80 style='width:2.875in;height:.8333in' id="Grafik_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7690A.41AA2CA0" alt="signature_1673267070"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>