Please find below some news shared by our community this month!
- (Meri Baghdasaryan): Opportunities and updates SEEDIG
1. Call for SEEDIG Youth School 2020: If you are a university student (undergraduate or master) originally from, or residing in a country in South Eastern Europe and neighboring area, interested in privacy, freedom of speech, other internet governance related issues and want to learn more, apply for the Youth School by 30 April 2020. More information here.
2. Call for SEEDIG Internship program 2020. SEEDIG is looking for highly motivated interns to help with the preparations for SEEDIG annual meeting, as well as with other SEEDIG activities. Of particular interest are candidates who have skills and experience in WordPress and/or digital design (web design, graphic design, video production etc.). The deadline for applications is 25 April 2020. More information is here.
Moreover, we invite you to read SEEsummary March 2020 issue, that covers Internet Governance and digital policy developments in South Eastern Europe and the neighbouring (SEE+) area from last month, including all the controversial measures adopted in the region in response to COVID-19. You can read the SEEsummary March 2020 issue here.
- (Eileen Cejas) Spreading awareness against COVID-19: Webinar + Youth Obs Challenge
1- WEBINAR
Kindly register your interest in attending our webinar on COVID-19 with Dr. ABHISHEK ROYAL (MBBS, MPH Scholar | Implementation Research) on this form by the 13th of April, 2020. The webinar will cover:
– Community perspective of pandemic
– Effect of lockdown and infodemic on mental health
Date: 15th April, 2020 Time: 14- 16 UTC Deadline to register: April 13 at 12pm UTC
2- YOUTH OBS CHALLENGE Building up to the webinar, we invite everyone to take part in this challenge.Take this short course on COVID-19 and share your certificate online. Use the suggested hashtags: #onlineandinformed #youthobsonline #InternetUnited #unitedagainstCovid19 #youthuniteagainstcovid Do remember to tag @YouthObs on Twitter and share in a line how you will use the Internet and the knowledge acquired to limit the spread of COVID-19 in your community.”
- (Gustavo Souza) Webinar: Youth Engagement at the IGF2020
How can young people participate in the IGF 2020 preparatory process?
Learn more about the youth track at the IGF 2020 in Poland, Katowice (2 – 6 November).
Monday, 11 May, 2020 – 14:00 UTC
Register in advance https://intgovforum.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJIrc-irrjkobexmototG6tTpk6qmbUdjg%C2%A0
- (Noha Ashraf) Internet Masr is hosting a Webinar about The Internet during the COVID-19 crisis
For our community members from Egypt and anyone who is interested:Internet Masr is hosting an online webinar on Tuesday April 14th, 2020 from 15:00 to 16:00. The subject of the discussion will be “The Internet during the COVID-19 crisis”. You are cordially invited to join us via the zoom link https://isoc.zoom.us/j/661781109. More information is available at the mailing list discussion.
- Participate in AFRINIC’s next webinar in the context of the International Girls in ICT Day 2020
In the context of the International Girls in ICT Day 2020, AFRINIC in partnership with the World Wide Web Foundation is organising an online dialogue to discuss the empowerment of women in the tech world. The theme of the meeting is: Expand Horizons for African Women: Change attitudes in tech leadership.
This webinar is scheduled for Thursday 23 April 2020 from 14:00 to 15:00 (GMT). The main speaker will be Ms Nnenna Nwakanma, the Chief Web Advocate, World Wide Web Foundation. M. Arthur Carindal Head of Stakeholder Engagement, AFRINIC and M. Brice ABBA Community Development Manager, AFRINIC will also intervene during this event.
We invite the community to register for this important webinar at https://bit.ly/Register_Girls_in_ICT_Webinar
After registering, you will receive an email with the details for joining the online meeting.
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