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    Dear Chapter delegates,<br>
    <br>
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      <div>Freedom House's Internet Freedom team has funding to support
        at least three human rights advocates, activists, or academics
        to attend their <b><u>national or regional</u></b> Internet
        Governance Forum (IGF). They are asking that for all to
        circulate this call with local partners and any others who you
        believe may be interested, especially those who have
        demonstrated an interest in and capacity to engage in internet
        governance processes and issues.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>To help the team solicit applications from individuals who
        are interested in participating in this activity and to ensure a
        fun and fair selection process, Freedom House is conducting the <b>“2015

          Local IGF Essay Showcase”. </b> See attached and below for
        full details.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
    </span>Please pass on to your respective networks.<br>
    <br>
    Best,<br>
    Judith<br>
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Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO
Hellerstein & Associates
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Phone: (202) 362-5139  Skype ID: judithhellerstein
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              style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Ilana Ullman <<a
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            <span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, January
            30, 2015 3:33 PM<br>
            <span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>"<a
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              href="mailto:Netfreedom@lists.cymru.com">Netfreedom@lists.cymru.com</a>"
            <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="mailto:Netfreedom@lists.cymru.com">Netfreedom@lists.cymru.com</a>><br>
            <span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Call for
            Submissions for 2015 Local IGF Showcase - Please Circulate<br>
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                <div>Dear colleagues,</div>
                <div><br>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div>Freedom House's Internet Freedom team has funding
                    to support at least three human rights advocates,
                    activists, or academics to attend their <b><u>national

                        or regional</u></b> Internet Governance Forum
                    (IGF). We are asking that you circulate this call
                    with local partners and any others who you believe
                    may be interested, especially those who have
                    demonstrated an interest in and capacity to engage
                    in internet governance processes and issues.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>To help the team solicit applications from
                    individuals who are interested in participating in
                    this activity and to ensure a fun and fair selection
                    process, Freedom House is conducting the <b>“2015
                      Local IGF Essay Showcase”. </b> See attached and
                    below for full details.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>As noted above, <u>at least three individuals
                      will be selected to receive funding to engage in
                      their national or regional IGF. In addition, up to
                      20 essays will be selected to be published in an
                      online gallery.</u> The purpose of the gallery is
                    to showcase the essays that best help to raise
                    awareness about whether and how much civil society
                    members and human rights perspectives are included
                    in discussions about internet governance in various
                    countries and regions.</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>For more information and detailed instructions,
                    please see the official call for submissions
                    attached and below. If you have questions, don’t
                    hesitate to email <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                      href="mailto:internetfreedom@freedomhouse.org">internetfreedom@freedomhouse.org</a>.
                    We will endeavor to respond to your inquiries in a
                    timely manner. </div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Warm regards,</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>The Internet Freedom team</div>
                  <div>Freedom House</div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
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                        "> <b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt;
                              font-variant: small-caps; ">Request for
                              Submissions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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                        "> <b><span style="font-size: 13pt;
                            font-variant: small-caps; ">National and
                            Regional <br>
                            Internet Governance Forums<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                        "> <b><span style="font-size: 13pt;
                            font-variant: small-caps; ">Travel Stipends<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                      text-align: center; " align="center"> <b><span
                          style="font-size: 16pt; font-variant:
                          small-caps; ">- 2015 Local IGF Essay Showcase
                          -<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                      <o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      <o:p> </o:p></p>
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                      text-align: justify; "> <b><i><span
                            style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Issue date</span></i></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">:
                                                        January 27, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      text-align: justify; "> <b><i><span
                            style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Deadline date</span></i></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">:       <span
                          class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:
                          pre; "></span>      February 27, 2015, 23:59
                        EST (GMT –5:00)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      text-align: justify; "> <b><i><span
                            style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Announcement
                            date</span></i></b><span style="font-size:
                        11.5pt; ">:    <span class="Apple-tab-span"
                          style="white-space: pre; "></span>      March
                        20, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">What:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> Freedom House is
                        seeking essay submissions on the topic of the
                        challenges and opportunities for human rights
                        online and internet governance in various
                        countries and regions. Details about the essay
                        specifications are below.<br>
                        <br>
                        An internal committee will select up to three
                        entries to award the author/creator a small
                        travel stipends of no more than US$3,000 for
                        participation in their local Internet Governance
