[Chapter-delegates] Webinar invitation: Preparing for the ITU's WCIT/WTSA conference

[Christine Saegesser]

[Apologies for any cross-postings]

Dear Colleagues, 

We would like to invite you to a webinar organized for Chapter leaders in preparation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) in December this year.  As you probably know, the decisions made by governments at WCIT could redefine the international regulatory environment for the Internet and telecoms in the 21st century and beyond – impacting how people around the world are able to use the Internet.

The purpose of this initial webinar is to give an introduction to WTSA/WCIT, including the ITU timeline of events and the ITU process. It will also offer an opportunity to explore ways of how Chapters can become involved in the process.

In order to accommodate the different time zones and linguistic preferences, webinars will be organized on the following dates and times: 

- English: 10 July 2012 at 10:30 UTC and 20:00 UTC. Please sign up at: http://www.doodle.com/k6nvq88d5dqqchtu
- French: 17 July 2012 at 13:00 UTC. Please sign up at: http://www.doodle.com/fexbfybseprmztdu
- Spanish: 24 July at 17.00 UTC. Please sign up at: http://www.doodle.com/ss9hzkw26xx6wqhh

A draft agenda as well as the WebEx details will be shared with you as we move closer to the webinar dates. 

Please let me also remind you that a dedicated mailing list for Internet Society Chapter members to exchange information on areas of common interest/concern leading up to these ITU conferences has been set up. You can join the list at https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/itu2012chapters.

It would be great if you could also invite other Chapter members to participate in the webinars and/or to join the mailing list. 

For more information about the WCIT, please go to: http://www.internetsociety.org/wcit

Best regards, 

Christine

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Internet Society (ISOC)
Christine Saegesser Baethge
Manager, Chapter Development
Website: www.InternetSociety.org
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