<div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues, <div><br></div><div>Happy New Year!<br><div><br></div><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">Public Knowledge is happy to announce that the third round of our <a href="http://open-internet-p2pcourse.org/">Open Internet Course</a> is set to launch on </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">February 6, 2017.</span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> 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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</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">. Last summer, our course hosted 30 participants, including advocates, students, policymakers, and journalists from various countries throughout Latin America. </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The third round will feature new resources and updated reading materials, as well as interactive webinars from a new host of digital rights experts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></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">The application period is now open and we will continue to accept applications until </span><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January 20</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:13.3333px">. </span><u style="font-family:arial"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Those of you who are interested are encouraged to apply as soon as possible!</span> </u></span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">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="background-color:transparent;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">You can help us reach the broadest possible audience by tweeting </span><a href="https://twitter.com/publicknowledge/status/816667180808990721" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this</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"> or the following suggestions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><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:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">@PublicKnowledge</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#DigitalRights</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> advocates is accepting applications from now - Jan. 20 </span><a href="http://bit.ly/1A3A5G3" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/1A3A5G3</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The next @publicknowledge #OpenInternet Course is starting on 2/6. Apply today! Applications accepted until Jan. 20 </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2ibhibu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/2ibhibu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><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:13.3333px;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/2ibhibu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/2ibhibu</span></a><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><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:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">El curso Internet Libre y Abierto esta aceptando aplicaciones para la clase del 2017 hasta 20 de enero, aplique aquí </span><a href="http://bit.ly/2hRxy5b" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://bit.ly/2hRxy5b</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="font-size:12.8px;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"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">The final online version of the course is currently only available in Spanish and requires a commitment of approximately 5-7 hours per week/module. Participants can take longer if they wish to go more in depth, 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: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="font-size:12.8px;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">The course is targeted towards new activists, advocates, young professionals, policymakers, and others who are interested in gaining an introduction to cutting edge issues at the intersection of internet policy and advocacy. Topics to be covered in the course include, among others, strategic planning, campaigning, internet governance, human rights online, net neutrality, and spectrum management. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">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 <a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/seeking-applicants-for-public-knowledges-open-internet-course" target="_blank">blog post</a></span><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><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/public-knowledge-launches-third-edition-of-online-spanish-open-internet-course-for-digital-rights/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">press release</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">, and </span><a href="https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/podcasts/learn-more-about-our-online-open-internet-course" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">podcast</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">. The direct link to the course registration form can also be accessed </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKVeJ0C2O-3p3BU_Sw4mYYwgGnBCkBeuE5Lw2X_-cc7m2bQQ/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</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="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">Please send questions to <a href="mailto:opencourse@publicknowledge.org">opencourse@publicknowledge.org</a>.
Thank you for your applications and support! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;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">Kind regards, </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br><span style="font-size:13.3333px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Melanie</span></p></div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><i><font size="2">Melanie Penagos</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font color="#666666" size="2"><i>International Policy Associate<br></i></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><b><font color="#666666" size="2">Public Knowledge</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial"><font size="2"><font color="#0000ff" face="arial, sans-serif"><u><a href="http://www.publicknowledge.org/" target="_blank">http://www.publicknowledge.org/</a></u></font><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2">+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></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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