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The Bodies of the Associa/on: The General Assembly and the Execu/ve Commi=ee The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Associa9on. The Third General Assembly of IGFSA took place on 5 December 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico. It appointed the members of the Execu9ve CommiBee which is composed as follows:: The Execu9ve CommiBee subsequently elected Markus Kummer as its Chair and appointed Mark Buell and Jennifer Chung as Co-Secretaries. The Execu9ve CommiBee is the decision-making body of the Associa9on which manages the IGFSA’s ac9vi9es. Its tasks include prepara9on of the annual budget for approval by the General Assembly, engaging in fundraising and outreach to build awareness of the IGF and the importance of suppor9ng the IGF. ________________________________________________________________________ IGFSA General Assembly 2017 The General Assembly will take place on 19 December 2017, 1330 1500, Room XXVII, Palais des Na/ons, Geneva, Switzerland. All IGFSA Members are cordially invited to aBend the mee9ng The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has proven its worth to the interna9onal community and to all those who are commiBed to an open, thriving, and accessible Internet. The open and inclusive dialogue and debate that it provides is cri9cal to the Internet’s con9nued evolu9on. The IGF by now is the major annual event for all stakeholders to gather as equals and discuss Internet policy related issues. In 2015 the United Na9ons General Assembly recognized the value of the IGF and extended its mandate for another 10 years. Part of the IGF success story is the growth of Na9onal and Regional IGF Ini9a9ves (NRIs) in all con9nents, triggered off by the global IGF. The IGF is funded through voluntary contribu9ons and therefore in constant need of funding. IGFSA’s purpose is to promote and support the global IGF as well as NRIs. It is a not-for-profit associa9on incorporated in Switzerland created to broaden the donor base and to provide stable and predictable funding from individuals and en99es who want to support the IGF as well as the NRIs. IGFSA aims to build on and complement exis9ng funding sources and strengthen the linkages between the global IGF and the NRIs and provides financial support for the IGF Secretariat through contribu9ons to the UN IGF Trust Fund. To date, IGFSA has contributed USD 260,000 to the UN IGF Trust Fund. IGFSA’s role as a channel for addi9onal funding for the IGF Trust Fund has been recognized by the UN through an exchange of leBers. Na9onal and Regional IGF Ini9a9ves (NRIs) are a major outcome of the IGF. They were not planned, but sprung up spontaneously on all con9nents. What they have in common with the global IGF is their boBom-up, open and inclusive character. Good Internet governance starts at the na9onal and regional levels and the NRIs can thus provide feedback from the grassroots and provide input into the program for the annual Global IGF in a true boBom-up process. Strengthening the linkages between the NRIs and the global IGF is part of the core IGFSA mission. In 2016 the IGFSA was able to provide support to 8 Regional Ini9a9ves and 20 Na9onal Ini9a9ves. NRIs require significant support in the form of human and financial resources.. IGFSA will con9nue to provide support to NRIs, providing USD 3500 for Regional and Sub-Regional and USD 2000 USD for Na9onal IGF Ini9a9ves. To date, IGFSA has contributed USD 76,000 to the NRIs. IGFSA works closely with the IGF Secretariat to promote and iden9fy Ini9a9ves that would benefit from our support. “We are grateful to the IGFSA for suppor5ng the logis5cs of the first na5onal IGF in the English speaking Caribbean. To ensure the broadest par5cipa5on, we innovated with a YouTube Live channel to stream the event beyond the confines of the physical loca5on, and support remote par5cipants with full par5cipa5on. This TTIGF was extremely well received, and has been recognized as a leading IG event in the en5re English speaking Caribbean. We are already planning the 2018 TTIGF, and are working with other countries in the region to share our IGF planning process.” -T&T IGF “The success of the IGF Sri Lanka 2017 is shared with the Sponsors for the three day event. Mainly IGFSA, ISOC Beyond the Net Funding programme, Sri Lanka Telecom, Learn, NIC.lk all assisted us in making this IGF Sri Lanka a great success.” -Sri Lanka IGF The IGF and IGFSA Reinforcing the NRI Landscape 2017 Trinidad and Tobago IGF Sri Lanka IGF Marilyn Cade Edmon Chung Avri Doria Tarek Kamel Markus Kummer Karen McCabe Jimson Olufuye Eduardo Santoyo

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Page 1: The IGF and IGFSA Reinforcing the NRI Landscape · -T&T IGF “The success of the IGF Sri Lanka 2017 is shared with the Sponsors for the three day event. Mainly IGFSA, ISOC Beyond

TheBodiesoftheAssocia/on:TheGeneralAssemblyandtheExecu/veCommi=eeThe General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Associa9on. The ThirdGeneralAssemblyofIGFSAtookplaceon5December2016inGuadalajara,Mexico.ItappointedthemembersoftheExecu9veCommiBeewhichiscomposedasfollows::The Execu9ve CommiBee subsequently elected Markus Kummer as its Chair andappointedMarkBuellandJenniferChungasCo-Secretaries.TheExecu9veCommiBeeisthedecision-makingbodyoftheAssocia9onwhichmanagestheIGFSA’sac9vi9es.Itstasksincludeprepara9onoftheannualbudgetforapprovalbytheGeneralAssembly,engaging infundraisingandoutreachtobuildawarenessoftheIGFandtheimportanceofsuppor9ngtheIGF.________________________________________________________________________IGFSAGeneralAssembly2017TheGeneralAssemblywilltakeplaceon19December2017,1330–1500,RoomXXVII,PalaisdesNa/ons,Geneva,Switzerland.AllIGFSAMembersarecordiallyinvitedtoaBendthemee9ng

