[AfrICANN-discuss] IGF 2017 Call for Workshop Proposals

[Ilishebo Michael]

*All stakeholders* are invited to submit proposals to hold workshops at the
forthcoming IGF, which will be held in *Geneva, Switzerland, on 18-21
December 2017.*

The proposed overarching theme for this year's annual meeting is* 'Shape
Your Digital Future!'*, emphasizing both the IGF's participatory mechanisms
and a forward-looking approach to the Internet governance discussion. The
sub-themes for the meeting will be determined in part by the workshop
proposals received, with proposers *writing in their own thematic tags.*Tags
on new and emerging issues, such as 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Work in the
Digital Age', 'Law Enforcement & Encryption', etc., are particularly
welcome. *Pre-existing tags* to choose from include but are not limited to,
Internet of Things; Internet Economy; Policies Enabling Access;
Cybersecurity; Human Rights Online; Gender Issues; and Digital Literacy;
among many others.

All resources, including *the workshop proposal form*, and *guidelines* and
*tips* for submitting proposals, can be found below. *The deadline for
submission is Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:59 UTC-11.*

**First-time workshop proposers in particular are encouraged to read
through this brief manual
<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/4415/550>
for FAQs, tips and links to all IGF workshop resources. *

**All workshop proposers and future workshop speakers should consider
joining the 'IGF 2017 Speaker-Session Collaboration Space'
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/igf-2017-speaker-session-collaboration-space>,
a forum for exchanging ideas and seeking out new collaborators.*





http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-call-for-workshop-proposals


*Michael L. Ilishebo,*

*Kitwe, Zambia*

*Social Media Handles*

*Twitter: @ilishebo*

*Skype: michael.ilishebo*




*"walk a mile,for a while,with a smile"*
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