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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Yannis <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Good morning; congratulations to you and all the team; this is really an excellent and vibrant event, great energy in the room. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Nigel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><bestbits-request@lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Yannis Li <yannis@registry.asia><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Yannis Li <yannis@registry.asia><br><b>Date: </b>Thursday, 27 July 2017 at 06:24<br><b>To: </b>"bestbits@lists.bestbits.net" <bestbits@lists.bestbits.net><br><b>Subject: </b>[Ext] [bestbits] APrIGF 2017 Starts TODAY (Remote Participation Available)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><img width=608 height=215 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image002.png@01D30796.E3B9CD90"><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>APrIGF Bangkok 2017 </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>26 - 29 July </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Mahitaladhibesra Building, Chulalongkorn University </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The APrIGF Bangkok 2017 hosted by the Chulalongkorn University and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has started yesterday with side events and newcomers capacity building day. The event is officially beginning today with the Opening Plenary at 09:00am UTC+7 Bangkok time (02:00UTC)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>This year’s main theme is “ENSURING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC: A REGIONAL AGENDA FOR INTERNET GOVERNANCE” with a diverse list of parallel sessions in different formats under the 4 sub-themes: </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Access, Empowerment & Diversity </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Cybersecurity, Privacy and Safer Internet</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Digital Economy & Enabling Innovations</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Human Rights Online</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The latest program agenda is available at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__2017.aprigf.asia_program&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=RrrXyaBfa00GH1liTedM3FwobVakuhJ-qs1N8-Ji8VE&m=CbeOQYfY5bOAgtIQJyRjcJSUVOtaVfdL6A36ptfIur8&s=_aV9_5NLKUoPmXiNqQ3ndMebpfle-IueTokFp1pLoHo&e=">http://2017.aprigf.asia/program[2017.aprigf.asia]</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Remote participation links are also available on our website. Join us online!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>All meetings recordings and transcripts will be archived after the conference.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5F5E5F'>Best Regards,</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#5F5E5F'>Secretariat of APrIGF</span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>