Day 3: Human Rights, Cyber Security, and Standing Up for Inclusiveness.

Today looks like it’s going to be a really interesting day the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Talks on human rights, cyber security, and how to stand for diversity and inclusiveness in discussions around how the Internet grows.

Day 3: Thursday, December 8

WHAT	WHEN / WHERE	ISOC REPRESENTATIVE
BPF Cybersecurity	9:00-10:30 Workshop Room 9	Hiroshi Esaki speaking
Human Rights: Broadening the Conversation	10:00 – 13:00 Main Session Room	Sally Wentworth speaking
WS 37: Internet Fragmentation: Getting next 4billion online	12:00 – 13:30 Workshop Room 4	Karen Rose speaking
DC on Blockchain Technologies	12:00-13:30 Workshop Room 8	Walid Al-Saqaf speaking
WEF Open Forum: Internet for All working group	12:30 – 13:30 Workshop Room 3	Raùl Echeberrìa speaking
WS99: Multicultural and Multistakeholder Capacity Building	15:00-16:30 Workshop Room 1	Olga Cavalli speaking
WS165: Fostering Digital Capacities for Decent Life in MENA	15:00-16:30 Workshop Room 2	Walid Al-Saqaf speaking

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