<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-docs-internal-guid-48db7647-2631-1806-9411-7942c1baddf3"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friends,</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quick <span class="gmail-il">reminder</span> that the deadline to submit your <b>Program Session Proposal</b> for </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">RightsCon Brussels</a> is <b>tomorrow <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Monday, December 5th</span></span>, </b>at <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">23:59 (PST)</span></span><b>.</b></span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Be</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> sure to act submit your session idea!</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RightsCon Brussels will be our biggest and most impactful event yet, with three full days of programming, exciting satellite events like the Iran Cyber Dialogue, and more than 1000 globally diverse participants from across sectors.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submit a Session by <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Monday, December 5th</span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You can submit your program session proposal on our website’s </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/submission/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">submission form</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and find more information about our session formats, the RightsCon style and our themes on the </span><a href="https://rightscon.org/submissionguide" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">submission guide</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. We encourage you to submit a high quality proposal, as competition is steep, and we are developing a fantastic and compelling agenda for participants.</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-kix-line-break"><br class="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-kix-line-break"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Attending RightsCon 2017</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://rightscon.org/tickets" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tickets are on sale now</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in limited Early Registration pricing, so act quick before these discount tickets run out. Pricing will eventually increase to their regular values, so make sure to register sooner rather than later. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Special rates and discount codes will be provided to session organizers and speakers.</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-kix-line-break"><br class="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-kix-line-break"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We’d love for you to join us at this important event. If you have any questions about your session proposal or registration, please let us know, either by contacting me or our RightsCon Coordinator at  </span><a href="mailto:conference@accessnow.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">conference@accessnow.org</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-m_1731199166307558921gmail-m_3000282105626859625gmail-kix-line-break"></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards, </span></p></span>Peter Micek<br><br clear="all"><div><br>-- <br><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><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Peter Micek<br><div>Global Policy & Legal Counsel<br>Access Now | <a href="http://www.accessnow.org" target="_blank">accessnow.org</a> <br><a href="http://rightscon.org" target="_blank">rightscon.org<br></a><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">tel: </span>+</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif">1-888-414-0100 x709</span><br><span>PGP: 0xA5BD70B0</span><br>Fingerprint: 6CFE 8E9F ED8E 66B8 BE38 EA59 002C EEF5 A5BD 70B0<br><div><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Get</b> your tickets for <a href="https://www.rightscon.org/#tickets" target="_blank">RightsCon Brussels</a>, <span><span>March 29-31, 2017</span></span> </span><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Subscribe </b>to</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"> the <a href="https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up" target="_blank">Access Now Express</a></span>, our weekly newsletter</span><i style="font-size:12.8px"> </i><span style="font-size:12.8px">on digital righ</span>ts<br><b>Support</b> Access Now with a donation today.<br></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span><span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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