[NCUC-DISCUSS] [Announcement] NCUC session at the Internet Freedom Festival

[Michael Karanicolas]

Excellent news! I'm sure it will be an excellent session. Congratulations
Ayden for taking this forward.

Best,

Michael

On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 11:25 PM, Ayden Férdeline <icann at ferdeline.com>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> You might remember that last year we developed on our mailing list a
> proposal for a session at the 2018 Internet Freedom Festival (IFF).
>
> We have recently received some wonderful news from the organisers. Our
> session proposal has been approved.
>
> Up until the event takes place we will continue the conversation on our
> mailing list, building this session together. We’ll appreciate your support
> in publicizing the session and in sending in ideas for how we can address
> the theme.
>
> Here is a sample tweet, but you can make your own!
>
> *Interested in #DNS and #InternetPolicy? @NCUC will be at #InternetFF in
> March 2018 discussing how you can get involved in policy work at @ICANN.
> Find out more about the event www.internetfreedomfestival.org
> <http://www.internetfreedomfestival.org> and how you can collaborate with
> NCUC at www.ncuc.org <http://www.ncuc.org>*
>
> We have a suggested graphic here
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3qv6037i36ixru/NCUC-at-IFF-2018.png?dl=0>,
> which you might share along with your tweet.
>
> Our idea is to use this session at the IFF to recruit new, diverse, and
> active NCUC members. The 2017 conference attracted approximately 1,300
> professionals from around the world. As these participants are already
> tracking issues like privacy and data protection, human rights in online
> contexts, economic growth and development for empowerment, and increasing
> access to knowledge, we believe they have the capacity to be quickly
> brought up to speed on our work. Our longer-term goal is to help them
> translate these skills to Domain Name System policy debates.
>
> The IFF is a conference that explores the threats to human rights enabled
> by the Internet. It is organised around seven themes, one of which is
> “Advocacy, Policy, and Research,” and is held annually in Valencia, Spain.
> The NCUC’s participation in this forum is made possible through one of
> ICANN's CROP regional opportunities.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ayden Férdeline (lead organiser) and NCUC team
>
>
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