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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Dear all,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">The co-facilitators of the WSIS+20 review have presented
<a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20">their Zero Draft</a> (the PDF
<a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2025/WSIS%2B20_ZERO_DRAFT.pdf">
is located here</a>). This document is crucial because it contains the first set of proposed language that government delegations will use in their negotiations. Their objective is to agree on a final document to be adopted in December during the WSIS+20 High-Level
Meeting.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">This document contains proposals on a wide range of aspects related to the Internet Society’s vision that the Internet is for everyone. We’ll prepare a comprehensive written contribution
and a matrix highlighting the positive and concerning language. In the matrix, we’ll include a rationale for our analysis and proposed language to address our concerns.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">And by “we,” I mean all of the Internet Society. That’s why I’m happy to invite
<b><u>you</u></b> and your chapter members to our open-door sessions to discuss the WSIS+20 Zero Draft. During the session, we’ll review the document and discuss our priorities for the next stages of the process.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Be ready to join these interactive sessions, where we’ll shape together the ideas and language we’ll use to defend the Internet and help make our vision a reality. Please circulate
this invitation among your chapters and invite your colleagues to register for any of the two sessions. We scheduled them to cover different time zones; please choose the session that better accommodates your schedule.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">When</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">: Thursday, 4 September 2025.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">At what time</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">: 10:00 AM UTC and 10:00 PM UTC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">: For the 10:00 AM UTC session (<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/n8v6W86rSHuu3KI8atXaSw"><span style="color:#467886">here</span></a></span></u>).
For the 10:00 PM UTC session (<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/2JEgAWRBQniBfioSRbxmnA"><span style="color:#467886">here</span></a></span></u>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Information resources</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">: The Zero Draft is available
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20"><span style="color:#467886">on UNDESA’s webpage</span></a></span></u>. We also offer a
<u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/issues/internet-governance/wsis/"><span style="color:#467886">dedicated page related to the WSIS+20 review</span></a></span></u>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">See you soon,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light"">Isra</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Medium";color:#183247">Isra Rosas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#183247"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Hind Light";color:#183247">Director,
Partnerships and Internet Development<br>
Internet Society</span></p>
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