Hi everyone, The APrIGF 2018 will be held in Vanuatu in August. It is a great opportunity to discuss issues around an affordable, inclusive, open and secure Internet. Consider submitting your workshop proposals, register as a speaker to contribute to sessions organized by others. There are Fellowship opportunities available to support your participation, so consider applying to that too.
Please help us to share the call for workshops and fellowships below as widely as possible. We are hoping to get participants from all stakeholders, so your support to share with government agencies, private sector, academia, non-profits, other social enterprises, technical organizations is greatly appreciated. Regards, Sylvia ———— Sylvia Cadena | APNIC Foundation - Head of Programs | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | http://www.apnic.foundation<http://www.apnic.foundation/> ISIF Asia, WSIS Champion on International Cooperation 2018 | http://www.isif.asia<http://www.isif.asia/> | FB ISIF.asia | @ISIF_Asia | G+ ISIFAsia | 6 Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia | PO Box 3646 | +10 GMT | skypeID: sylviacadena | Tel: +61 7 3858 3100 | Fax: +61 7 3858 3199 * Love trees. Print only if necessary. From: Rigf_discuss <[email protected]> on behalf of APrIGF Secretariat <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, 20 March 2018 at 2:28 pm To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [Rigf_discuss] [Deadline: 2 April] APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 - Open Call for Workshop Proposals & Fellowship Applications Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 13 Aug - 16 Aug 2018 Vanuatu National Convention Centre, Port Vila http://2018.aprigf.asia Open Call for Workshop Proposals, Potential Speakers & Fellowship Applications Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance which provides an open platform for multi-stakeholders to discuss and identify issues and priorities, and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific region as well as bring forward and contribute to the wider global Internet community. The 2018 meeting will be held in Port Vila hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Telecommunication and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu. Open Call for Workshop Our Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group(MSG) now would like to call upon the community to contribute to the program development process and suggest any tutorials or workshop proposals for 2018 with the overarching theme “Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet”. More information about the sub-themes can be found at http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-2018-themes-finalized.html. Online Submission Form: http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: 2 April 2018 (Mon), 24:00 UTC (Updated) **Kindly read through the online submission guide before you submit a proposal! Sign up as a Potential Speaker If you are planning to participate in APrIGF whether in-person or remotely and are open to sharing your expertise as a speaker, we encourage you to sign up as a potential speaker. Person who is providing information to this Potential Speaker Form will be listed publicly as a directory where you may be invited by workshop organizers to be speaker/penalist on workshop relating to his/her field of expertise and experiences. Sign up Instructions and List: http://igf.asia/wiki_aprigf Fellowship Program 2018 The Fellowship application for Vanuatu 2018 meeting is now opened until 2 Apr (Mon). Apply at https://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-vanuatu-2018-fellowship-application.html. If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by sending in subscription request to the secretariat. We also welcome any organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> for more information. Best Regards, Secretariat of APrIGF http://www.aprigf.asia<http://www.aprigf.asia/>
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