<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">

<div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">This will be the firs IGF-USA that has not been steered by<span> </span><a href="https://boingboing.net/2017/12/07/rest-in-power-david-vyorst.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">David Vyorst</a>, who left us late last year. But the show goes on, and there's plenty of grist for the mill. In fact, some of the breakouts have so many participants they'll need a gong to move things along. This year sees an emphasis on digital equity, be it connectivity, privacy, or the right to be informed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:5px 15px 0px 0px;padding-bottom:5px"><div style="overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="width:691.818px;background:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="width:671.818px;padding:10px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0px auto;overflow:hidden"><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:600px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0px auto"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-10416" src="https://i1.wp.com/isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/igf-usa2018.jpg?resize=300%2C157" alt="IGF-USA 2018" width="300" height="157" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top; max-width: 98%; height: auto;"></a>Today,<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Friday July 27 2018</strong>, the annual<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">USA Internet Governance Forum</a></strong><span> </span>(IGF-USA) takes place in Washington DC. IGF-USA 2018 includes panels on Future of Work and the New Economy; Balancing Privacy Concerns with Security, Connectivity, and Innovation; Competition; Next Generation Networks and the Internet of Things; Platform Content Moderation and Liability‎‎; Internet Governance; and Balancing the Fight against Fake News against Rights of Free Expression. Keynoters are Assistant Secretary<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">David J. Redl</strong>, NTIA, and Commissioner<span> </span><strong style="font-weight:bold">Noah J. Phillips</strong>, FTC. The entire event, including breakout tracks, will be webcast live on the<span> </span><a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none"><strong style="font-weight:bold">Internet Society Livestream Channel</strong></a>.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);line-height:1.4em;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="font-weight:bold">What:<span> </span><a href="http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">2018 USA Internet Governance Forum</a><span> </span>(IGF-USA)<br>Where: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC<br>When: Friday July 27 2018 8:30am-5pm EDT | 12:30-21:00 UTC<br>Program:<span> </span><a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/</a><br>Webcast:<span> </span><a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/</a><br>Room A:<span> </span><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/</a><br>Plenary and Room B:<span> </span><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/</a><br>Room C:<span> </span><a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/</a><br>Twitter: #igfusa2018<span> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/igfusa2018" style="color:rgb(52,120,227);text-decoration:none">http://bit.ly/igfusa2018</a></strong></p><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef" style="width:600px;background-color:rgb(239,239,239);border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif;border-top:1px solid rgb(243,243,243);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:12px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.4em;margin:0px"><strong></strong></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:small;display:inline"><strong>Permalink</strong></div><font color="#888888" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"> </span></font><br><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10415" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10415</a><br><p style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:14px"></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" height="3" style="width:600px;background-image:url("https://s0.wp.com/i/emails/stripes.gif");background-repeat:repeat-x;background-color:rgb(67,164,208);height:3px"><tbody><tr><td style="margin:0px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br></td></tr></tbody></table><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?blog=10787942&post=9709&subd=isoc-ny.org&ref=&email=1&email_o=jetpack&host=jetpack.wordpress.com" width="1" height="1"></div><div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">

<br clear="all"></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>---------------------------------------------------------------<br><span>Joly MacFie  <span title="Call with Google Voice">218 565 9365</span> Skype:punkcast</span><br>--------------------------------------------------------------<br>-</div></div></div>
</div>