<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:transparent"></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hawaiisig.jpg?ssl=1" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-21757" src="https://i0.wp.com/isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hawaiisig.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1" alt="The HiSIG logo is centered near the top of an off-white graphic, combining a globe of curved orange, yellow, blue, and green bands with “HiSIG” in blue and black lettering. Below, large dark blue text reads “2026 Hawaiʻi School on Internet Governance (HiSIG).” The date “4 September 2026” appears at the lower left. A cropped decorative wave and circuit-board design in blue, teal, beige, and coral extends into the lower-right corner." width="300" height="169" style="box-sizing: inherit; height: auto; max-width: 100%; float: right; margin-left: 1.5em;"></a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://youtu.be/MSRKvHAxCLE" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit">LIVESTREAM</a></span> | <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.hisig.org/program/" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit">PROGRAM </a></span>| <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://isoc.live/21756" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit">PERMALINK</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px">On <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Friday, 4 September 2026</span> at <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">09:00 – 16:00 HST</span> (19:00 UTC – 02:00 UTC on 5 September), the inaugural <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700"><a href="https://www.hisig.org/" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit">Hawaiʻi School on Internet<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span> Governance</a></span> (HiSIG) convenes at the <a href="https://servpac.com/" style="color:rgb(29,66,137);box-sizing:inherit">Servpac</a> Activity Room, Mililani Tech Park, under the theme ‘<span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Navigating Global Digital Governance</span>‘, chaired and emceed by <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Burt Lum</span>.  HiSIG aims to build digital capacity across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific and empower regional leaders to shape a secure, inclusive digital future while strengthening the community’s ‘pilina’ (connections) within the global governance landscape.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">09:15 HST</span> (19:15 UTC) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">KEYNOTE: STATE OF THE INTERNET</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Vint Cerf</span> – Chief Internet Evangelist, Google</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">10:15 HST</span> (20:15 UTC) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">UNDERSTANDING INTERNET GOVERNANCE</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Fiona Alexander</span> – American University, IGF MAG<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Ron da Silva</span> – IGF-USA</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">11:15 HST</span> (21:15 UTC) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER MODEL</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Naela Sarras</span> – ICANN<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Jen Chung</span> – VP Policy, DotAsia<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Avri Doria</span> – Technicalities</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">13:00 HST</span> (23:00 UTC) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Sharayah Lane</span> – Internet Society<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Leimomi Bong</span> – Office of Indigenous Knowledge<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Olin Kealoha Lagon</span> – Serial Social Entrepreneur<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Richard Ng</span> – IndigiDAO</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">14:00 HST</span> (00:00 UTC, 5 Sep) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSIVE INTERNET ACCESS</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Colin Rhinesmith</span> – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Monique Tate</span> – Community Tech New York<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Burt Lum</span> – Internet Society Hawaii</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">15:00 HST</span> (01:00 UTC, 5 Sep) — <span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">TRUST, SAFETY, AND RISK IN A CONNECTED AI WORLD</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Edmon Chung</span> – DotAsia<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Graeme Bunton</span> – NetBeacon<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">David Huberman</span> – ICANN</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">CHAIR & MC</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-weight:700">Burt Lum</span> – Chair and Master of Ceremonies, HiSIG 2026</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";font-size:15px">#HiSIG #InternetGovernance #DigitalEquity #Hawaii</p><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">--</span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--------------------------------------<br>Joly MacFie  +1<span title="Call with Google Voice">2185659365</span> </div><div>--------------------------------------</div>-</div></div></div></div></div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>--------------------------------------<br>Joly MacFie  +1<span title="Call with Google Voice">2185659365</span> </div><div>--------------------------------------</div>-</div></div></div></div></div></div>