<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi <br><br></div>It was great to see a bit of the regional engagement perspective being discussed at WSIS.<br><br></div><div>I did not have a chance before to thank Ayden on the participation in the Geographic Divisions public comment, which so many contributed and I believe it was reflected in some of the debates in this session.<br><br></div>Do not miss also James Gannon on the chat tool those of us below the Equator line use, Whatsapp and the effects of its repeated blockages in Brazil. Insights which, to me, were immensely valuable to understand how groups can become attached and even identifiable by a specific tool. <br><br></div>Michael Oghia`s report is great, as always, and the other NCUC-ers reporting from WSIS this weeks made too great work.<br><br></div>I`d like to thank those who gave Ayden support on the preparation of this work and, as a contributor, I think it opens the way for others to participate on these events. It isn`t easy but much needed and worth it.<br><br></div>Best, <br><br></div>Renata<br><div><div><div><div><div><div><br><br> <br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 8:00 PM, Ayden Férdeline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:icann@ferdeline.com" target="_blank">icann@ferdeline.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Dear all,</div><div><font><br></font></div><div>Yesterday the NCUC hosted a very successful thematic workshop at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which brought into the public arena discussions around what hinders new voices from participating in Internet governance debates, particularly in the global south. Contributing to the rich discussion were panelists from across the ICANN community, including three NCUC members, who all greatly appreciated the opportunity to participate and to be present with us. </div><div><font><br></font></div><div>If you were not able to participate in this session, the Geneva Internet Platform and fellow NCUC member Michael Oghia have produced a wonderful summary of some of the key inputs which were harvested. You can read the report here: <a href="http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/sessions/engaging-under-represented-communities-regional-and-global-internet-governance-debates" target="_blank">http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/sessions/engaging-under-represented-communities-regional-and-global-internet-governance-debates</a></div><div><font><br></font></div><div>If a transcript of this session becomes available, it will be circulated to this mailing list.</div><div><font><br></font></div><div>Best wishes,</div><div><br>Ayden Férdeline</div><img style="border:0;width:0px;min-height:0px" src="https://app.mixmax.com/api/track/v2/kmaQqKVFZP0Zb2eaL/i02bj5SZulGblRmclZGQu5WYjlmI/IyZy9mLjV3Yu5yc0NXasB0czV3YzlGZtMWdj5mI/IyczV3YzlGZtMUVD5kI?sc=false" alt="" height="0" align="left" width="0">
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