<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6540"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6554">Important reminder and clarification about this intercessional work.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6609"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6554">Contributions are still welcomed.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6581"> </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6641" class="signature"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6640"><font size="2"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#347d7e">------------------------------------------------------</font></b></font></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6644" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 127);"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><u><b><i>Arsène Tungali,</i></b></u></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6643"><font size="2">IGC Co-Coordinator,<br>Co-founder & Executive Director, </font><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rudiinternational.org/" style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:small;">Rudi International</a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6642"><font size="2"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/arsenebaguma">Facebook</a> - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/arsenebaguma">Twitter</a> -<a href="" rel="nofollow"> </a><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/arsene-tungali/40/825/344/">LinkedIn</a></font></div><div><div><font size="2">Internet Governance - Blogger - ISOC Ambassador - ICANN Fellow - Child Online Protection Evangelist.<br></font></div><div><font style="font-weight:bold;" size="2">Democratic Republic of Congo</font></div></div></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div> <div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6652" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6651" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6650" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> Le Mercredi 27 juillet 2016 8h13, Anri VAN DER SPUY <AVANDERSPUY@unog.ch> a écrit :<br></font></div> <br><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1469604608342_6649" class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5676148886"><font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">Dear all</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Times;">We recently sent you a </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/799-2016-cenb-call-for-contributions-11-july-2016-2"><span style="font-family:Times;" lang="EN-US"><font color="#420178">Call for Public Input</font></span></a></span><span style="font-family:Times;"> on Phase II of the intersessional theme '<i>Policy
Options for Connecting and Enabling the Next Billion</i>’ (see below).</span></font></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">We would like to clarify the deadline for
contributions. While we would appreciate input by 31 July 2016, we will
continue to receive contributions on a rolling basis until 31 August for the
first draft. Thereafter, further opportunities for input on specific versions
of the outcome document will be announced. </font></span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">To facilitate the
participation of national and regional IGF initiatives (NRIs) that might only
host their respective events later this year, no deadline has been prescribed
for NRIs. Similarly, other organizations that have meetings later this year are
also encouraged to submit any outcome documents after their respective meetings. </font></span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">We look forward to
receiving your valuable input.</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">Best regards,</font></span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><font size="4">IGF Secretariat</font><b style="font-size:15pt;"></b></span></div>
<br><font color="#990099">-----Anri VAN DER SPUY/UNOG/GVA/UNO wrote: -----</font><div style="padding-left:5px;"><div style="padding-right:0px;padding-left:5px;border-left:solid black 2px;">To: intersessional_2015@intgovforum.org<br>From: Anri VAN DER SPUY/UNOG/GVA/UNO<br>Date: 07/13/2016 09:30PM<br>Cc: "Constance Bommelaer" <bommelaer@isoc.org>, Brian Gutterman/NY/UNO@UNHQ<br>Subject: Call for input: Connecting & Enabling the Next Billion 2016<br><br><font face="Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria;">Dear all</span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">This week the IGF’s
intersessional working group issued the attached <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/799-2016-cenb-call-for-contributions-11-july-2016-2" title="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/799-2016-cenb-call-for-contributions-11-july-2016-2">Call for Public Input</a> on Phase
II of the intersessional theme '</span><i style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">Policy Options for Connecting and Enabling the
Next Billion'</i><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">.</span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">This call is based on the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/796-connectingthenextbillion-framework-phase-ii-v7" title="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/policy-options/796-connectingthenextbillion-framework-phase-ii-v7">framework document</a> which was developed with the generous assistance of various
stakeholders over the past few months. In this document, both the need for
emphasizing national and regional specificities, as well as the importance of
investigating the ways in which connecting and enabling more users can help
support the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) were stressed.</span><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal"><font face="Cambria"><span style="font-size:11pt;">The working group would
like to encourage all IGF</span><span style="font-size:11pt;"> initiatives, including best practice forums (BPFs),
dynamic coalitions (DCs) and workshop organizers, to contribute to this
important initiative, which will help pave the way to </span></font><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.igf2016.mx/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria;" lang="EN-US">IGF
2016</span></a></span><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;"> in Guadalajara, Mexico, in
December this year.</span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria;">While all contributions
will be welcomed, a proposed format for submissions is contained in the
attached Call for Input. Kindly send all input to Anri van der Spuy (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:avanderspuy@unog.ch" target="_blank" href="mailto:avanderspuy@unog.ch"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria;" lang="EN-US"><font color="#0000e9">avanderspuy@unog.ch</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria;">) and Brian Gutterman (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:gutterman@un.org)" target="_blank" href="mailto:gutterman@un.org)"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Cambria;" lang="EN-US">gutterman@un.org)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Cambria;">.</span></div>
<div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">Best regards,</span></div><div class="yiv5676148886MsoNormal" style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:Cambria;font-size:11pt;">IGF Secretariat</span></div>
</font>
</div><br><br>[attachment "2016 CENB Call for Contributions_11 July 2016.pdf" removed by Anri VAN DER SPUY/UNOG/GVA/UNO]</div></font>
</div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Intersessional_2015 mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Intersessional_2015@intgovforum.org" href="mailto:Intersessional_2015@intgovforum.org">Intersessional_2015@intgovforum.org</a><br><a href="http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>