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<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Dear All,</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The Secretariat would like to inform the community that the deadline for IGF 2018 workshop proposals is being extended. In view of the offer from the Government of France to host the IGF in Paris the week of<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">12 November</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">, proposers will now have the opportunity to make their submissions until<span> </span></span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom:1px dashed rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span class="gmail-aQJ" style="top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday 6 June 2018, 23:59 UTC</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The complete call for workshops, and all particulars on how to put together a submission, are available on the IGF website:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-call-for-workshop-proposals" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://www.intgovforum.org/<wbr>multilingual/content/igf-2018-<wbr>call-for-workshop-proposals</a><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">We look forward to receiving your proposals.</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Best regards,</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The IGF Secretariat Team</span>
<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><div><b>WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)</b><br></div><div><u><b>Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)</b></u></div><div><font size="1">E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms Specialist<b><br></b></font></div><div><font size="1">ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,<br></font></div><div><font size="1">Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,</font></div><div><font size="1">OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member. <br></font></div></div><div><font size="1">National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana</font></div><div><font size="1">Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member</font></div><div><font size="1">Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><div><font size="1">Email: <a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk</font></div><div><font size="1">facebook: Kwasi Wisdom <br></font></div><div><font size="1">Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 6:12 PM, Wisdom Donkor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Seun,<div><br></div><div>In my understanding as a MAG member, there are UN protocols that goes in the selection of a IGF host country and as much as i no, UN does the engagement </div><div><br></div><div>In any case, France has confirmed their interest but there is also other interested party that is yet to confirmed. I can understand the frustrations of the community and its only fair we give the MAG chair and the secretariat a little more time to conclude and officially announce the host country. It has being tough getting a host country this year.</div><div><br></div><div>
<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> Cheers,</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class=""><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_238445164104546054m_-3661229353415238589gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><div><div><b>WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)</b><br></div><div><u><b>Africa Open Data and Internet Research Foundation (Co-Founder)</b></u></div><div><font size="1">E-government, Internet Governance & Open Government Data and platforms Specialist<b><br></b></font></div><div><font size="1">ICANN Fellow / UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,<br></font></div><div><font size="1">Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,</font></div><div><font size="1">OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Member. <br></font></div></div><div><font size="1">National SDG's data Roadmaps Advisory Board Member, Ghana</font></div><div><font size="1">Ghana Energy Data Task-force Member</font></div><div><font size="1">Ghana OGP Advisory Committee Member</font></div><div><div><font size="1">Email: <a href="mailto:wisdom.dk@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">wisdom.dk@gmail.com</a></font></div><div><font size="1">Skype: wisdom_dk</font></div><div><font size="1">facebook: Kwasi Wisdom <br></font></div><div><font size="1">Linkdin: Kwasi Wisdom</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br></span><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 4:28 PM, Seun Ojedeji <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:governance@lists.riseup.net" target="_blank">governance@lists.riseup.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Jeremy, all<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just for my info, isn't the MAG(represented by the Chair) involved in the IGF host decision making process?<br><br>Regards<br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Sent from my mobile<br>Kindly excuse brevity and typos</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_238445164104546054m_-3661229353415238589h5"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 22 May 2018, 20:55 Jeremy Malcolm, <<a href="mailto:Jeremy@malcolm.id.au" target="_blank">Jeremy@malcolm.id.au</a>> wrote:<br></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_238445164104546054m_-3661229353415238589h5">
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