<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-2667ff95-7fff-1f8e-dc73-5eb6bae63f73"><div><img src="cid:ii_jnm3wbel0" alt="image.png" width="208" height="95" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues, </span></font></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I hope you’re doing well! I wanted to reach out and share some exciting news with you. As many of you know, I have joined AccessNow a couple of weeks ago, and I am leading RightsCon. It is an exciting time for me and I believe RightsCon is a tremendous platform to strengthen our community, and share knowledge and skills. Last year, over 2500 people joined us in Toronto and 850 proposals were received! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Now, I am happy to announce that we have officially launched the <a href="https://www.rightscon.org/program/">RightsCon Tunis Call for Proposals.</a> </b>As you know, organizing a session is one of the best ways to engage and showcase your work at RightsCon. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year, the whole program process will be hosted on </span><a href="https://rightscon.secure-platform.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">our new RightsCon Program Platform</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. There are also several other new additions this year, including skill-building program categories, an initiative focused on investing in problem-solving, a track on wellness, and the possibility of submitting sessions in additional languages. I strongly encourage you to learn more in </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/rightscon-tunis-call-for-proposals/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">our blog post</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It would be great to see a session proposal come in from you and your team. We’ve prepared a helpful </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/your-guide-to-a-successful-proposal/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">guide to submit a successful proposal</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which outlines all the information you need on program categories, session formats, evaluation criteria, and more. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please feel free to share this note and our Call for Proposals with your network. Don’t hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Carolina </p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.666666984558105px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Carolina Rossini </font></b></span><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><a value="+16176979389" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">+ 1 (617) 697 9389 | </a><font color="#666666" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">skype: carolrossini | </font><font color="#0000ff" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">@carolinarossini </font></div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666"><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">PGP ID:  0xEC81015C</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>