The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has proven its worth to the interna9onalcommunityandtoallthosewhoarecommiBedtoanopen,thriving,andaccessibleInternet.Theopenandinclusivedialogueanddebatethatitprovidesiscri9caltotheInternet’s con9nued evolu9on. The IGF by now is the major annual event for allstakeholders togatherasequalsanddiscuss Internetpolicy related issues. In2015theUnitedNa9onsGeneralAssemblyrecognizedthevalueoftheIGFandextendedits mandate for another 10 years. Part of the IGF success story is the growth ofNa9onal and Regional IGF Ini9a9ves (NRIs) in all con9nents, triggered off by theglobalIGF.TheIGFisfundedthroughvoluntarycontribu9onsandthereforeinconstantneedoffunding.IGFSA’spurposeistopromoteandsupporttheglobalIGFaswellasNRIs.Itis a not-for-profit associa9on incorporated in Switzerland created to broaden thedonor base and to provide stable and predictable funding from individuals anden99eswhowanttosupporttheIGFaswellastheNRIs.IGFSAaimstobuildonandcomplement exis9ng funding sources and strengthen the linkages between theglobalIGFandtheNRIsandprovidesfinancialsupportfortheIGFSecretariatthroughcontribu9onstotheUNIGFTrustFund.Todate,IGFSAhascontributedUSD260,000totheUNIGFTrustFund.IGFSA’sroleasachannelforaddi9onalfundingfortheIGFTrustFundhasbeenrecognizedbytheUNthroughanexchangeofleBers.

Na9onal and Regional IGF Ini9a9ves (NRIs) are a majoroutcomeoftheIGF.Theywerenotplanned,butsprungupspontaneously on all con9nents. What they have incommonwiththeglobalIGFistheirboBom-up,openandinclusivecharacter.GoodInternetgovernancestartsatthena9onalandregionallevelsandtheNRIscanthusprovidefeedback from the grassroots and provide input into theprogram for the annual Global IGF in a true boBom-upprocess.StrengtheningthelinkagesbetweentheNRIsandtheglobalIGFispartofthecoreIGFSAmission.In 2016 the IGFSA was able to provide support to 8Regional Ini9a9ves and 20 Na9onal Ini9a9ves. NRIsrequire significant support in the form of human andfinancialresources..IGFSAwillcon9nuetoprovidesupporttoNRIs,providingUSD3500forRegionalandSub-Regionaland USD 2000 USD for Na9onal IGF Ini9a9ves. To date,IGFSAhascontributedUSD76,000totheNRIs.IGFSA works closely with the IGF Secretariat to promoteand iden9fy Ini9a9ves that would benefit from oursupport.“WearegratefultotheIGFSAforsuppor5ngthelogis5csofthefirstna5onalIGFintheEnglishspeakingCaribbean.Toensurethebroadestpar5cipa5on,weinnovatedwithaYouTubeLivechanneltostreamtheeventbeyondtheconfinesofthephysicalloca5on,andsupportremotepar5cipantswithfullpar5cipa5on.ThisTTIGFwasextremelywellreceived,andhasbeenrecognizedasaleadingIGeventintheen5reEnglishspeakingCaribbean.Wearealreadyplanningthe2018TTIGF,andareworkingwithothercountriesintheregiontoshareourIGFplanningprocess.”-T&TIGF“ThesuccessoftheIGFSriLanka2017issharedwiththeSponsorsforthethreedayevent.MainlyIGFSA,ISOCBeyondtheNetFundingprogramme,SriLankaTelecom,Learn,NIC.lkallassistedusinmakingthisIGFSriLankaagreatsuccess.”-SriLankaIGF

TheIGFandIGFSA ReinforcingtheNRILandscape

2017TrinidadandTobagoIGF

SriLankaIGF

MarilynCadeEdmonChungAvriDoriaTarekKamel

MarkusKummerKarenMcCabeJimsonOlufuyeEduardoSantoyo

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NRIMap2017

•  AfghanistanIGF•  Argen/naIGF•  ArmeniaIGF•  BarbadosIGF•  BelarusIGF•  BeninIGF•  ChadIGF•  ColombiaIGF•  Croa/aIGF•  Dominican

RepublicIGF

•  EcuadorIGF•  GeorgiaIGF•  GuatemalaIGF•  IndonesiaIGF•  KenyaIGFWeek•  MacedoniaIGF•  MalawiIGF•  Mauri/usIGF•  NamibiaIGF•  NepalIGF

•  NigeriaIGF•  PanamaIGF•  RwandaIGF•  SenegalIGF•  SloveniaIGF•  SriLankaIGF•  Trinidad&Tobago

IGF•  TunisiaIGF•  UkraineIGF

•  CaribbeanIGF•  CentralAfricaIGF•  CentralAsiaIGF•  EuroDIG•  LACIGF•  PacificIGF•  SEEDIG•  WestAfricaIGF

MembershipByjoiningIGFSAyoushowyoursupportfortheIGFandhelpkeeptheIGFthego-toeventforeveryonewhoisinterestedintheInternetanditsgovernance.Individuals,organizationsandcompaniesareencouragedtosignupforIGFSAmembershiptoshowtheirsupportforthegrowthandsuccessoftheIGFandthegrowthandincreasedroleoftheNRIs.TobecomeamemberoftheIGFSA,pleasevisitwww.igfsa.orgtocompletethemembershipsignupprocess.Membershipfeesare:Individuals:USD25--Companies/Organizations:USD100TheIGFSA’scoremissionistoraisefundstosupporttheIGFandtheNRIs.Membersareencouragedtocontributeabovetheminimummembershipfees.ContactIGFSA,[email protected]..

Na/onalIGFs

Regional/Sub-regionalIGFs

IGFSASponsoredNRIs