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Dear colleagues, The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held this year as a hybrid meeting in Kyoto, Japan, from 8-12 October. There is now an open call for session proposals, with the over-arching theme of the event being, "The Internet We Want - Empowering All Peopleā. You can find the proposal forms and further information here: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf%C2%A02023-call-for-session-propos... The deadline for submissions is 19 May 2023, 23:59 UTC. Please get in touch if you have any questions regarding this process; you can also find further information about the IGF in a recent RIPE Labs article: https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/the-internet-governance-forum-in-2023/ Best regards, Chris Buckridge Advisor to the RIPE NCC Managing Director, Global Strategic Engagement IGF MAG member, 2023