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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dear all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">We are pleased to share with you our new joint report with ICANN, titled
<b>“</b><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2025/footprints-of-20-years-of-the-internet-governance-forum/"><span class="s2"><b>Footprints of 20 Years of the Internet Governance Forum.</b></span></a><b>”</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Additionally, today, our President and CEO, Sally Wentworth, together with ICANN CEO, Kurtis Lindqvist, will officially launch the report at a press conference during the ICANN meeting in Prague.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This evidence-based report offers a substantive analysis of the global impact of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), highlighting its tangible contributions and influence over the past two decades.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">As the United Nations prepares to review the IGF’s mandate in 2025, this moment marks a critical juncture. There is a growing debate between preserving the open, inclusive, multistakeholder model or shifting toward centralized,
government-led approaches to Internet governance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>At the Internet Society, we believe the Internet must be shaped by all of its users.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Now more than ever, the multistakeholder model is vital to the governance, resilience, and progress of the Internet. Together, we are committed to ensuring the WSIS+20 process is inclusive, transparent, and forward-looking.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>An open and trusted Internet is a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. Protecting it is not just a priority, it is a shared responsibility.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">This report will be an essential advocacy tool as we head into the WSIS+20 review process, the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society. We invite you to read and share the report widely, particularly with
your government’s delegation to the WOSIS+20 review, as well as others involved in this critical process. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Warm regards,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>Al</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><b>PS. Are you planning to be in Oslo for the IGF? We look forward to connecting with you there! Please be sure to
</b><a href="https://forms.internetsociety.org/isoc-at-igf-2025"><span class="s2"><b>register for our ISOC@ IGF event</b></span></a><b> on Tuesday, 24 June 2025.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Al Ghaff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Director of Community Communications<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ" target="_blank" title="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ"><span style="color:#467886">Donate today.</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> Help protect the Internet
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