Dear public policy mailing list,
Will any of you be attending the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Kyoto, Japan, this
October? Are any of your contacts attending? Let us know!
The WMF Global Advocacy team is going to participate in sessions and will host a booth at
the event. IGF is an important annual gathering of stakeholders from civil society,
industry, government, and more, to discuss public policy issues relating to the Internet
[1]. It's a great opportunity to share Wikimedia's priorities and perspectives on
digital rights with allies and policymakers. Please find information on our sessions and
the booth below.
We'd love to know which friends of the free knowledge movement might be attending.
Please note many of the sessions at IGF are hybrid so you can join from the comfort of
your homes. Details are on the IGF website linked below.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Ziski & WMF team
***WMF at IGF***
A) Monday: Launch of the Taskforce on Trustworthy Information. WMF co-chairs this
taskforce of the Freedom Online Coalition with the Government of Denmark. The launch will
take place on Monday, October 9 from 8am to 9:30 am local time at Workshop Room 6.
B) Tuesday: Evening reception with AccessNow from 20:00 local time.
C) Wednesday: Workshop on "Digital Democracy and Future Realities" from
08:45-10:15 local time. This is a hybrid session taking place in Room B-2 and online [2].
This session will focus on the open, public interest ideals and functions of the internet.
Speakers will explore what we can do to promote shared, free, and communally governed
spaces that allow participation, deliberation, and collaboration to flourish. Please join
us online with this link:
https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudO6urTMpE9Eh4dJFwf_5hxQMdw…
D) All week: Booth! In-person and virtual. We will be sharing hand-outs that cover how
Wikimedia combats disinformation, how our movement interacts with artificial intelligence
systems, and more.
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[1]
https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023
[2]
https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudO6urTMpE9Eh4dJFwf_5hxQMdw…