Thanks for sharing. Very Impressive. Best wishes to APNIC. Will join .

Thanks,
Sayda Kamrun Jahan Ripa
Chair, Youth IGF Bangladesh

On Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 12:32 PM Dave Dawson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) starts next week. The APNIC Foundation
> and some of its grantees and partners are involved in various sessions at
> the event. I’ve compiled a list below along with brief summaries and links
> to the events on the IGF site, in case there’s anything of interest. I’m
> happy to field any queries.
>
>
>
> -Dave
> (APNIC Foundation comms)
>
>
>
>
>
> *Join APNIC Foundation sessions at the IGF 2023*
>
>
>
> The Foundation will be organizing or supporting the following sessions at
> the upcoming Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held in Kyoto, Japan,
> from 8 – 12 October 2023.
>
>
>
> ​​​​*IGF Launch/Award Event #8 ISIF Asia awards*
>
> The 2023 ISIF Awards will recognize three exceptional contributions to
> Internet development working to advance Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) in
> the Asia Pacific region.
>
>
>
> -Myanmar Internet Exchange (MMIX) for their work on supporting networks in
> Myanmar – the award is being accepted by project lead Thein Myint Khine.
>
>
>
> -University of Malaya, Malaysia, for the design, development and operation
> of an SDN-based Internet eXchange playground for Networkers – the award is
> being accepted by project lead Dr Ling Teck Chaw.
>
>
>
> -The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) for their work on
> software-defined Internet Exchange Points – the award is being accepted by
> project lead Zartash Afzal Uzmi.
>
>
>
> Join us in the session to recognize their hard work and learn about the
> challenges they needed to overcome. The session will also include an update
> on Foundation activities.
>
>
>
> Details: Room E, Monday, 9 October, 2023 06:15 UTC (3:15PM local time).
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-launch-award-event-8-isif-asia-2023-awards
>
>
>
> *Lightning Talk #174 Switch! – an inclusive approach to capacity building*
>
>
>
> Through an extensive consultation process, the Switch! project started
> about three years ago to identify and support women and gender diverse
> network engineers and cybersecurity professionals across six South East
> Asia economies. Switch! has supported over 200 individuals from Cambodia,
> Laos, Thailand, Timor Leste, The Philippines and Viet Nam to develop their
> own Professional Development Plans and commit to their learning journey.
>
>
>
> Join us at the session to discover more.
>
>
>
> Details: Room H, Wednesday, 11 October, 2023, 08:50 UTC (5:50PM local
> time).
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-lightning-talk-174-switch-an-inclusive-approach-to-capacity-building
>
>
>
> *Main Session: An Untapped Resource: How Can Digital Cooperation
> Contribute to the Battle for Our Environment? *
>
>
>
> The APNIC Foundation is actively participating in the working group behind
> the preparation of the Main Session event: An Untapped Resource: How Can
> Digital Cooperation Contribute to the Battle for Our Environment?
>
>
>
> Representatives of Foundation-funded activities will be contributing to
> the discussion, including Dulce Soares, a water engineer with Similie,
> which the Foundation has been supporting with an ISIF Asia grant.
>
>
>
> ​​​​​​Edmon Chung from DotAsia will be moderating the session. The work
> DotAsia is doing on their EcoInternet Index is an important starting point
> for this conversation. This contribution is part of the Foundation
> commitment to raise awareness and provide support to address issues related
> to the development of the Internet and its impact on the environment. ​
>
>
>
> Details: Plenary Room (main hall), Wednesday, 11th October, 2023, 01:15
> UTC (10:15AM local time).
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-main-session-on-sustainability-environment
>
>
>
> *Day 0 event #84: Agents of inclusion: Community networks and media meetup*
>
>
>
> This session will focus on practical discussions around community
> networks. APNIC Foundation grants management lead Ellisha Heppner will join
> the discussion, and the session will be moderated by Sarbani Belur, from
> the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA) who are recipients
> of an ISIF Asia grant
> <https://apnic.foundation/projects/model-building-of-community-networks-linked-to-social-enterprise-and-sustainable-local-economic-development/>
> .
>
>
>
> Details: WS 2 – Room A, Sunday, 8 October, 2023, 05:00 UTC  (2:00PM local
> time).
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-day-0-event-84-agents-of-inclusion-community-networks-media-meet-up
>
>
>
> *Foundation partner and grantee activities*
>
>
>
> *Bridging Connectivity Gaps and Harnessing e-Resilience*
>
> ISIF Asia grantee CVISNET has been working to improve connectivity in
> disadvantaged or disaster-prone regions of the Philippines. They will be
> participating in Networking Session #104 on bridging connectivity gaps.
>
>
>
> Philippines telco CVISNET has been the recipients of three different
> grants from the Foundation. The first was in 2016, for their participation
> in a project to test the Movable and Deployable Resource ICT Unit (MDRU),
> <https://apnic.foundation/projects/restoring-connectivity-movable-and-deployable-resource-ict-unit-mdru/>
> which provides connectivity in disaster situations.
>
>
>
> Dr. Toshikazu Sakano, Director of the Advanced Telecommunications Research
> Institute (ATR), the inventor of the MDRU will also be in attendance. The
> MDRU would later go on to become Locally Accessible Cloud System (LACS) and
> CVISNET deployed it after Typhoon Rai, in another Foundation-supported
> project
> <https://apnic.foundation/projects/apnic-foundation-grant-2022-cvisnet-foundation-inc-philippines/>.
> CVISNET is also working to improve the connectivity of Islands around
> Cebu in the Philippines
> <https://apnic.foundation/projects/internet-for-safety-livelihood-e-education-and-tourism-for-vulnerable-islands-of-cebu-province-islet-connect/>
> .
>
>
>
> Details: WS 9 – Room C-2, Sunday 8 October, 2023, 23:30 UTC. (8:30AM
> Monday 9 October, local time).
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-networking-session-104-bridging-connectivity-gaps-and-harnessing-e-resilience
>
>
>
> *Lightning Talk #15 DIY mesh network kit*
>
>
>
> The DIY COW kit is an ISIF Asia-supported project by Janastu Servelots
> <https://apnic.foundation/projects/an-inclusive-diy-cow-community-operated-wireless-kit-for-enabling-local-communications-at-remote-locations/>
> which provides a kit that remote communities can activate to get
> connectivity. This talk will discuss the various aspects of a DIY community
> network kit. The talk will focus on how the kits were made adaptable by
> local communities during and after community network deployment in a way
> that is inclusive of all – not limited to significantly literate community
> members.
>
>
>
> Details: SC – Room H, Thursday 12 October, 2023, 06:00 UTC (3:00PM local
> time)
>
>
>
> Session details on the IGF site:
> https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-lightning-talk-15-diy-mesh-network-kit
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