<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center; font-size: 23px;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="1CF3AEF3-B7BA-4C52-B50B-6CF767EA2C94" height="130" width="579" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" class="" src="cid:4E8939F1-6ECB-4F7F-8EE9-A8DFE073846D"></b><br class=""><div><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><b style="font-size: 23px;" class="">Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum</b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><b style="font-size: 23px;" class="">APrIGF Bangkok 2017</b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><font color="#444444" size="4" class="">27 Jul - 29 Jul 2016</font></b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><b class=""><font color="#444444" size="4" class="">Chulalongkorn University</font></b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><a href="http://aprigf.asia/news/2017/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html" class=""><font size="4" class="">http://2017.aprigf.asia</font></a></div><div class=""><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><b class=""><font color="#232323" size="4" class="">Open Call for Workshop Proposals/Pre-Events</font></b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is one of the key regional initiatives on Internet governance which provides an open platform for multi-stakeholders to discuss and identify issues and priorities, and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific region as well as bring forward and contribute to the wider global Internet community. The 2017 meeting will be held in Bangkok hosted by the Chulalongkorn University and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).</span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Our Multi-Stakeholder Steering Group(MSG) now would like to call upon the community to contribute to the program development process and suggest any pre-events or workshop proposals for 2017 with the overarching theme </span></font><b class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">“Ensuring an Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia Pacific: A Regional Agenda for Internet Governance</i></b><font face="ArialMT" class=""><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class="">”</i></b><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">. </span></font></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Online Submission Form: </span></b><a href="http://aprigf.asia/news/2017/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">http://aprigf.asia/news/2017/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html</a></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline:</b> 15 Mar 2017 (Wed), 24:00 UTC</span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><i class="">**R<span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">ead the online submission guide before you submit a proposal!</span></i></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat at <a href="mailto:sec@aprigf.asia" class="">sec@aprigf.asia</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><b style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><div style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); margin: 0px; font-weight: normal;" class="">If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list <a href="mailto:discuss@aprigf.asia" class="">discuss@aprigf.asia</a> by sending in subscription request.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); margin: 0px; font-weight: normal;" class="">We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact <a href="mailto:sec@aprigf.asia" class="">sec@aprigf.asia</a> for more information.</div></b></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div apple-content-edited="true" style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; widows: 2; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; text-align: -webkit-auto; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(95, 94, 95); font-size: 14px;">Best Regards,</span></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(95, 94, 95); text-align: -webkit-auto; font-size: 14px;" class="">Secretariat of APrIGF</span></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.aprigf.asia/" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">http://www.aprigf.asia</a></div><div style="text-align: left;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></span></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div><br class=""></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>