<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="http://Telecentre.org">Telecentre.org</a> Online Community" <<a href="mailto:mail@community.telecentre.org">mail@community.telecentre.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Executive Director's Message on BYND 2015: Global Youth Summit</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">3 September, 2013 7:08:56 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"<a href="mailto:garth.graham@telus.net">garth.graham@telus.net</a>" <<a href="mailto:garth.graham@telus.net">garth.graham@telus.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><a href="mailto:do-not-reply@community.telecentre.org">do-not-reply@community.telecentre.org</a><br></span></div><br>
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<td><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">Dear Members of the Global Telecentre Community,</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; "><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com/files/ZXoWXLs1YKP1Oy5A50x5sXyO4jpJKzau-nhxIJ7Mhhvni8CfrGSQUPdxrScN3fFcK0GzGsczdllKnsFaqAhgG8CIPz7COugA/BYNDlogoweb.png"><img class="align-right" src="http://api.ning.com/files/ZXoWXLs1YKP1Oy5A50x5sXyO4jpJKzau-nhxIJ7Mhhvni8CfrGSQUPdxrScN3fFcK0GzGsczdllKnsFaqAhgG8CIPz7COugA/BYNDlogoweb.png" width="107"></a>The <strong>BYND 2015: Global Youth Summit</strong> will take place on <strong>September 9-11</strong> in Costa Rica. The summit will assemble young people from all corners of the globe with a view to highlighting their priorities and capturing their combined voices in crucial national and international policy and decision making processes and we, the telecentre global community, have been invited to support the online participation, and in this way, expand the reach and participation of young people from around the globe.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">The BYND 2015: Global Youth Summit is a very important event for <a href="http://www.telecentre.org/" target="_blank">Telecentre.org Foundation (TCF)</a>. Let’s all remember that many telecentres are run by young people and that the youth behind our telecentres are shaping the lives of millions of people in every country of this planet every single day. We have a lot to say and share at the BYND 2015 Summit.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">As telecentres, part of our mission is to bring and facilitate access to relevant information, and new opportunities for the communities we serve. That’s exactly why TCF is currently working with a selected group of telecentres from around the globe in order to secure specific contributions of our community on a number of areas and work sessions included in the summit.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">By doing this, the voice of those youth that regularly use telecentres will be heard at the summit. However, we believe that all telecentres should do what they can to promote and bring the information on the ITU Youth Summit to their youths. To facilitate this process, TCF and ITU have put together a <a href="http://www.telecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BYND2015_Methodologies_Online_Participation.pdf" target="_blank">guide</a> that describes how you and your telecentre could be part of this important global event.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">We’d like to invite you to join BYND 2015 and learn how you can follow, contribute and even host some of the remote activities developed to support the online participation. Please follow the steps include in this guide, and make sure you become an active follower of #BYND2015 in Twitter, and more importantly, follow the regular updates that we will be posting in our community sites and TCF’s social media accounts.</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; ">Make a difference! Help us bring the telecentre community to join forces in promoting and expanding the online participation of youths in your country. Please review the <a href="http://www.telecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/GYS_session_OVERVIEW_LIVE.pdf" target="_blank">summit agenda</a>, and familiarize yourselves with the program. Invite your users to submit ideas and initiate local discussions with friends and community in the <a href="http://ideas.itu.int/" target="_blank">ITU ideas platform</a>. You can transform your telecentre into a vibrant Youth Summit hub, and in this way connect your community with many millions of young people that are looking for innovative ways to collaborate and build a better tomorrow. Join ITU’s #BYND2015!</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; "><a target="_self" href="http://api.ning.com/files/ZXoWXLs1YKOhIUhAVdLbOGVtco7W-EWJ-dxI9sl78sF31YrWKWPumvqr42t-MlBziWN*Aipf6iXe0BYrzN08kNmLiL8diL*Q/MR_21199x300.jpg"><img class="align-left" src="http://api.ning.com/files/ZXoWXLs1YKOhIUhAVdLbOGVtco7W-EWJ-dxI9sl78sF31YrWKWPumvqr42t-MlBziWN*Aipf6iXe0BYrzN08kNmLiL8diL*Q/MR_21199x300.jpg" height="148" width="98"></a></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; "><strong>Miguel Raimilla</strong><br>3 September 2013</div><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0;"></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; "><em>Read related article:</em></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0px; "><a href="http://community.telecentre.org/profiles/blogs/join-bynd-2015-global-youth-summit-and-get-the-chance-to-win-exci?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_self">Join BYND 2015: Global Youth Summit and get the chance to win exciting prizes!</a></div> </td>
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