---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joly MacFie <joly@punkcast.com> Date: Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:38 PM Subject: [Chapter-delegates] VIDEO: ITU, Internet Society, and AFRINIC announce upcoming African events To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org> In both Walda and Adiel's talks there was emphasis that, despite these regional events, in Africa the trend for multistakeholderism is towards localism. Thus we can expect many local IGFs and other smaller events to pop up. If you know of any such, please feel free to add them in the comments. We look forward to facilitating webcasts wherever possible! ** joly posted: "On March 7 2013, speaking at the African Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Andrew Rugege of the ITU; Walda Roseman of the Internet Society, and Adiel Akplogan of AFRINIC, took it in turns to announce upcoming conferen" On March 7 2013, speaking at the African Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Andrew Rugege of the ITU; Walda Roseman of the Internet Society, and Adiel Akplogan of AFRINIC, took it in turns to announce upcoming conferences in Africa. Video is below Add to your calendar: - June 17-21 2013 - Lusaka, Zambia - African Internet Summit (AFRINIC) - June 26-28 2013 - Kampala, Uganda - Africa Children Online Protection Summit (ACOP) (ITU) - July 13 -14 2013 - Durban, South Africa - DNS Forum (ISOC) (alongside ICANN 47) - October 28 - Nov 1 2013 - Kigali, Rwanda - Transform Africa Conference & Summit (ITU) Both the ITU events present shifting targets as the ITU's current pr<http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/79.aspx#.UT7vyxzkt8E>announces Transform Africa as March 2013, and the ACOP eventbrite <http://acop-ch.eventbrite.co.uk/> is dated June 4-7. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKqn9xu_vvs?rel=0&w=600&h=338> - View on YouTube <http://youtu.be/zKqn9xu_vvs> - Transcribe on AMARA <http://www.amara.org/en/videos/UW3WViq5BvIJ/> Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/5274#respond> See all comments<http://isoc-ny.org/p2/5274#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/5274 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/