<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Dear All, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Public Knowledge is happy to announce that the second round of our <a href="http://open-internet-p2pcourse.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;line-height:17.664px;white-space:normal;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Open Internet Course</span></a> is set to launch on </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">June 27, 2016.</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> You can check out our description page </span><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/open-internet-course" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. Last summer, our course hosted 30 participants, including advocates, judges, and journalists from various countries throughout Latin America. </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The second round will include new resources and updated training materials, including a new module on spectrum management, featuring original videos with spectrum experts</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, as well as an updated cybersecurity module with the latest on U.S. cybersecurity policies and practices. </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The call for applications is now open and we will continue to accept applications for participants until </span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">June 10</span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. <u><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Those of you who are interested are encouraged to apply as soon as possible!</span> </u>Please help us spread the word by sharing the English/Spanish version of the call for applicants, which can be found <a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/call-for-students-for-online-course" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent">here</a></span><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">You can also help us reach the broadest possible audience by tweeting </span><a href="https://twitter.com/publicknowledge/status/735937736243306496" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">this</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> or the following suggestions:</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><a href="https://twitter.com/publicknowledge" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@PublicKnowledge</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">'s Open Internet Course for </span><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DigitalRights?src=hash" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#DigitalRights</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Advocates is accepting applications from now - June 10 </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1QVY4Dz" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/1QVY4Dz</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(163,170,174);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The next @publicknowledge #OpenInternet Course is starting on 6/27. Apply today! Applications accepted until June 10 </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1XUFcIL" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/1XUFcIL</span></a></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">La convocatoria para el próximo curso de Internet Libre y Abierto por @publicknowledge ya empezó, apliquen hoy! </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1XUFcIL" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/1XUFcIL</span></a></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:20.24px;white-space:pre-wrap">El curso Internet Libre y Abierto esta aceptando aplicaciones para la clase del 2016 hasta 10 de junio. Aplique aquí <a href="http://bit.ly/1TXcYHv" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1TXcYHv</a> </span></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The final online version of the course is currently only available in Spanish and requires approximately 5-7 hours per week/module. Participants can take longer if they wish to go deeper, since every module has additional suggested readings and assignments. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:20.24px">The course is targeted towards new activists, advocates, young professionals, young policy makers, and others who are interested in learning the basics of topics related to the intersection of advocacy and internet-related issues. Topics to be covered in the course include, among others, strategic planning, campaigning, internet governance, human rights online, and net neutrality. </span><br></span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">The primary goal of the course is to help train a new generation of advocates to work on creating and maintaining an Open Internet for all. Help us spread the word with our </span><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/public-knowledge-calls-for-new-applicants-for-our-open-internet-course" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">blog post</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> and </span><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-launches-second-class-of-online-spanish-open-internet-course-for-digital-advocates" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">press release</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. The direct link to the course registration form can be accessed </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/publicknowledge.org/forms/d/1MOmjclYcugpSPUb-u5UTW85kOf7LC9LMLItA0WXG75o/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;line-height:20.24px;white-space:pre-wrap">Please send questions to <a href="mailto:opencourse@publicknowledge.org">opencourse@publicknowledge.org</a>. </span></font></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Thank you for your applications and support! </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Kind regards, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Carolina and Melanie </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.6667px"><i>Melanie Penagos</i></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.6667px"><font color="#666666"><i>International Policy Associate<br></i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.6667px"><b><font color="#666666">Public Knowledge</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial"><font color="#0000ff" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.6667px"><u><a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/" target="_blank">http://www.publicknowledge.org/</a></u></span></font><br></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.6667px">+1 (202) 861-0020 ext. 122 | <font color="#666666">skype: melanie.penagos | </font><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://twitter.com/ampenagos" target="_blank">@ampenagos</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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