NRIs Annual Meetings 2018

Overview of the 2018 annual meetings by months. The below records are updated as announced to the IGF Secretariat by the NRIs.

2018 NRIs ANNUAL MEETINGS

NAME OF THE INITIATIVE DATE AND PLACE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS NOTES
January Trinidad and Tobago IGF 26 January, Port of Spain

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Main theme: Shape our digital future

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March Albania IGF 29 March, Tirana Website

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April Saint Vincent and the Grenadines IGF 5 - 6 April, Kingstown Website Main theme: Building partnerships for good Internet governance
Russian IGF 6 April, St. Petersburg Website

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Finland IGF 26 April, Helsinki Website

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Main themes: Hybrid Influencing and GDPR and its challenges between Internet openness and data privacy.

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May Afghanistan IGF 1 - 3 May, Kabul Website  
Cameroon IGF 14 - 16 May, Ebolowa Website Main topic: Protection of sensitive data and fight against fake news on the Internet.
Caribbean IGF 21 - 23 May, Paramaribo, Suriname Website  
SEEDIG 23 - 24 May, Ljubljana, Slovenia Website

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Main topic: Digital transformation and digital society in SEE.
June EuroDIG 5 - 6 June, Tbilisi, Georgia Website

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Overarching theme: Innovative strategies for our digital future.
Central Asia IGF 21 - 22 June, Astana, Kazakhstan Website

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July Nigeria IGF 2 - 3 July, Abuja Website

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Overarching themeInternet: An enable for good Governance.

Gambia IGF 4 - 5 July, Kololi Website Overarching theme: Internet governance in the New Gambia.
France IGF 5 July, Paris Website

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Republic of Korea IGF 5 July, Seoul Website Main theme: Trustworthy Internet, Transparent Governance.
Youth Hing Kong IGF 7 - 8 and 21 July, Hong Kong Website  
Tanzania IGF 13 July, Dar es Salaam Website Main theme: Strengthening the Internet ecosystem in Tanzania.
Benin IGF 14 July, Cotonou Website  
Kenya IGF 19 July, Nairobi Website  
Barbados IGF 19 - 20 July, Bridgetown

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West Africa IGF 26 - 27 July, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  Website

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Main theme: Development of Digital Economy and Emerging Technology in West Africa.
IGF-USA 27 July, Washington D.C. Website

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Youth LACIGF 29 July, Buenos Aires Website  
Argentina IGF 30 July, Buenos Aires Website

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LACIGF 30 July - 3 August, Buenos Aires, Argentina Website

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August Pacific IGF 13 July, Port Vila, Vanuatu    
Asia Pacific regional IGF (APrIGF) 13 - 16 August, Port Vila, Vanuatu

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Youth APrIGF 13 - 16 August, Port Vila, Vanuatu Website

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Mauritius IGF (along with the Africa Indian Ocean Islands event) 16 - 17 August, Port Louis Website

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September El Salvador IGF 12 September 2018, TBD Website  
Haiti IGF 13 September 2018, Port-au-Prince Website

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Main theme: Connect disconnected and build the future of digital in Haiti.
Youth Ukraine IGF 27 September, Kiev Website  
Ukraine IGF 28 September, Kiev Website  
Colombia IGF 27 - 28 September, Bogota Website

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October Belarus IGF 3 October 2018, Minsk Website

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South Africa IGF  4 - 5 October 2018, Durban (tbc) Website

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Tunisia IGF 4 October 2018, Tunis Website

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Youth Netherlands IGF 5 October, Amsterdam Website  
Zimbabwe IGF 8 - 9 October, Harare Website

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Main Theme: Internet we want
Uruguay IGF 9 October, Montevideo Website Main Theme: Uruguay talks about Internet
Armenia IGF 10 October, Yerevan Website

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Netherlands IGF 11 October, Amsterdam Website

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India Youth IGF 12 October, New Delhi Website

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Portugal IGF 17 October, Aveiro Website  
Venezuela IGF 23 October, Caracas Website  
Slovenia IGF 23 October, Ljubljana Website

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Guatemala IGF 25 October, Guatemala City Website

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Croatia IGF 25 October, Zagreb Website  
Spain IGF 29 - 30 October, Madrid Website

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Ghana IGF 31 October, Accra Website  
FYRO Macedonia IGF 31 October, Skopje Website  
Uganda IGF 31 October, Kampala Website

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November Sudan IGF 1 November, Khartoum Website  
Indonesia IGF 1 November, Jakarta

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Nepal IGF 2 - 3 November, Kathmandu Website

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Brazil IGF 4 - 7 November, Goiânia Website

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African IGF 4 - 6 November, Khartoum, Sudan Website

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Paraguay IGF 5 - 6 November, Asunción Website

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Namibia IGF 6 - 7 November, Windhoek Website  
Bangladesh IGF 6 November, Dhaka Website  
Italy IGF 5 - 7 November, Rome Website  
Youth IGF of Turkey 8 November, Istanbul Website  
Ecuador IGF 10 November, Cuenca Website  
Swiss IGF 20 November, Bern Website

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UK IGF 22 November, London Website Main theme: Solutions for the digital age
German IGF 27 November, Berlin Website

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Lebanon IGF 28 - 29 November, Beirut Website  
December Togo IGF 6 December, Lome Website  
Central African IGF 13 - 14 December, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Website  
Bolivia IGF 5 - 6 December, Sucre Website  
Georgia IGF 10 December, Tbilisi Website

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Poland IGF 13 December, Warsaw Website  
Chad IGF 31 December, N'Djamena Website

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Overview of the 2017 annual meetings by months. The below records are updated as announced to the IGF Secretariat by the NRIs.

