<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><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 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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>The 11th <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/" target="_blank">Internet Governance Forum</a> will be held next week, from 6-9 December, in Guadalajara, Mexico. This email serves to inform you of three events specifically related to the Middle East and North Africa, of which <a href="https://igmena.org/" target="_blank">iGmena</a> or our partners will be participating as well. Note that all times below are in the local time in Guadalajara (CST) with UTC+2 written next to it.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Event 1 - </font>Mapping digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A new visual tool for comparative analysis</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>When: </b>Day 0 (5 December) - 09:00-10:00 CST<b> <font color="#000000">(</font><font color="#cc0000">17:00-18:00 UTC+2</font><font color="#000000">)</font></b><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Where: </b>Workshop Room 3, PALCCO Centre, Guadalajara, Mexico</div><div><br></div><div><b>Link: </b><a href="http://sched.co/8hsA" target="_blank">http://sched.co/8hsA</a></div><div><br></div><div>This session will introduce a new tool hosted by the <a href="http://www.internetlegislationatlas.org/" target="_blank">Internet Legislation Atlas</a> (ILA), a project by Hivos and ARTICLE 19.</div><div><br></div><div>Speakers:</div><div><ul><li>Hanane Boujemi (Hivos, iGmena director)</li><li>Noha Fathy (iGmena, ILA project coordinator)</li><li>Niels ten Oever (ARTICLE 19, head of digital)</li><li>Walid Al-Saqaf (ILA board member)</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Event 2 -</font> Challenges of Internet Governance in MENA region (lightning session)</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>When: </b>Day 3 (8 December) - 14:15-14:35 CST <b>(<font color="#cc0000">22:15-22:35 UTC+2</font><font color="#000000">)</font></b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Where:</b> Lightning session area, PALCCO Centre, Guadalajara, Mexico</div><div><br></div><div><b>Link: </b><a href="http://sched.co/90xq" target="_blank">http://sched.co/90xq</a></div><div><br></div><div>Layal Bahnam <b>(Maharat Foundation)</b> will give a 20 minute talk about the region through the lens of Maharat Foundation's work</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">Event 3 - </font>WS 165: Fostering Digital Capacities for Decent Life in the MENA region</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>When: </b>Day 3 (8 December) - 15:00-16:30 CST <b>(<font color="#cc0000">23:00-00:30 UTC+2</font><font color="#000000">)</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b>Where:</b> Workshop Room 2, PALCCO Centre, Guadalajara, Mexico</div><div><br></div><div><b>Link: </b><a href="http://sched.co/8hu7">http://sched.co/8hu7</a></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000">Speakers:</font></b></div><div><font color="#000000"><ul><li>Walid Al-Saqaf (Moderator)</li><li>Nadira Al-Araj</li><li>Hisham Aboulyazed </li><li>Hanane Boujemi</li><li>Cherkaoui Leghris</li><li>Nibal Idlebi</li><li>Fatma Oumrane</li><li>Mohit Saraswat</li><li>Hafedh Yahmadi</li></ul></font><div style="font-weight:bold"><font color="#cc0000"><br></font></div><div style="font-weight:bold"><font color="#cc0000">Event 4 - </font>WS 262: VoIP Crackdown: Implications for government, telecom, & civil society</div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div></div><div><div><b>When: </b>Day 4 (9 December) - 11:00-12:30 CST <b>(<font color="#cc0000">19:00-20:30 UTC+2</font><font color="#000000">)</font></b></div><div><b><font color="#000000"><br></font></b></div><div><b>Where:</b> Workshop Room 8, PALCCO Centre, Guadalajara, Mexico</div><div><br></div><div><b>Link: </b><a href="http://sched.co/8hvA">http://sched.co/8hvA</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div><div><b><font color="#000000">Speakers:</font></b></div><div><font color="#000000"><ul><li>Houda Belkassem<br></li><li>Wafa Ben Hassine (AccessNow)</li><li>Al Walid Chennoufi</li><li>Amin Jobran (ASL19)</li><li>Keith McManamen (Psiphon)</li></ul></font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000"><br></font></b></div><div><b><font color="#cc0000">A note about remote participation</font></b></div><div><br></div><div>If you cannot attend the IGF in person, make sure you register to participate remotely at: <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2016-online-participation" target="_blank">http://www.intgovforum.<wbr>org/multilingual/content/igf-<wbr>2016-online-participation</a></div><div><br></div><div>You can also participate in a <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2016-remote-hubs" target="_blank">remote hub</a>.</div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail-m_725512366407375899gmail_signature"><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 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 dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">__________________</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Michael J. 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