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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Dear
Friends</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">I
am
pleased to be able to announce three NPOC events that has been
organized during the upcoming ICANN meeting in Buenos Aires
Argentina. You will find the details on the events listed below.
You
can find detailed ICANN 53 <span style="font-weight: normal">Conference
Information
at:</span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Spanish:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/es">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/es</a>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
English: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/">http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span style="text-decoration:
none"><span style="font-weight: normal">Portuguese:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://buenosaires53.icann.org">http://buenosaires53.icann.org</a></span></span></font><font
style="font-size: 14pt" size="4"><span style="text-decoration:
none"><span style="font-weight: normal">/</span></span></font><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span style="text-decoration:
none"><span style="font-weight: normal">pt</span></span></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
The events have been organized as a partnership between NPOC, the
Pathfinder Initiative(for further information see the attached
Pathfinder brochure), and ICANN. Please join us if you can in
Buenos
Aires or online or by following the web casts
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Yours
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Klaus
Stoll
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
Chair NPOC Program Committee</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><br>
</p>
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 14pt"
size="4"><span style="text-decoration: none"><b>Event1:
LAC NGO Assembly on Internet Governance</b></span></font></font>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><br>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Date:</b>
Saturday 20th June, 10.30 am -13.10 pm</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Place:</b>
Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center, San Martin
1225,
Buenos Aires 1104 Argentina.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Language
of
event: </b>Spanish with English and Portuguese translation </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3"><b>RSVP:</b></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span
style="font-weight: normal">
To register for this event please send an email to:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rsvp@gkpf.org">rsvp@gkpf.org</a></span></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">Please
also RSVP if you want to follow the event via a web cast. We
will
send you the information how to connect as soon as they become
available. </font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span lang="en-US">T</span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-weight: normal">he
LAC NGO Assembly on Internet Governance brings together
NGOs, Civil
Society and other Internet governance stakeholder groups
in order to
raise awareness and organizational capacity on the
Internet related
issues they face. The goal of the meeting is to engage
in strategic
Internet planning and to promote organizational voices
in areas of
Internet policy formation and implementation relevant to
their work
and their mission. The NGO Assembly engages with all
sectors and does
not limit itself to Civil Society as today’s Internet
stakeholders
have to rely for their growth and development on the
co-operation and
partnership with a multitude of other highly diverse
organizations
and sectors. The NGO Assembly is </span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-weight: normal">designed
to produce win-win policies and practice outcomes. </span></span></font></font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"
align="justify">
<font style="font-size: 14pt" size="4"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><b>Event
2: "Meet ICANN" </b></span></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><b>Your
Chance to meet the ICANN stakeholders, see the ICANN
community at
work and participate in a ICANN meeting.</b></font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Date:</b>
Monday, 22nd of June, 13,00
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Place:
</b><span style="font-weight: normal">Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel
&
Convention Center, San Martin 1225, Buenos Aires 1104 Argentina.
Please meet at the Conference Registration desk 15 minutes
before the
event.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
To register for this event please send an email to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rsvp@gkpf.org">rsvp@gkpf.org</a></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">ICANN
as an organization, its role, function and work is a mystery
to the
waste majority of Internet users. Sometimes, one has the
feeling that
as more ICANN becomes important to our every day lives, the
less
people seem to know about it. This is a great opportunity for
everybody who wants to know more about ICANN in particular and
Internet Governance in general, to meet with a number of ICANN
representatives and stakeholders and to experience a ICANN
meeting. </font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><b>Language
of event: </b></span><span style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Spanish,
English and Portuguese. Introduction in Spanish with English
translation. Different hosts will use their native language
during
the walkabout and groups can also be formed according to
language
preferences of visitors.</span></span>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
style="font-size: 14pt" size="4"><span style="text-decoration:
none"><b>Event
3: NPOC Constituency day encounter with NGOs</b></span></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Date:</b>
Tuesday, 23rd of June, 12.00pm-13.00pm
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Place:</b>
Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center, San Martin
1225,
Buenos Aires 1104 Argentina</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>Language
of
event: </b>Spanish with English and Portuguese translation </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3"><b>RSVP:</b></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span
style="font-weight: normal">
To register for this event please send an email to:
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:rsvp@gkpf.org">rsvp@gkpf.org</a></span></font></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal;
line-height: 100%; text-decoration: none">
<font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3">Please
also RSVP if you want to follow the event via a web cast. We
will
send you the information how to connect as soon as they become
available. </font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;
text-decoration: none">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
style="font-size: 12pt" size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Engage
with, participate in and contribute to the IG multi
stakeholder
decision making process. The NGO Caucus held some days
before was
</span></span></font></font></font><font color="#000000"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font style="font-size: 12pt"
size="3"><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-weight:
normal">designed
to produce win-win policies and practice outcomes. This
follow up
meeting is designed to develop and implement strategies
how to
contribute the NGO caucus outcomes to the wider ICANN
policy and
decision making process. A further aim is also to engage
participants
with their respective constituencies and stakeholder
groups.</span></span></font></font></font>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><b>For
your
information:</b>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">NPOC,
as
the Not for Profit Users Concerns Constituency within ICANN’s
Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG), is a body that
represents
Not For Profit Users operational concerns within the ICANN
Internet
Governance ecosystem. Its dual roles involve (a) contributing and
participating in policy making, and (b) raising awareness and
engagement on the part of its stakeholder constituency. The Global
Knowledge Partnership Foundation’s (GKPF) Pathfinder initiative is
focused on awareness and capacity building with civil society
organizations and other stakeholders beyond not-for-profits and
civil
society. The Pathfinder initiative deals with all sources of
Internet
policy and practices that impact directly on the mission, vision
and
work agendas of various stakeholder constituencies. Collaboration
between NPOC and the Pathfinder initiative has taken place, and
will
occur on occasion when Pathfinder’s role is useful to assist NPOC
in constituency awareness and engagement in Internet policy. The
GKPF
and its Pathfinder initiative pursue their own agenda of events
around awareness and capacity building beyond and quite
independent
of any collaboration with NPOC. </p>
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