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From 8 - 12 October, the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be taking place in Kyoto, Japan, on the overarching theme "The Internet We Want - Empowering All People". The event is being presented in hybrid format (in-person and online) once again this year, and registration is open for participation in the sessions.

The APC network will be actively participating in various sessions as organisers, speakers and moderators, as well as having a booth in the IGF Village. We invite you to browse the schedule below to find out where we will be engaging, and add the sessions to your calendar.

Day 0 - Sunday, 8 October
The Internet WE Want: Perspectives from the Amazonian Region

9:00 - 10:00 local time (00:00 - 1:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 11

APC member Derechos Digitales organising and speaking

Transforming technology frameworks for the planet

9:00 - 10:30 local time (00:00 - 1:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 7

APC and Sulá Batsú organising and members May First Movement Technology, Nodo TAU and Sulá Batsú speaking

IGF LAC Space

9:00 - 11:00 local time (00:00 - 2:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 6

APC and member Derechos Digitales speaking

Digital Commons for Digital Sovereignty

10:40 - 12:10 local time (1:40 - 3:10 UTC) / Workshop Room 3

APC and partner IT for Change speaking

Financing Broadband Networks of the Future to bridge digital

10:45 - 11:45 local time (1:45 - 2:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 2

APC and Rhizomatica speaking

Strategic Litigation in LATAM on Gender Digital Violence

12:00 - 13:00 local time (3:00 - 4:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 7

APC member TEDIC co-organising and speaking

Scoping Civil Society engagement in Digital Cooperation

13:30 - 15:30 local time (4:30 - 6:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 10

APC speaking

Agents of inclusion: Community networks & media meet-up

14:00 - 16:00 local time (5:00 - 7:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 2

APC partner DW Akademie co-organising, APC and members/partners REDES A.C., DW Akademie, Sulá Batsú, KICTANet and DEF speaking, With support from partner, WACC global.

Consumer data rights from Japan to the world

13:45 - 16:45 local time (4:45 - 7:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 11

APC co-organising and member Foundation for Media Alternatives speaking

High Level Panel: Looking ahead to WSIS+20: Accelerating the Multistakeholder Process

13:45 - 15:15 local time (4:45 - 6:15 UTC) / Plenary Hall

APC speaking

IGF 2023 NRIs Coordination Session

15:15 - 16:45 local time (6:15 - 7:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 1

APC member Colnodo speaking

Advancing digital inclusion and human-rights: ROAM-X approach

15:45 - 18:45 local time (6:45 - 9:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 7

APC members TEDIC, KICTANet and Media Matters for Democracy speaking

A Global Compact for Digital Justice: Southern perspectives

16:00 - 18:00 local time (7:00 - 9:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9

APC partner IT for Change organising and APC speaking

IGF LAC NRI's Space: Fostering Cooperation in LAC

18:00 - 19:00 local time (9:00 - 10:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 8

APC member Colnodo speaking

APC IGF member and staff orientation meeting

18:00 local time (9:00 UTC) / ICC Kyoto Bilateral Room 2

The objective of this gathering is orientation on the APC network's plans for the IGF, presentation of APC's IGF priorities, updates on sessions organised by members, associates and staff (and other sessions we should keep an eye on) and the emerging issues we expect. It is a space for members and partners to ask questions and review the ways in which we can be in communication during the IGF.

Day 1 - Monday, 9 October
African AI: Digital Public Goods for Inclusive Development

17:45 - 18:45 local time (8:45 - 9:45 UTC) / Workshop Room 5

APC member Pollicy speaking

Day 2 - Tuesday, 10 October
Virtual side session: Ola Bini is innocent: How to mobilize the background of a key ruling for those defending digital rights?

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APC partner ARTICLE 19 organising, APC speaking

Advocacy to Action: Engaging Policymakers on Digital Rights

8:30 - 9:30 local time (11:30 - 00:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1

APC member Foundation for Media Alternatives speaking

Main Session 2: Global Digital Compact & Beyond: A Multistakeholder Perspective

11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Plenary Hall

APC speaking

NRIs Collaborative Session on cybersecurity: Bridging the gaps for a safer cyberspace

11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Annex Hall 1

APC speaking

Meet&Greet for those funding Internet development

14:00 - 15:00 local time (5:00 - 6:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9

APC partner APNIC Foundation organising

CSTD Open Consultation

15:15 - 16:45 local time (6:15 - 7:45 UTC) / Room E

APC speaking

Promoting efficient E-waste management in Africa and Asia

16:30 - 17:00 local time (7:30 - 8:00 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room

APC and members PROTEGE QV, DEF, VOICE, CITAD and ALIN co-organising and speaking

Day 3 - Wednesday, 11 October
Dynamic Coalition: Gender Disability, Gender, and Digital Self-Determination

13:30 - 14:30 local time (4:30 - 5:30 UTC UTC) / Workshop Room E

APC members Point of View co-organising and KICTANet speaking

Revitalizing Universal Service Funds to Promote Inclusion

10:30 - 12:00 local time (1:30 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room A

APCs members Jane Coffin co-organising and speaking and Sol Luca de Tena speaking

Digital democracy and future realities

10:30 - 12:00 local time (1:30 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 5

APC members Pollicy co-organising and Mallory Knodel speaking

Overcoming barriers to bridge digital divides

11:00 - 12:30 local time (2:00 - 3:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1

APC member Colnodo speaking

WSIS Forum 2024: Open Consultation Process Meeting

11:00 - 12:00 local time (2:00 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room C-1

APC speaking

Viewing Disinformation from a Global Governance Perspective

13:00 - 14:30 local time (6:00 - 7:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 5

APC co-organising

What is the nature of the internet? Different Approaches

14:45 - 16:15 local time (5:45 - 7:15 UTC) / Workshop Room 2

APC co-organising and APC, David Souter and IT for Change speaking

Framework to Develop Gender-responsive Cybersecurity Policy

16:30 - 17:30 local time (7:30 - 8:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 2

APC organising and speaking, and member Sulá Batsú speaking

Policy network on meaningful access

17:30 - 19:00 local time (8:30 - 10:00 UTC) / Plenary Hall

APC partners may speaking (to be confirmed)

Day 4 - Thursday, 12 October
Strengthening Worker Autonomy in the Modern Workplace

8:30 - 9:30 local time (11:30 - 00:30 UTC) / Workshop Room 1

APC member TEDIC speaking

Disrupt Harm: Accountability for a safer Internet

11:00 - 12:00 local time (2:00 - 3:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 9

APC and member Derechos Digitales speaking

DC3 Community Networks: Digital Sovereignty and Sustainability

11:30 - 13:00 local time (2:30 - 4:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 11

APC member Rhizomatica speaking

We are here too! African perspectives on social media futures

11:40 - 12:10 local time (2:40 - 3:10 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room

APC speaking

Internet Engineering Task Force Open Forum

13:00 - 14:00 local time (4:00 - 5:00 UTC) / Workshop Room 6

APC member Jane Coffin speaking

DIY mesh network kit

15:00 - 15:20 local time (6:00 - 6:20 UTC) / Speaker's Corner Room

APC member Servelots co-organising and speaking