2017 NRIs ANNUAL MEETINGS

NAME OF THE INITIATIVE DATE AND PLACE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS NOTES
January Trinidad and Tobago IGF 26 January, Port of Spain

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Main theme: The role of the Internet and the digital economy in the sustainable development of Trinidad and Tobago.

March Afghanistan IGF 29 - 30 March, Kabul Website

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Online participation available.
April Russia IGF 7 April, Innopolis Website

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Central Africa IGF 10 - 11 April, 

Brazzaville,

Republic of the Congo
Website Main theme: Evolution of Internet Governance: Economy and Development. 
Panama IGF 25 April, Panama City Website  
Finland IGF 26 April, Helsinki Website

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May Belarus IGF 16 May, Minsk Website  
Croatia IGF 16 May, Zagreb Website  
Sri Lanka IGF 16 - 18 May, Colombo Website Main theme: Cyber Security and Safer Internet. 
Pacific IGF 17 - 18 May, Port Vila, Vanuatu Website Main theme: Working for an inclusive, secure and safe Internet.
Senegal IGF 18 May, Dakar Website  
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24 - 25 May, Ohrid, FYR Macedonia

 
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Overarching theme: Digital development: turning challenges into opportunities.

 

Swiss IGF 30 May, Bern Website

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June EuroDIG 6 - 7 June, Tallinn, Estonia

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Overarching themeDIGital futures: promises and pitfalls.

Peru IGF 6 - 7 June, Lima Website

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Barbados IGF 22 - 23 June, Bridgetown

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Topics to be discussed: Internet Governance, Internet Law, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Internet and Activism, Internet Economy.

Central Asia IGF 22 - 23 June, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Website

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Cameroon IGF 28 - 30 June, Kribi Website  


July
Kenya IGF 6 July, Nairobi Website

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Nigeria IGF 13 July, Kaduna Website

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Main theme: Internet: Connecting, Shaping and Empowering the People.
Benin IGF 22 July, Cotonou Website

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IGF - USA 24 July, Washington DC Website

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Planning underway.
Asia Pacific regional IGF 26 - 29 July, Bangkok, Thailand Website

Main theme: Ensuring an inclusive and sustainable development in Asia-Pacific: A regional agenda for Internet Governance.

Guatemala IGF 27 July, Guatemala City Website

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West Africa IGF 27 - 28 July, Cotonou, Benin Website

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Main theme: Digital Security for Socio-Economic Development and Peace
August

 
Youth LACIGF 1 August, Panama City, Panama Website

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LACIGF 2 - 4 August, Panama City, Panama Website

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Nepal IGF 18 - 19 August, Kathmandu Website Main theme: Building Sustainable Internet Ecosystem in Nepal
Caribbean IGF 21 - 23 August, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Website  
Costa Rica IGF 31 August, San Jose Website  


September
Malawi IGF 8 September, Lilongwe Website  
Georgia IGF 12 September, Tbilisi Website

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Uruguay IGF 13 September, Montevideo Website Main theme: Internet in Uruguay: a country in a digital key.
UK-IGF 13 September, London Website

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Youth IGF Uruguay 13 September, Montevideo Website  
Namibia IGF 27 - 28 September, Windhoek Website

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Portugal IGF 28-29 September, Lisbon Website  


October
Armenia IGF 2 October, Yerevan Website

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Main theme: Internet governance for sustainable and inclusive development.
Colombia IGF 3 - 4 October, Bogota Website

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Dominican Republic IGF 5 October, Santo Domingo Website

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Netherlands Youth IGF 5 October, Amsterdam Website

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Ukraine IGF 6 October, Kiev Website  
Netherlands IGF 10 October, Amsterdam Website

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Main theme: Shape your digital future!
Austria IGF 16 October, Vienna Website

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Overall topic: Security and freedoms in digital space.
Tunisia IGF 17 October, Tunis Website

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Slovenia IGF 17 October, Ljubljana Website

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Panama IGF 24 October, Panama City Website

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Rwanda IGF 26 October, Kigali Website  
Uganda IGF 27 October, Kampala Website  
Indonesia IGF 28 October, Jakarta Website  
November Brazil IGF 14 - 17 November, Rio de Janeiro Website

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German IGF 15 November, Berlin Website

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Mauritius IGF 16 November, Port Louis Website

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Main theme: Enhancing Digital Trust to encompass Online Child Safety.
Argentina IGF 16 - 17 November, Buenos Aires Website

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Bolivia IGF 16 - 17 November,

Sucre
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Italy IGF 20 - 21 November, Bologna Website  
Poland IGF 21 November, Warsaw Website  
Ecuador IGF 24 November, Loja Website  
Youth IGF Turkey 26 November, Istanbul Website

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Main theme: Social Impact of Internet on Youth.
Chad IGF 27 November, N'Djamena Website

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FYR Macedonia IGF 28 November, Skopje Website  
Spain IGF 28 - 29 November, Madrid Website

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South Africa IGF 28 - 29 November, Johannesburg Website

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Paraguay IGF 29 - 30 November, Asuncion Website

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December North Africa IGF 2 - 3  December, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Website

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African IGF 4 - 6 December, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Website

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Zimbabwe IGF 11 December, Harare Website

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Bosnia and Herzegovina IGF 12 December, Sarajevo Website Main theme: The network effect: from infrastructure to children.
DR Congo IGF 11 - 13 December, Kinshasa Website

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