<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default">The Gambia IGF is always a great event, full of substantial discussion. This year they are one of the first National IGFs to go hybrid, not always easy to pull off. The start has been delayed by heavy rain.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default"></div><br><u></u><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="width:1150.06px;background:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="width:1150.06px;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:599.987px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="8" style="width:599.987px;background-image:url("https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/stripes.gif");background-repeat:repeat-x;background-color:rgb(67,164,208);height:8px"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><br><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:599.987px"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:559.996px"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:559.996px"><tbody></tbody></table><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/gmigf2021" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gmigf2021-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Monday-Tuesday August 30-31 2021</strong> the <strong>7th Annual Gambia National Internet Governance Forum</strong> will be held , with the theme ‘<strong>Digital Inclusion and Access for Resilient Gambia</strong>’. The Internet Governance Forum serves to bring people together from various stakeholder groups as equals, in discussions on public policy issues related to the Internet. The Forum is organized to represent all key stakeholders in the Gambia through a National Steering Committee coordinated by the <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ministry-of-Information-and-Communication-Infrastructure-MOICI-396670833862610/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure</a></strong> (MOICI).. The event will be hybrid - both online and face-to-face on site. The livestream is provided by the<strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/isocgambiachapter/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)"> Internet Society Gambia Chapter</a></strong>.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>LIVESTREAM <a href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/gmigf2021" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">http://livestream.com/internetsociety/gmigf2021</a></strong></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <a href="https://bit.ly/3Bf7t4j" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://bit.ly/3Bf7t4j</a></strong></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>AGENDA: <a href="https://archive.org/download/gmigf2021/gmigf2021_agenda.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://archive.org/download/gmigf2021/gmigf2021_agenda.pdf </a>(GMT = UTC)</strong></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>TWITTER <a href="https://bit.ly/3sY46fc" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">#gmigf2021</a> @gambia_forum @isocgm #TheGambia #Gambia #IGF</strong></p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>SIMULCASTS_</strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/</a></strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive" target="_blank" style=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