<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: ArialMT; text-align: center;">Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum</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 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="" style="text-align: left; font-family: ArialMT;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">APrIGF Vanuatu 2018</b></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; font-family: ArialMT;"><b class=""><font color="#444444" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">13 Aug - 16 Aug</font></b></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; font-family: ArialMT;"><font color="#444444" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Iririki Island Resort, Port Vila</b></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left; font-family: ArialMT;"><font color="#444444" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://2018.aprigf.asia/" class="">http://2018.aprigf.asia</a></b></font></div></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="text-align: left;"><b class="" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><i class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet</font></i></b></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: ArialMT, serif; font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="">H</span><span class="" style="color: rgb(35, 35, 35); font-family: ArialMT, serif;">osted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Telecommunication and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu, APrIGF</span> 2018 meeting is happening now at Iririki Island Resort in Port Vila, Vanuatu. </font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">The official opening will begin tomorrow (14 Aug) at 09:00am local time (UTC+11) by the Honourable Prime Minister of Vanuatu followed by the ICT Day Plenary session</font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(36, 35, 35); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Theme: </span><em style="color: rgb(36, 35, 35); orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Challenges and Opportunities of connectivity in Pacific small islands States.</em></font></div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.655em; color: rgb(36, 35, 35); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hon. Prime Minister of Vanuatu, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Hon. Charlot Salwai</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Dr. Vinton G Cerf</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Deputy Ambassador for Cyber Affairs of Australia, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Ms. Johanna Weaver</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Vice Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Samoa, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Hon. Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi (MP)</span></font></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Pacific Representative from Multi-stakeholder Adivsory Group (MAG) of IGF 2018,<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class=""> Ms</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro</span></font></li></ul><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><font class="">For the full program of the week, go to </font><a href="http://aprigf.vu/agenda/" class="">http://aprigf.vu/agenda/</a>.</span></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Remote Participation </b>is available for those who cannot join us physically. Visit <a href="http://aprigf.vu/archive/" class="">http://aprigf.vu/archive/</a> for more details. </font></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="">The <b class="">Synthesis Document 2018</b> Draft 0 is opened now. Comment at <a href="https://comment.aprigf.asia/" class="">https://comment.aprigf.asia</a>!</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 50, 51); margin: 0px;"><font 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.</font></div><div class="" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 50, 51); margin: 0px;"><font class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><font class=""><font color="#333233" face="ArialMT" class="">Follow up also on social media and <b class="">hashtag with #APrIGF2018</b>!</font></font></div></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><div class="">
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