<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="145" width="649" 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 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 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="">26 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://2017.aprigf.asia/" 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=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">The 2017 meeting will be held in Bangkok hosted by the Chulalongkorn University and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) with the overarching theme “</span><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class="">Ensuring an inclusive and sustainable development in Asia Pacific: A regional agenda for internet governance”.</em></div><div class=""><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></em></div><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The <b class="">provisional program agenda is now released </b>with over 30 sessions lined up on a diverse topic of interests from issues ranging from the sub-themes on access, empowerment & diversity; cybersecurity, privacy & safer Internet; human rights online; and digital inclusion & enabling innovations. Capacity building sessions are available for newcomers to Internet Governance on the prep-day 26 July.</span></span></div><div class=""><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></em></div><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><font color="#333333" class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">APrIGF Fellowship Program 2017 is supporting 50 fellows from around the region to attend the meeting this year. The final list of selected fellows is published on the event website.</span></span></font></div><div class=""><em style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></em></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><b class="">Youth fellowship</b> to attend YIGF Bangkok 2017 is also <b class="">open for application now until 21 May 2017</b>. </span></div><div class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">Register for the conference </b>and check out all other details now at <a href="http://2017.aprigf.asia/" class="">http://2017.aprigf.asia</a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: ArialMT;" class=""><br class=""></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>