We now invite all members from the Asia Pacific Internet Community to indicate the interest in hosting future APrIGF and YIGF.
Background Information
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) is held annually together with Youth Internet Governance Forum (YIGF) since initiated in 2010 in Hong Kong. It serves as a platform for aggregating the national IGF discussions and collaboration at a regional level which ultimately advancing the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region.
The multi-stakeholder approach is a core principle of the APrIGF with the emphasis on the diversity of participants and openness of the discussion. As such, YIGF as an initiative to engage youth on Internet governance always comes hand-in-hand with the APrIGF.
APrIGF & YIGF 2013 – CFP
Interested entities may submit their proposals to the multi-stakeholder steering group (msg@aprigf.asia) of APrIGF outlining the below aspects:
– Organization Background & Contact Info.
– Suggested Dates & Schedule Outline
– Recommended Location (Country/Territory) & Facilities (e.g. meeting venue, accommodation etc)
– Labor Capacity & Responsibility of Local Host
– Financial & Sponsorship
Proposals submitted will be discussed during the AP* Meeting on 17 July 2012 and the APrIGF meeting.
For any enquiries, please contact msg@aprigf.asia.