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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Dear
friends,</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><EM>[Apologies for
cross-posting]</EM></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><EM><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><EM><FONT
face=Arial>Below is a statement requesting your input into formulating the civil
society response to the Chair’s statement for GCCS 2015. Apologies for very
short comments period, but the draft was only released for our wider input in
last 24 hours, and we need to submit a consolidated CS response after getting
your input. There will be another (again short) opportunity to comment on the
consolidated response as per message below.</FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><EM><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><EM><FONT
face=Arial>Governments and business interests will also be responding to the
text separately in the same time frame, so we can expect changes. There are some
(surprisingly) good sections of the text currently (IMHO) that we need to
argue to retain, plus plenty where we can suggest improvements. But please input
within the time frame either by the form or the email address
below.</FONT></EM></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
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face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
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face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><EM><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></EM></SPAN> </P><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">We would like to bring to your
attention the call for civil society input on the outcome document for the
</FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/gccs/all-about-gccs2015"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial>Global Conference on Cyberspace
2015</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: ">
(GCCS 2015)</SPAN><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: ">,
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">hosted by the government of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, and taking place in The Hague on 16 and 17 April 2015.
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Following on from the London (2011),
Budapest (2012), and Seoul (2013) Conferences - a series also known as the
London Process, the 2015 event in The Hague will provide an opportunity for
further high-level discussion of key cyberspace issues, structured around the
three main themes of</FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><A
style="TEXT-DECORATION: " href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/freedom"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial> Freedom</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial>,</FONT></SPAN><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/security-0"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial> Security</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial> and</FONT></SPAN><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/themes/growth"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial> Growth</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">. The Conference will be a
stock-taking event, assessing the current global situation and mapping out the
challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. By engaging governments, business,
academia and civil society participants at the Conference, the organisers hope
to find practical solutions to real and urgent challenges, and to progress the
agenda of a free, open and secure internet. </FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Based on the assumption that all those
who have a stake in cyberspace should be able to express their views and
participate in a meaningful way, this year, the organisers are putting
particular emphasis on facilitating multistakeholder engagement in the
Conference. As part of an effort to achieve this, the Conference organisers are
interested in getting Civil Society input on the draft outcome document of the
Conference (The Chair’s Statement).</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">To submit your comments on the draft
Chair’s Statement (HERE: </FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><A
style="TEXT-DECORATION: " href="http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial>http://tinyurl.com/lqp8knr</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial>), please complete this </FONT></SPAN><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="http://goo.gl/forms/dYdv3rVkIJ"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial>Google Form</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial> (link:</FONT></SPAN><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="http://goo.gl/forms/E72m3QTR1K"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc
face=Arial>http://goo.gl/forms/E72m3QTR1K</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: ">)
by </SPAN></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><U><STRONG>COB
Tuesday 7th April</STRONG></U></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">The consolidation of this input into a
unified document to be presented to the Conference organisers will be
coordinated by the </FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><A
style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="https://www.gccs2015.com/participants/civil-society-participation"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial>GCCS2015 Advisory Board</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">, which has been set up by the
Conference organisers to help ensure the Conference is as inclusive and
representative as possible.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">In case you are unable to provide
input at this stage, a call for a second round of comments on the unified
document will be circulated in the week of the
Conference.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">If you would rather contact us
directly with your comments, please write to </FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt"><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: "
href="mailto:aditi@gp-digital.org"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
color=#1155cc face=Arial>aditi@gp-digital.org</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">, answering the following 4 questions
on the text:</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><BR>
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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#222222>Sections of the text
that you support being included in the final outcome
document</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#222222>Areas of the text
which could be strengthened</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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align=justify><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#222222>Areas of the text that
raise concerns</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal; TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: ; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
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align=justify><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#222222>Areas of the text
where there are inconsistencies or that lack
clarity</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></LI></OL><BR>
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style="TEXT-DECORATION: ; FONT-FAMILY: ; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; WHITE-SPACE: pre-wrap; COLOR: "><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt" color=#222222>Feel free to share this
call with your civil society networks.</FONT></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ian Peter</FONT></DIV>
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