<div dir="ltr">Hi Folks<div><br></div><div>We will have a major force at the IGF USA. David Vvorst,( Organizer), Judith Hellerstein, Seth Reiss, Louis Houle and myself <br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight will be attending. David, Judith and myself are volunteers at the event with David do alot of the heavy lifting. We have supported the event with Evan attending the first year sponsored by ISOC Canada and this year we have Louis and Seth sponsored by CROPP </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Pictures of last year's event </div><div dir="ltr"><a href="goog_417675984"><br></a></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/albums/72157655885807746">https://www.flickr.com/photos/glennmcknight/albums/72157655885807746</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em">On <strong><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thursday July 14 2016</span></span></strong> the<a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-2016/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)"><strong>USA Internet Governance Forum (IGF-USA)</strong></a> will be held in <strong>Washington DC</strong>. Thought leaders from civil society, industry, academia, and government will meet in a multistakeholder effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussions about the future of the Internet. Speakers include: <strong>Catherine A. Novelli</strong> – Under Secretary of State & Senior Coordinator for International Information Technology Diplomacy; <strong>Lawrence E. Strickling</strong> – Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; <strong>Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda</strong> – U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State; <strong>Lee Rainie</strong> – Director of Internet, Science and Technology Research, Pew Research Center; and <strong>David Farber</strong>, Adjunct Professor of Internet Studies and Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University. The entire event, including three breakout tracks, will be webcast on the <strong><a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2106-live-video/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Internet Society Livestream Channels</a></strong>and <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/InternetGovernanceForumUSA/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Facebook Live</a></strong>. There will be live captions available.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>What: <a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-2016/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">USA Internet Governance Forum (IGF-USA)</a><br>Where: Washington DC<br>When: <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Thursday July 14 2016 8:30am-6:30pm EDT</span></span> | <span class="" tabindex="0" style="border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(100,100,100)"><span class="">12:30-22:30 UTC</span></span></strong></p><div class="" style="width:68px;height:16px"></div><strong><br>Program: <a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2016-program/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2016-program/</a><br>Webcast: <a href="https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2106-live-video/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2106-live-video/</a><br></strong><p></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><strong></strong></div><strong style="line-height:19.6px">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/igfusa2016" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://twitter.com/hashtag/igfusa2016</a></strong><p> </p></div><div dir="ltr"><br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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