[AfrICANN-discuss] Youth at AfIGF

[June Tessy]

Good morning,

Unfortunately, I will not be in attendance on e ground.

Is there an option for remote participation, however? I'd be more than
willing to engage.

On 10 Oct 2016 10:14 p.m., "Kawsu Sillah" <kawsu.sillah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> Greetings. Hope you are doing very well.
>
> As you maybe aware, the 5th African Internet Governance Forum
> <http://afigf.org/> (AfIGF) is scheduled for 16-18 October, 2016 in
> Durban, South Africa.
>
> Considering the importance of youth's involvement and leadership in IGF
> spaces, the secretariat of AfIGF has this year specifically allocated two
> activities for the youth. One is a parallel workshop dubbed "Youth and
> Internet Governance" to be held on October 16, from 2.30 to 4.30pm and the
> other one is a plenary session on "Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation":
> Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Africa, to be held on October
> 18, from 9:00 to 10:15am. This session we are told will be
> moderated/chaired by the Under Secretary for Communication at the Ministry
> of Communications of Egypt.
>
> Currently, there is a team working with the Secretariat on the programme
> for the day.
>
> Against this backdrop, I am reaching out with an invitation to the fellow
> youth from various listservs, especially, those that are planning to participate
> at the forum in Durban and also to inquire about you participating in any
> of the sessions either as a speaker, moderator or rapporteur.
>
> Please respond asap to confirm your availability and I will share more
> details. In your reply, be kind to keep my colleagues on copy.
>
> Look forward to having you in Durban.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kawsu.
>
> --Team member Youth @ AfIGF 2016--
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>
>
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> Kawsu Sillah
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> *‘Every single person must have access to a computer, must understand it,
> must have access to good software and good teachers and to the Internet, so
> that every person will have the opportunity to make the most of his or her
> own life’ – Bill Clinton, the former US President.*
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