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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Find below the announcement a workshop organised on
Tuesday 31 October 13:30-15:00 at the Internet Governance Forum in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Athens</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=5
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'>Inaugural meeting of the Internet Governance Forum<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:City w:st="on"><i><font
size=5 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'>Athens</span></font></i></st1:City><i><font size=5
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'> - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Greece</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>The
Conference of NGOs in consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Invites
you to a workshop on <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=6 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
26.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Internet
Governance as a tool <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=6 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
26.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>for
participation<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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padding:0cm'><b><i><font size=6 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
22.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>(Democratization
and empowerment)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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padding:0cm'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.5pt;
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size=5 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, 31 October 2006, <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:-2.8pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=5 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>13:30-15:00<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=5 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Room I (Aphrodite C)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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size=4 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-weight:bold'>Divani Apollon Palace, Vouliagmeni (Athens)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Interveners:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ambassador
Janis Karklins (Permanent Representative of the <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Republic</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Latvia</st1:PlaceName> to the UN in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Geneva</st1:City></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ms.
Titilayo Akinsanmi (WSIS YC / Global Teenager Project, Member of the IGF
Advisory Group)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ms.
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chat Garcia Ramilo (Association for Progressive
Communications)</span></font><b><font face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mr.
<st1:PersonName ProductID="Rik Panganiban" w:st="on">Rik Panganiban</st1:PersonName>
(Social Science Research Council, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">New
York</st1:State></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mr.
Axel Plathe (UNESCO)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ms.
Miriam Sapiro (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Summit</st1:City></st1:place>
Strategies International, LLC) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mr.
Teanau Tuiono (Indigenous Caucus)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Moderator:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>• </span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Renate
Bloem, President of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">CONGO</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Internet Governance policies and practices can play a
major role in promoting and shaping participatory and inclusive mechanisms for
democratic practices. It also can deeply contribute to the empowerment of
various groups and communities, at the local, national, regional and
international level. This workshop will further explore ways to improve how
Internet Governance policies and practices could promote the use of the
Internet by all users to increase their ability to participate in public
debates and policy processes and to benefit from empowerment.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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