<div dir="ltr">Dear all, <div><br></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-36c01e61-95d2-99f6-fd7a-f294e425b3bd"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Access Now would like to invite all civil society members attending the IGF to a day-long event on zero rating on <b>November 9</b>. There will be an open-door session on zero rating research in the morning and a closed-door strategic gathering for civil society members in the afternoon.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Morning session</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The morning session will gather a small group of companies and researchers to conduct a "show and tell" of zero rating products and research. This will be a safe space for established companies, startups, and other interested parties to show off solutions to closing the global connectivity gap, and for researchers to present their findings on the effectiveness and effects of so-called "zero rating" and "equal rating" strategies.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This open-door session will include 20-minute presentations on the various partnerships, technologies, business strategies, and other approaches being employed by companies and researchers. All presenters should come prepared to present products or findings, and to lead a short discussion.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Morning agenda:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">9.00 - 9:30 AM: Introductions</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">9:30 - 11:30 AM: Presentations and discussion</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11:30 AM - 12.00 PM: Wrap-up</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Afternoon session</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the afternoon, the Brazilian organization PROTESTE will join us in hosting a meeting with global civil society members attending the IGF to discuss strategies and perspectives on what’s coming next for the protection of users’ rights and also introduce a broader talk on zero rating, Net Neutrality, and the agenda for global connectivity – where the business sector is starting to play an important role. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The meeting will be held as a closed-door session under Chatham House rules. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Afternoon agenda: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.00 - 4.00 PM: Roundtable discussion.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Venue and RSVP</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Both meetings will be held in the </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">external auditorium</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> of the IGF venue –Poeta Ronaldo Cunha Lima Conference Center–. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font color="#ff0000">Please, RSVP by responding to this e-mail if you are interested in attending any of the events or both.</font></b></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Josh Levy - Advocacy Director / Access Now</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Javier Pallero - Policy Analyst / Access Now</span></p></span></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial"><b><font color="#000000" size="2">---<br><br>Javier Pallero</font></b></div><div style="font-family:arial"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-family:arial"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial">Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas</font><br></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000">Access Now | </font><a href="http://accessnow.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">accessnow.org</a><br></font></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" size="2"><span style="font-family:arial">PGP </span><font face="arial">0xEBFD028A</font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="arial" color="#000000">Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A</font><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial" color="#666666"><br></font></div><div><i>Suscríbase a nuestro newsletter sobre derechos digitales, el Access Express: <a href="http://accessnow.org/express" target="_blank">accessnow.org/express</a></i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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