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<td>Telling your story to an international audience - WSIS
2017</td>
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<td>Wed, 1 Feb 2017 18:28:15 -0400</td>
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<td>Brian Beaton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brian.beaton@KNET.CA"><brian.beaton@KNET.CA></a></td>
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<td>Brian Beaton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brian.beaton@KNET.CA"><brian.beaton@KNET.CA></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></td>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">FYI .. Susan and I met
met via Skye on Jan 31, with Vladimir Stankovic who is with
the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) program at
the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva.
Vladimir is encouraging everyone to become involved in this
year's WSIS process through two initiatives</p>
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style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family:
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vertical-align: baseline;"><b>SHARE YOUR I.T.
STORY/PROJECT</b>: Submit your projects<em
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vertical-align: baseline;"> for the WSIS Prizes 2017
contest</em> at <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;
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baseline;"><span class="s2" style="box-sizing:
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background-position: 0px 0px;"><a
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href="http://www.wsis.org/prizes" style="box-sizing:
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0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial;">www.wsis.org/prizes</a></span></strong></em></li>
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style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family:
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vertical-align: baseline;"><b>JOIN THE DISCUSSION FORUM</b>:
Explore the <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; border:
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0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wsis.org/forum" style="box-sizing:
border-box; color: rgb(233, 102, 86); text-decoration:
none; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style:
inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline:
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initial initial;"><span class="s2" style="box-sizing:
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font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin:
0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">www.wsis.org/forum</span></a></strong> for
more information on our annual event on ICTs for SDGs, and
in particular check the submission form for the Open
Consultation Process. WSIS Forum is a multi-stakeholder
approach event and the shape of the format is based upon
proposals by all interested participants.</em></li>
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24px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style:
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baseline; text-align: justify;"><em style="box-sizing:
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0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">the deadline for submissions is <strong
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0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align:
baseline;">14 February</strong></em></p>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">From <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017"
style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(233, 102, 86);
text-decoration: none; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
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0px; vertical-align: baseline; transition: all 700ms;
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background-repeat: initial initial;">http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017</a></p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; border:
0px; font-family: Lato, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
16px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
text-align: justify; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);
font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The <strong
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family:
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padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">World Summit on the
Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2017</strong> represents
the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for
development’ community. The annual <strong style="box-sizing:
border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style:
inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">WSIS Forum</strong> is a global
multi-stakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of
the WSIS Action Lines for advancing sustainable development.
The Forum is co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in
close collaboration with all WSIS Action Line co-/facilitators
and other UN organizations (UNDESA, FAO, UNEP, WHO, UN Women,
WIPO, WFP, ILO, WMO, ITC, UPU, UNODC, UNICEF and UN Regional
Commissions). It provides an opportunity for information
exchange, knowledge creation and sharing of best practices,
while identifying emerging trends and fostering partnerships,
taking into account the evolving Information and Knowledge
Societies.</p>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brian</p>
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