<div dir="ltr">Dear colleagues, <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>Join us later today (15:00 UTC) for a discussion on current Internet Governance challenges, featuring Microsoft's <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Brad Smith, who will further develop ideas on Microsoft’s proposed Geneva Digital Convention. The session be moderated by Dr Jovan Kurbalija, director of DiploFoundation and Head of the Geneva Internet Platform.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Share your views through dig.watch/geneva and via #GenevaDigital<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">More information on how to access the livestream follow below. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">All the best wishes,</div><div class="gmail_quote">Marilia </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>

        
                
                
                
        
        
                

    
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<span style="font-size:21px"><b>Current Internet governance challenges: What’s next?</b></span></div>

<div style="text-align:center">Thursday, 9th November 2017, 15-17h UTC (16-18h CET)<br>
Palais des Nations, Geneva | Online at <a href="https://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=61945add99&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">dig.watch/geneva</a>

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Internet can be a facilitator for human rights, development, and economic stability and growth, contributing decisively to human development. At the same time, cyber-terrorism, online crime, and other forms of Internet misuse demonstrate how Internet governance remains a challenge in need of urgent attention.</p>

<p style="text-align:left;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">Microsoft President and Chief Legal Office <b>Mr</b> <b>Brad Smith</b> will deliver the keynote speech, and will discuss various aspects of Internet governance and the proposed Digital Geneva Convention with Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) <b>Ms</b> <b>Kate Gilmore</b>, and the Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations in New York <b>Mr Phillip Spoerri</b>.</p>

<p style="text-align:center;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:16px"><b>Join the online discussion </b></span></p>

<p style="text-align:left;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">The discussion will be <a href="https://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=960609c52f&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">livestreamed</a>, and an online discussion will take place via #GenevaDigital and on and Digital Watch observatory at <a href="https://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=4157f09e2c&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">dig.watch/geneva#livestream</a></p>

<p style="text-align:left;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">The event will be opened by the Director-General of UN Office in Geneva <b>Mr</b> <b>Michael Møller</b> and UNITAR Executive Director <b>Mr Nikhil Seth</b>. It will be moderated by Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership Department at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) <b>Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin</b>, while the online discussion will be moderated by Geneva Internet Platform (GIP) Head <b>Dr Jovan Kurbalija.</b><br>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">*          *          *</p>

<p style="text-align:left;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">The event is organised by UNOG and UNITAR, in partnership with the Geneva Internet Platform and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, and with the support of Fondation pour Genève.</p>

<p style="text-align:left;margin:10px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(68,63,63);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;line-height:150%">Registration for the event (for participation in Geneva) <a class="m_711627366782832537gmail-m_-8551443028343981945m_-5850510854744431542m_-4007438066223596542gmail-m_-1382719531570337182ext" href="https://giplatform.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=73331235e7&e=e702958673" style="color:rgb(43,170,223);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">is open</a>.</p>
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