<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;" class="">Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum</span></b><br class=""></font><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 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 class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" class=""><div class="m_7729586185239288959WordSection1"><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class=""><div class=""><b class="" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;" class=""><font size="4" class="">APrIGF Vanuatu 2018</font></span></b><br class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" class="">13 Aug - 16 Aug 2018</span></b><br class=""><b class="" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);" class="">Vanuatu National Convention Centre, Port Vila</span></b></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; text-align: center; font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><font color="#606060" class=""> <a href="http://2018.aprigf.asia/" class="">http://2018.aprigf.asia</a></font></b></span></div><div class=""><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" class=""><br class=""></font></div><font size="4" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);" class="">Open Call for Workshop Proposals,</span></b><b class=""><span class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);"> Potential Speakers & </span></b><b class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35);" class="">Fellowship Applications</span></b></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><font color="#232323" 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 2018 meeting will be held in Port Vila hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Telecommunication and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu.</font></span><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><b class=""><u class="">Open Call for Workshop</u></b></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><font color="#232323" 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 tutorials or workshop proposals for 2018 with the overarching theme <b class=""><i class="">“Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet”</i></b>. More information about the sub-themes can be
found at</font> </span><span class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><a href="http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-2018-themes-finalized.html" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size:10.5pt" class="">http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/<wbr class="">aprigf-2018-themes-finalized.<wbr class="">html</span></a>.</span></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><br class=""></span></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;">Online Submission Form: </span></b><span class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;"><a href="http://aprigf.asia/news/2018/how-to-submit-a-workshop.html" target="_blank" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt;">http://aprigf.asia/news/<wbr class="">2018/how-to-submit-a-workshop.<wbr class="">html</span></a></span><br class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;">Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline:</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: ArialMT, serif;"> 6 April 2018 (Fri), 24:00 UTC <font color="#ff2600" class="">(Extended)</font></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">**Kindly read through the online submission guide before you submit a proposal!</span></span></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></span></span></div></div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class="">Sign up as a Potential Speaker</u></b></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#232323" class="">If you are planning to participate in APrIGF whether in-person or remotely and are open to sharing your expertise as a speaker, we encourage you to sign up as a potential speaker. Person who is providing information to this Potential Speaker Form will be listed publicly as a directory where you may be invited by workshop organizers to be speaker/penalist on workshop relating to his/her field of expertise and experiences.</font></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><font color="#232323" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; "><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font color="#232323" class="">Sign up Instructions and List: </font><a href="http://igf.asia/wiki_aprigf" class="">http://igf.asia/wiki_aprigf</a> </span></span></div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><br class=""></u></b></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><u class="">Fellowship Program 2018</u></b></span></font></div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" color="#232323" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The Fellowship application for Vanuatu 2018 meeting is now opened until 2 Apr (Mon). Apply at </span></font><a href="https://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-vanuatu-2018-fellowship-application.html" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">https://aprigf.asia/news/2018/aprigf-vanuatu-2018-fellowship-application.html</a>.</div><div class=""><font face="ArialMT, serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">If you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat at </span><a href="mailto:sec@aprigf.asia" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">sec@aprigf.asia</a><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">.</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe
to the mailing list </span><a href="mailto:discuss@aprigf.asia" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">discuss@aprigf.asia</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""> by sending in subscription request to the secretariat.</span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""> </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">We also welcome any organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact </span><a href="mailto:sec@aprigf.asia" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">sec@aprigf.asia</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 50, 51); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""> for
more information.</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: ArialMT, serif; text-align: center;" class=""> </span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(95, 94, 95); font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">Best Regards,</span><br class=""><span style="color: rgb(95, 94, 95); font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class="">Secretariat of APrIGF</span><br class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;" class=""><a href="http://www.aprigf.asia/" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.aprigf.asia</a></span></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=""></div></div></div><br class=""></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>