                        Forums (IGFs) in 2015. Details about
                        expectations for travel stipend recipients are
                        below.<br>
                        <br>
                        Furthermore, up to 20 submissions will also be
                        featured in Freedom House’s online gallery, to
                        be titled “Reflections on the State of Net
                        Governance and Human Rights Online Around the
                        World”, which will display other top-rated
                        essays. Details about usage permissions are
                        included below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Why:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> The aim of this
                        initiative is to amplify civil society
                        contributions within multistakeholder dialogues
                        in key regions and countries on issues related
                        to governing an open, global, secure, and
                        resilient internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">How:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> With the aid of
                        financial and material support to attend and
                        engage in local internet governance meetings,
                        selected participants will more persuasively
                        advocate to other stakeholders for greater
                        freedom online and greater inclusion for civil
                        society in the multistakeholder process of
                        governing the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Who:  </span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Individuals will be
                        deemed eligible applicants if they meet the
                        following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">1.<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">     </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Submit their essays
                        according to the rules and instructions below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">2.<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">     </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Demonstrate a
                        commitment to promoting human rights online and
                        civil society engagement in multistakeholder
                        internet governance processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">3.<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">     </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Qualify as a
                        non-governmental activist, academic, citizen
                        journalist, human rights defender, or
                        representative of a non-profit human rights
                        organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Where:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> The geographic
                        scope of this initiative is global, and thus
                        essay submissions are not limited to local IGFs
                        in a particular country or region. However,
                        local IGFs at which civil society perspectives
                        have been underrepresented will be given
                        priority consideration. Applicants are invited
                        to explain in their essays or in a cover letter
                        addressed to the selection committee why the IGF
                        in their country or region should be a priority,
                        and what they believe they will contribute if
                        they attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">When:</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> The submission
                        period will open on January 27, 2015 and will
                        close on February 27, 2015 at 23:59 EST (GMT
                        -5:00). Contest winners will be announced by
                        March 20, 2015. This award may be used to attend
                        any national or regional IGF between April 1,
                        2015 and November 15, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Rules,
                          instructions, and specifications for
                          submission:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Interested
                        applicants are invited to submit a written essay
                        (option #1) or photo essay (option #2)
                        describing the threats to net freedom in their
                        country or region and explaining how diverse
                        stakeholders are or should be working together
                        to preserve an internet that protects and
                        promotes human rights, such as freedom of
                        expression, privacy, and access to information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">See below for
                        specifications on options #1 and #2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Submission should be
                        sent as an email attachment to </span><a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:internetfreedom@freedomhouse.org"
                        style="color: purple; "><span style="font-size:
                          11.5pt; ">internetfreedom@freedomhouse.org</span></a><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">The subject of the
                        email should be: “Local IGF Essay Challenge –
                        [YOUR NAME], [YOUR COUNTRY]”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
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                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">The body of the
                        email should list the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Full name of
                        applicant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
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                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Country of
                        representation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Organization or
                        employer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Position title or
                        type of affiliation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Email address<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Phone number<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Courier
                        New'; ">o<span style="font-size: 7pt;
                          font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Information about
                        the national or regional IGF the applicant hopes
                        to attend, including planned dates and venue,
                        website, organizers, agenda, panelists, key
                        participants, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Submissions are
                        limited to one essay per person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Essays must be
                        original work; any plagiarizing will result in
                        disqualification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">·<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">       </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">No submissions past
                        the deadline, February 27, 2015 at 23:59 EST <br>
                        (GMT -5:00), will be accepted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Option #1:
                          Written narrative essay.</span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> Written essay
                        submissions should be between 600 to 1000 words.
