<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This may be of interest.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Constance Bommelaer</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bommelaer@isoc.org">bommelaer@isoc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:58 AM<br>Subject: [Internet Policy] Call for contributions - IGF Connecting the Next Billion<br>To: Internet Policy External <<a href="mailto:InternetPolicy@elists.isoc.org">InternetPolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>>, "internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne@ConnectedCommunity.org" <<a href="mailto:internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne@connectedcommunity.org">internetsociety_chapterleaderscommunityne@connectedcommunity.org</a>>, "internetsociety_advisorycouncilne@ConnectedCommunity.org" <<a href="mailto:internetsociety_advisorycouncilne@connectedcommunity.org">internetsociety_advisorycouncilne@connectedcommunity.org</a>><br><br><br>
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Dear Colleagues, <br>
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IGF <a title="Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billion" target="_blank">
Policy Options</a> and <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums" target="_blank">
Best Practices</a> are part of an effort this year for the IGF to develop more tangible outputs, supporting broader tracks (e.g. SDGs, WSIS+10) while leveraging the global network of IGFs that are held on all continents.
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During last week's Open Consultations and MAG meeting, the IGF community agreed on the draft skeleton of the "<b><i><b><i>IGF Policy Options for Connecting the Next Billion</i></b></i></b>", available
<a title="Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aogcq3iqzBRKTRSQlGAuSRvMi8c4rF1GgASoK5vhQbk/edit" target="_blank">
</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aogcq3iqzBRKTRSQlGAuSRvMi8c4rF1GgASoK5vhQbk/edit" target="_blank">here</a>.
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<u><strong>ASK</strong></u>: All interested stakeholders are invited to:<br>
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<li><strong>Join the open-ended editorial group</strong> formed to develop the document ahead of IGF Brazil by signing-up to this
<a href="http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org" target="_blank">
mailing list</a>. <br>
</li><li><strong>Send additional background contributions</strong> by using this <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billion/contributions" target="_blank">
form</a>, or by writing to <a href="mailto:gutterman@un.org" target="_blank">gutterman@un.org</a> <span style="text-decoration:underline">
by 3 Oct. </span>(contributions from national/regional IGFs and Best Practices Forums are welcome on an ongoing basis). They will feed into the next version of the document and will all appear with due attribution on the
<a title="Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billion/list-of-contributions" target="_blank">
IGF website</a>. <br>
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<b><u>Next steps:</u></b><br>
The IGF Secretariat will be working in the coming weeks on editing the introduction and developing the various sections of the skeleton on the basis of contributions received. A new draft will be made available for the consideration of the open-ended editorial
group around 21 Sept. <br>
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Further information on the methodology and the timeline can be found <a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/policy-options-for-connection-the-next-billion#about" target="_blank">
here</a>. <br>
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Please disseminate this call for background contributions throughout your networks.
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Thank you and best regards,<br>
<br>
Constance Bommelaer<br>
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