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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Berlin (Germany) November 25-29, 2019</span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IGF is a broad based forum for multistakeholder policy dialogue and stimulates discussion of public policy issues relating to the Internet <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>promoting and assessing</b>, on an ongoing basis, <b>the embodiment of WSIS principles in Internet governance processes</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The mandate of the Forum is to:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0cm' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Discuss public policy issues related to key elements of Internet governance in order to foster the sustainability, robustness, security, stability and development of the Internet;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Facilitate discourse between bodies dealing with different cross-cutting international public policies regarding the Internet and discuss issues that do not fall within the scope of any existing body;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices, and in this regard make full use of the expertise of the academic, scientific and technical communities;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Advise all stakeholders in proposing ways and means to accelerate the availability and affordability of the Internet in the developing world;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Strengthen and enhance the engagement of stakeholders in existing and/or future Internet governance mechanisms, particularly those from developing countries;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Identify emerging issues, bring them to the attention of the relevant bodies and the general public, and, where appropriate, make recommendations;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Contribute to capacity building for Internet governance in developing countries, drawing fully on local sources of knowledge and expertise;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Promote and assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/lexicon/8#WSIS" title="World Summit on the Information Society
">WSIS</a> principles in Internet governance processes;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Discuss, inter alia, issues relating to critical Internet resources;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Help to find solutions to the issues arising from the use and misuse of the Internet, of particular concern to everyday users;<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Publish its proceedings<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Further details: <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/tags/about">https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/tags/about</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>IGF 2019 First Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group(MAG)Meeting <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7525/1503">https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7525/1503</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Proposed Focus Areas for the 2019 Berlin Forum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7544/1496" target="_blank"><b>IGF 2019 Proposed Focus Area:</b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'> Data</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7544/1498" target="_blank"><b>IGF 2019 Proposed Focus Area: </b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Inclusion</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7544/1497" target="_blank"><b>IGF 2019 Proposed Focus Area: </b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Security, Safety, Stability and Resilience</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>you may be interested to consider active participation in the following calls:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The <b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-call-for-workshop-proposals-0">Call for IGF Workshop Proposals</a> </b>is now<b> OPEN</b> until<b> 12 April 2019.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The <b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-call-for-dynamic-coalition-dc-sessions">Call for DC Sessions</a> </b>is now<b> OPEN</b> until<b> 12 April 2019.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The <b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-call-for-open-forums">Call for Open Forums</a> </b>is now<b> OPEN</b> until<b> 12 April 2019.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The <b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-call-for-pre-events-day-0-events">Call for Pre-Events</a> </b>is now<b> OPEN</b> until<b> 12 April 2019.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>The <b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-village-call-for-booths">Call for Booths</a> </b>is now<b> OPEN</b> until<b> 12 April 2019.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RESOURCES ON IGF 2019 WORKSHOPS:</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7635/1530" target="_blank">Brief Manual for Workshop Proposers</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>></b> <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-workshop-submission-and-review-process"><b>IGF 2019 Workshop Submission & Review Process</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-themes">IGF 2019 Themes</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-workshop-proposal-form" target="_blank">Workshop Proposal Submission Form</a></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> </b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/resource-persons"><b>List of Volunteer Resource Persons</b></a> *information appears as submitted by volunteers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11S61bI8TzwQv67A51xOWzoKSAY32k3UtSsjIVyfHnEs/edit#gid=0" target="_blank"><b>List of Volunteer Youth Experts/Resource Persons</b></a> *information appears as submitted by volunteers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> </b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/7525/1503"><b>Outcomes of First Face-to-Face MAG Meeting</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>> </b><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/working-group-on-workshop-review-and-evaluation-process-wg-wrep"><b>Outcomes of MAG Working Group on Workshop Review and Evaluation Process</b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How-to <a href="https://www.igf2019.berlin/IGF/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html">https://www.igf2019.berlin/IGF/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>>>></span></b> Note that you can either submit your own workshop proposal and/or register for “Volunteer Resource Person” or “Volunteer <b>Youth</b> Expert/Resource Person”<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Participants:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>The IGF welcomes organizations and individuals from diverse relevant expertise and geographical areas around the world. <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting is open to all World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) accredited entities, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>as well as other institutions and individuals with proven expertise and experience in matters related to Internet Governance.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It can be expected that according to UN procedures in comparable global platforms, there probably will be no attendance fee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See participants registration details that will be available later in the preparation process for IGF 2019 Berlin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Eligibility criteria for funding a participant</b> https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/participant-funding<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Invitation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the German Federal Republic https://www.igf2019.berlin/IGF/Redaktion/EN/Videos/Welcome-to-the-IGF/image-film.html<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Horst Kremers<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chair, CODATA-Germany<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>German National Committee for the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), a Committee of the International Science Council (ISC)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.codata-germany.org">http://www.codata-germany.org</a> <a href="http://www.codata.org/about-codata">http://www.codata.org/about-codata</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>__________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Horst Kremers</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, Engineer, Information Scientist / Office <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>P.O. Box 20 05 48, 13515 Berlin, Germany <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:5.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>mobile +49 172 3211738 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>FAX +49 30 3728587 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>FON +49 30 20878902<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>mailto:office@Horst-Kremers.de <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a href="http://www.horst-kremers.de/"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.horst-kremers.de</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>CODATA-Germany e.V.</b> <span lang=DE><a href="http://www.codata-germany.org/"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.codata-germany.org</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>About CODATA: <span lang=DE><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIAoAQu_qjs"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIAoAQu_qjs</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>RIMMA Community and Conference Series<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>R</b>isk <b>I</b>nformation <b>M</b>anagement, Risk <b>M</b>odels and <b>A</b>pplications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><a href="http://rimma.org/"><span lang=EN-US>http://RIMMA.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>eNews <b>RISK_List</b> <span lang=DE style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.kbx7.de/?lid=18148&c=list"><span lang=EN-US>http://www.kbx7.de/?lid=18148&c=list</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE>____________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>