                        Essays should be non-fiction, in English, and
                        edited for grammar and punctuation. They may be
                        written in either first-person or third-person
                        point of view on the topic of key challenges and
                        opportunities for human rights online in your
                        country or region, as well as the state of civil
                        society engagement in local internet governance
                        processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Option #2:
                          Photo essay. </span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Photo essay
                        submissions should be between five and ten
                        photos with brief captions. Use your creativity,
                        but please keep the focus of the photos related
                        to the subject of human rights online and
                        internet governance in your country or region.
                        Photos will be evaluated based on their
                        subject-matter relevance and artistry. Captions
                        should be non-fiction, in English, and edited
                        for grammar and punctuation. They may be written
                        in either first-person or third-person point of
                        view. Prior to submission, please obtain
                        informed consent of any individuals pictured and
                        identified in the photos, and be sure to note
                        this in the body of your submission email.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Usage
                          permissions: </span></b><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">By submitting an
                        entry, applicants grant Freedom House license to
                        use their essays or portions of their essays
                        (with attribution) in the Local IGF Essay
                        Challenge gallery online under </span><a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"
                        style="color: purple; "><span style="font-size:
                          11.5pt; ">Creative Commons
                          Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
                          License</span></a><span style="font-size:
                        11.5pt; ">.<span style="color: blue; "></span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> Freedom House will
                        make every effort to notify individuals prior to
                        publication. In some cases, essays or portions
                        of the essays (with attribution) may appear in
                        private reports to funders. Freedom House will
                        consult with the original content creator before
                        pursuing any other use.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Note on
                          privacy:</span></b><span style="font-size:
                        11.5pt; "> Freedom House will consider
                        applicants’ requests to remain anonymous or to
                        withhold publication of their essay for safety
                        reasons on a case-by-case basis. Please inform
                        us of such requests when submitting your essay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Expectations
                          for IGF travel stipend recipients<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Up to three
                        essayists will be selected to receive funding to
                        attend an IGF meeting in their country or
                        region. Freedom House will cover round-trip
                        flight, accommodation during the IGF, conference
                        registration fees, a per diem stipend, and
                        necessary visa costs. Applicants are reminded
                        that funding will be contingent on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:
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                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">1.)<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Being selected
                        according to the review committee criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">2.)<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Providing receipts
                        and documentation for reimbursement of financial
                        expenses that qualify as allowable costs. (A
                        list will be provided by Freedom House to
                        selected participants, who will have the
                        responsibility to ensure an expenditure meets
                        the specifications before incurring the
                        expense.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:
                      0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt;
                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">3.)<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Participating in the
                        full IGF and reporting out on the proceedings.
                        (Freedom House is open to creative ideas for the
                        format of the report, which could take the shape
                        of a blog post, op-ed, or incorporate multimedia
                        elements – such as Storify or audiovisual clips
                        – into a narrative internal report.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:
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                      font-family: Cambria; text-indent: -0.25in; "> <span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">4.)<span
                          style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New
                          Roman'; ">   </span></span><span
                        style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Though not required,
                        selected applicants are encouraged to submit or
                        co-submit an official workshop proposal and/or
                        participate in an official workshop panel during
                        the IGF.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">Funding for this
                        program is provided to Freedom House through a
                        grant from the U.S. Department of State.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      <span style="font-size: 11.5pt; "> </span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      text-align: justify; "> <b><u><span
                            style="font-size: 11.5pt; ">About the
                            Organization<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
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                      text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size:
                        11.5pt; "> </span></p>
                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in
                      0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria;
                      text-align: justify; "> <span style="font-size:
                        11.5pt; ">For more than 70 years, <b>Freedom
                          House</b> has supported the global expansion
                        of freedom through advocacy activities, in-depth
                        research on the state of freedom
                        country-by-country, and through direct support
                        of democratic reformers throughout the world.
                        The <b>Global Internet Freedom Program</b> seeks
                        to coun­teract the rising trend of government
                        censorship and surveillance and to expand
                        efforts to challenge restrictions on net freedom
                        around the world. </span></p>
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