[Community] Join Us on Monday 6th December at the IGF Hub in Abuja.

[NIGF SECRETARIAT]

Dear NIGF-Community,

Good day, I hope this email meets every one of you well.

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.‎

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: 
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/dashboard/igf-2021

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.‎

--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:

Address: Work and Connect, 50 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi 900108, Abuja, 
Nigeria.

Date: 6th - 10th of December, 2021.

Time: 9:30am.

*Breakfast and Lunch to be made available*

IMPORTANT: To register to participate in the IGF Remote hub in Abuja, 
Please Register Here: https://2021.igf.ng/igfrhp/ *Participation is free 
of charge. * *Priority given to people who CAN be available physically 
in Abuja*

Please Note that very limited spots are available so the earliest 
entries have the best chance--

_- 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._

_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._

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.

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.

_The hub would be open from 9am each day, and entry to the event venue 
is FREE. Please register [1] 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! -_

_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._

Best regards,

NIGF Secretariat

-- 
link: www.igf.ng [2]
email: desk at nigf.org.ng
Address: No 5 Agatu Street,
          off Ikole Street,
          Area 11, Garki,
          Abuja.


Links:
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[1] https://2021.igf.ng/igfrhp/
[2] http://www.igf.ng
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