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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Thanks to all of you who have endorsed our written contribution to the WSIS+20 Elements Paper.
<b><u>We have submitted</u></b> our document to the United Nations and listed the initial endorsers
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/our-work/internet-governance/world-summit-on-the-information-society-wsis/wsis20-elements-paper/">
on our website</a>. The opportunity to endorse this contribution <b>will remain open</b> for a few days while we wait for the co-facilitators to release the WSIS+20 Zero Draft, which will be the next document in this process. Please bear in mind that you can
endorse the contribution on behalf of your chapter or in your personal capacity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">I’d also like to thank</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> the colleagues who have shared comments and suggestions through the different spaces we
had in the previous weeks, including the IGF 2025, the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event, the open-door sessions, and our Community Working Group. Your expertise helped us to build a strong position, which we’ll leverage as the process continues. If you’re interested
in joining the working group, you can do so <a href="https://community.internetsociety.org/s/group/0F9UO000000088r0AA/wsis20-2025-working-group">
by following this link</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Isra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Hind Medium";color:#183247">Isra Rosas</span><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">,</span><span style="color:#183247"> </span><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">Director, Partnerships
and Internet Development<br>
Internet Society</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates-bounces@elists.isoc.org> on behalf of Israel Rosas via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 2:46</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Chapter-delegates] [Endorsement opportunity] Internet Society's response to the WSIS+20 Elements Paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Dear all,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">We have finalized our response to the
<b>WSIS+20 Elements Paper</b>, shaped by valuable input from our global community. We sincerely thank you for your ongoing collaboration and the expert insights many of you shared through a dedicated networking session at the IGF 2025 meeting, a community feedback
form, open-door calls, bilateral meetings, and direct emails.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">We
<b>now invite you to endorse</b> the Internet Society’s response to the WSIS+20 Elements Paper. You can review our
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Internet-Society-Response-WSIS20-Elements-Paper.pdf">
full contribution here</a> and add your endorsement <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/our-work/internet-governance/world-summit-on-the-information-society-wsis/wsis20-elements-paper/">
using this form</a>. We invite you to share your endorsement <b>by 24 July</b>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">As a reminder, our resources related to the WSIS process
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/internet-governance/wsis/">are located on our website</a>. If you’d like to discuss this topic further, don’t hesitate to email me. I’ll be happy to chat with you!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Best,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Isra</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Hind Medium";color:#183247">Isra Rosas</span><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">Director, Partnerships and Internet Development<br>
Internet Society</span><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247"><br>
<a href="mailto:email@isoc.org"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#183247">rosas</span><span style="color:#183247">@isoc.org</span></a> |
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">Pronouns: he/him/his</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:13.5pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247"><a href="https://bit.ly/3nUsQmJ" target="_blank"><span style="color:#183247">Donate today.</span></a></span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">Help protect the Internet for everyone.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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