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> Subject: Upcoming multi-stakeholder Internet Governance events
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> Dear AC and SO Leaders
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> On behalf of ICANN, I am pleased to announce two upcoming events in  
> March in which ICANN will participate with the regional IGF  
> community. We ask your help in publicizing these events to your  
> membership and promulgating the information on your mailing lists.
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> In the first week of March there will be two events, the first  
> event, as part of the Arab IGF initiative will be in Dubai from 3-5  
> March. The second event, as part of the African Strategic  
> Engagement initiative will be in Addis Ababa from 6-8 March. We  
> would like to invite you to join industry leaders and Internet  
> Governance experts from all over the world at these two events.
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> The Arab Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting will be at  
> the Radisson Royal Hotel, in Dubai on 3-5 March 2013. The meeting  
> is hosted by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of UAE, as part of  
> the Arab IGF Open Consultations, and in partnership with ICANN and  
> RIPE NCC, the Regional Internet Registry for Europe and the Middle  
> East. The current draft agenda is attached for your reference.
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> Please see this link for on-line registration: https:// 
> docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform? 
> formkey=dHpucVl1MjM1OUVRLXFvQXZocWV0UVE6MA#gid=0
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> The African Multi-stakeholder Internet Governance meeting will be  
> at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 6-8  
> March 2013 and is organized in partnership with African IGF,  
> AfriNIC, AFTLD, ISOC Africa, and the ATU. A note for participants  
> from UNECA and the current draft agenda is attached for your  
> reference.
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> These open public meetings are aimed at fostering engagement  
> between Internet organizations and all stakeholder groups in the  
> Arab and the African world. It offers the opportunity to share best  
> practices of successful multi-stakeholder models and discuss means  
> to enhance effective participation in global Internet Governance  
> fora.  An announcement of these events will be posted on the ICANN  
> website shortly.
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> Kind Regards
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> Kathryn A. (Mandy) Carver
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> Executive Director - Global Stakeholder Engagement
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> ICANN
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