<div dir="ltr"><span class="" style="color:rgb(57,58,61);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">People in this list might be interested in Diplo's webinar tomorrow (Tuesday, 28 May).<br>

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The role of governments in Internet governance is under wider scrutiny this month. Debates<span class=""> </span><span class="">during the ITU's World Telecommunications Policy Forum (WTPF) in Geneva, legal developments from the US House of Representatives, and the tumultuous developments at ICANN and its Government Advisory Committee (GAC), have cast a spotlight on governments' role and the multistakeholder model.<br>

<br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/UN%20flags.jpg" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(211,69,60)"><img class="" src="http://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/UN%20flags.jpg?width=150" style="border: 0px none; text-align: right; margin: 4px 0px; float: right ! important; display: inline ! important; max-width: 721px; height: auto; padding: 5px;" width="150"></a>Our May webinar will focus on the role of governments and the way this role is changing. Our special host is well-known IG expert<span class=""> </span><strong>Dr Jeremy Malcolm</strong>, senior policy officer at Consumers International. He will discuss the following, and more:<br>

<br>- What are the updates from Geneva, the US, and Beijing?<br>- How do these developments affect the positioning of governments in the IG process?<br>- What can we expect to see in the coming months?<br><br></span></span><span style="color:rgb(57,58,61);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:none"></span><span class="" style="color:rgb(57,58,61);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class=""><a target="_blank" href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/registrations/webinar-role-governments-ig" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(211,69,60)"><img class="" src="http://www.diplomacy.edu/sites/default/files/Register_4.PNG" style="border: 0px none; margin: 4px 0px; float: left ! important; display: inline ! important; max-width: 721px; height: auto;"></a></span></span><span class="" style="color:rgb(57,58,61);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:17px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="">Join us next<span class=""> </span><strong>Tuesday<dfn class="" style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;display:inline!important;border-width:0px!important">, 28th May</dfn>, at 13:<dfn class="" style="font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;display:inline!important;border-width:0px!important">00 GMT</dfn></strong>, for this interactive webinar. Participants will be able to ask topic-related questions during the webinar. Participation is free; registration is required. Please register at<a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/registrations/webinar-role-governments-ig" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(211,69,60)">http://www.diplomacy.edu/registrations/webinar-role-governments-ig</a></span></span><div class="gmail_extra">

<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Ginger (Virginia) Paque<br><br><div><a href="mailto:VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">VirginiaP@diplomacy.edu</a><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">DiploFoundation<br>

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