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<p>Dear NIGF-Community,</p>
<p>Good day, I hope this email meets every one of you well.</p>
<p>On behalf of the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres, the NIGF has the honor to invite you to the sixteenth meeting of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF), to be held in Katowice, Poland, and online, from 6 to 10 December 2021.</p>
<p>The sixteenth IGF has the overarching theme: ‘’Internet United’’. The Forum aims at bringing together participants from different stakeholder groups and some of the most prominent individuals in the global Internet governance discussion from across the globe. For more information on the IGF2021, focus areas, cross-cutting areas and more, please visit: <a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/en/dashboard/igf-2021">https://www.intgovforum.org/en/dashboard/igf-2021</a> </p>
<p>While the IGF2021 is to be held physically in Poland, preparations are being made to organize the IGF as a hybrid event, allowing qualitative participation of onsite and online to achieve the goal of making the IGF as inclusive as possible.</p>
<p><strong>--To this end, the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum in partnership with MicroBoss Technologies has organised a Remote Hub for the IGF2021 in the City of Abuja. This is to further bridge the gap between Nigeria and Poland by providing a means to ensure bottom-up participation in an enabling environment. At this hub, you can lend your voice to the betterment of the Internet. Please find details below:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Address: Work and Connect, 50 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi 900108, Abuja, Nigeria.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Date: 6th - 10th of December, 2021.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Time: 9:30am.</strong></p>
<p><strong>*Breakfast and Lunch to be made available*</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">IMPORTANT</span>: To register to participate in the IGF Remote hub in Abuja, Please Register Here: <a href="https://2021.igf.ng/igfrhp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://2021.igf.ng/igfrhp/</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> *Participation is free of charge. * *Priority given to people who <span style="background-color: #339966;">CAN</span> be available physically in Abuja*</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>Please Note that very limited spots are available so the earliest entries have the best chance--</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"><em><strong><span style="background-color: #339966;">-</span> More Info: The IGF Remote Hub in ABUJA, NIGERIA situated at Work and Connect a thriving innovation hub in the Jabi axis of the capital city of Nigeria would open its doors to interested members of the public willing to participate in this year's Internet Governance Forum and would connect all participants to live feeds from the UN assembled meeting.</strong></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"><em><strong>Experts in digital policy advocacy would be on ground to guide community members and newcomers to the digital policy space on how to grow interest and join the global debates happening around the world. Start-Up and businesses would also be guided on how to place their company to sit with global players and contribute to the development of policy that shapes the Internet and impact their operations on a global scale.</strong></em></span></p>
<p class="v1last-child"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"><em>Leveraging on the sponsorship provided by MicroBoss Technologies, the Business constituency of the Internet Cooperation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN/BC), the Global IGF, the Nigerian IGF, NITDA and NCC we are able bring the global IGF closer to Nigerians and provide mentorship, free Internet connectivity, Tea breaks, Lunch and other support to participants.<br /><br />Asides having unrestricted access to the IGF meeting, participants can be guided to follow and contribute their perspectives to discussions ongoing live in various sessions, follow real-time closed captioning, contribute to local debates at the hub and stand a chance to win awesome gifts for constant attendance and engagement during the life of the hub.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"><em>The hub would be open from 9am each day, and entry to the event venue is FREE. Please <a style="color: #333333;" href="https://2021.igf.ng/igfrhp/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">register</a> to be assured a seat, it is worth remembering that the UN IGF 2021 does not end on December 10. December 10-12 the IGF After Party will take place - a weekend full of innovative discussions and interesting activities for young programmers from around the world!<span style="background-color: #339966;"> -</span></em></span><span style="font-size: 9pt; background-color: #00ff00; color: #333333;"></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: #333333;"><em>The NIGF sincerely hope that it will have the pleasure and honor of your participation and contribution at the sixteenth IGF, at the remote hub in Abuja, as the success of the IGF depends on the active involvement of stakeholders from across all groups and disciplines, and we count on your views and experiences to enrich the dialogue on some of the most pressing Internet and digital policy issues.</em></span></p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>NIGF Secretariat</p>
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