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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear friends, </font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Find below a status update on two </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">IGF MAG inter-sessional activities (drafted by ISOC's Constance Bommelaer): </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Best Practice Forums (BPFs)</b> and developing the <b>IGF Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion</b>. To remind you, this work is based on the input received during the public consultation period launched earlier this year. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mailing lists to engage in various BPFs are open to all interested parties - and very welcome (see below).</span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In addition, MAG has now concluded the initial evaluation round of workshop proposals for the annual IGF. This year, MAG members evaluated <u>over 250 propos</u></font><u>als</u>. A large <u>majority of proposals were submitted by civil society</u>, followed by the technical community and the private sector, then intergovernmental organisations, and governments. Regarding the correspondence between the submitted proposals and the IGF 2015 sub-themes, <u>Internet and human rights </u>was the sub-theme with the largest number of proposals, while Critical Internet resources and Openness had the smallest numbers of proposals. <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Once the Secretariat collates scores submitted by the MAG, the ranked proposals will be reviewed by MAG members at the upcoming MAG meeting in Geneva, May 20-22. </span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hope this is informative. Happy to answer any questions.</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Best wishes,</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lea</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">---</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Participants,</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">(CC to the MAG)</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is to give an update on the status of the IGF 2015 Best
Practices Forums and on the inter-sessional work underway to develop “Policy
Menus for Connecting the Next Billion”.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="color:black">I - IGF Best Practices Forums</span></u></strong><u><span style="color:black"></span></u></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A public webinar was organized on 2 April including the different
coordinators to exchange insights on the working methodology.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For the convenience of the group, I am reattaching the framework
document that was used as a basis for last year's BPFs, acknowledging that each
group adapts the methodology in a flexible way to the needs of the specific
topics. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:black">Themes</span></strong><span style="color:black"> <strong>and coordinators</strong>:</span></font></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_spam_intgovforum.org">Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications</a>:
Markus Kummer</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_certs_intgovforum.org">Establishing and supporting Computer Security
Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs)</a>: Markus Kummer</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_multistakeholder_intgovforum.org">Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation
mechanisms</a>: Avri Doria</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_counteringabuse_intgovforum.org">Practices to countering abuse against women online</a>:
Jac Kee and Subi Chatuvedi</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org">IPv6</a>: Izumi Okutani and Susan Chalmers</font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ixps_intgovforum.org">IXPs</a>: Desirée Zachariah (an additional
volunteer would be welcome)</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In the coming weeks, outreach efforts will focus on involving the
relevant expert stakeholders in each group, as some groups are more active than
others. Leaders of<span class=""> </span><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/dynamiccoalitions">Dynamic Coalitions</a><span class=""> </span>are
also invited to participate. The<span class=""> </span><strong>mailing lists</strong><span class=""><b> </b></span>are open to all interested
stakeholders (<strong>sign-up</strong><span class=""><b> </b></span><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums"><strong>here</strong></a>).</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><u><span style="color:black">II - “Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion”</span></u></strong><u><span style="color:black"></span></u></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The MAG, led by a working group of volunteers
(Amb. Benedicto Fonseca Filho (lead), Virat Bhatia, Lynn St. Amour, Baher
Esmat, Avri Doria and Constance Bommelaer (Advisor to the Chair)) has
continued to work on the draft framework for developing “Policy Menus for
Connecting the Next Billion”, based on the results of the<span class=""> </span><strong>public</strong><span class=""><b> </b></span><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/"><strong>consultation</strong></a><span class=""> </span>(scroll down on IGF homepage) launched
by the IGF Secretariat in January and February 2015.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A formal<span class=""> </span><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/">invitation</a><span class=""> </span>was extended to all<span class=""> </span><strong>national and regional initiatives</strong><span class=""> </span>both to contribute to the horizontal
global inter-sessional theme for this year:<span class=""> </span><strong>"</strong>Policy
Menus for Connecting the Next Billion", and to develop messages and/ or
conclusions that will support the global IGF inter-sessional work.</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">During its next physical meeting (20-22 May, Geneva), the MAG will
discuss with a view to finalizing the<span class=""> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yfJTiCpGfUTybEMW7i6OxMn_YDTdbm5qiLpTK-tczg/edit?pli=1"><strong>draft</strong></a><span class=""><b> </b></span><strong>framework</strong><span class=""> </span>for developing “Policy Menus on
Connecting the Next Billion”. </font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you and best regards,</font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Constance Bommelaer</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Senior Director, Global Internet Policy</font></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Internet Society</font></span></p>
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