<div dir="ltr">Hello all, <div><br></div><div>Just a gentle reminder that <span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the Call for Proposals for the 10th edition of </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RightsCon</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (June 7-11, 2021) is open until Jan 19th !</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> As a member of the 2021 Program Committee, I wanted to encourage you to propose a session and share a few helpful resources.</span><br><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-6b914edf-7fff-3a6c-6756-1244fe119a7f"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RightsCon is a powerful platform to advance human rights in the digital age. The public program supports 350+ sessions and connects key stakeholders from around the world – policymakers, business leaders, activists, technologists, researchers, lawyers, designers, journalists, creatives, and more – in order to find solutions to the toughest problems affecting our digital spaces.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hosted online and across all time zones</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, RightsCon 2021 will mark an important milestone for the technology and human rights community, with a projected 10,000+ participants from 150 countries projected to attend. Hosting a session is one of the best ways to tap into a global network of experts, form unexpected partnerships, and contribute to conversations that happen nowhere else.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In 2021, RightsCon is accepting session proposals in 20 program categories. If you’re interested in submitting, I invite you to read the </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:Muli,sans-serif;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 a Successful Proposal</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and learn more about the issues shaping this year’s program and important aspects of the program process.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One last thing to remember: the deadline to propose a session is </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">January 19, 2021 at 23:59 Pacific Standard Time.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you look through these materials, feel free to reach out to me with any questions, or get in touch with the RightsCon team directly at </span><a href="mailto:rightscon@accessnow.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rightscon@accessnow.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;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 would also suggest that you subscribe to the </span><a href="https://www.rightscon.org/rundown/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RightsCon Rundown</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> newsletter – if you’re not already – for program-related updates over the next couple of months.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;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 truly hope to see your work represented at RightsCon 2021 this June!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Muli,sans-serif;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></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><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 dir="ltr"><div><b><i>Bruna Martins dos Santos </i></b></div><div><br></div><div><div>Skype ID: bruna.martinsantos<br></div><div>@boomartins<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>