<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-237434205743875643gmail-docs-internal-guid-e0d60249-7fff-58df-d24b-7be10fa24864"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello chapter delegates, </span><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">I just want to share with all of you this invitation from the committee that is organizing the <a href="https://yigf.africa/" target="_blank">Africa Youth Internet Governance Forum</a> (some of them are members of the Youth Observatory - ISOC Youth SIG):</span></p><div><img src="cid:ii_jzygsl8t0" alt="n1.png" width="412" height="412"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">T</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">he Africa Youth Internet Governance Forum Committee cordially invites you to register to attend the 2019 Africa Youth Internet Governance Forum on the theme </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shaping the Next Generation of Internet Users</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The event will come off during the Africa Internet Governance from the 10</span><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="vertical-align:super">th</span></span><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to 12 of September. Find below other information about the 2019 Youth IGF: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Date: 10</span><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="vertical-align:super">th</span></span><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> September  2019</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, N'Djamena, Republic of Chad </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time: 8 am</span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The event has the support and the sponsorship of the African Union and Internet Society. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Objectives  of AYIGF 2019:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To raise awareness among young people and new entrants about Internet Governance issues and to promote their participation in the discussion with a focus on Africa working with information gathered from the IGFs in the sub-regions. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To groom the next generation of Internet governance experts for Africa</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To bring together people from government, civil society, business and other stakeholder groups to interact and explore common ground around a public interest-oriented approach to Internet Governance.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Building a new cadre of Internet leaders who are motivated to learn, engage and act within the African region and beyond.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To encourage the active participation of African youths in ICT development and policy beyond Internet Governance specific topics.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0.35pt;margin-left:6.8pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Partnering with more organizations to improve the participation of youths in Internet Governance discussions.</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register to get a ticket to attend the Youth Forum:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">English: </span><a href="https://ti.to/africayigf/2019" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://ti.to/africayigf/2019</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French: </span><a href="https://ti.to/africayigf/2019/fr" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://ti.to/africayigf/2019/fr</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Portuguese: </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://ti.to/africayigf/2019/pt" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://ti.to/africayigf/2019/pt</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Follow the Africa Youth IGF  social media pages</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(255,165,0)">#AfricaYouthIGF2019 #AYIGF2019</span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;font-weight:700;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/africayouthigf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.facebook.com/africayouthigf</span></a><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Twitter:  </span><a href="https://twitter.com/AfricaYIGF" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://twitter.com/AfricaYIGF</span></a><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instagram: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/africayouthigf/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.instagram.com/africayouthigf/</span></a><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;f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