Dear APRALO Colleagues, The main theme and sub-themes of APrIGF 2014 has recently been published online. In order to allow more time for the development of proposals from the community, the MSG has decided to extend the submission deadline to 7 May 2014. There will not be any further extension of deadline. Submit your proposal now! Please find below more details of the Call for Workshop Proposals Announcement: ------------------ Extension of Call for Workshops Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum APrIGF Delhi 2014, India 3-6 Aug 2014 www.aprigf.asia Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) has been held annually since 2010. The Forum serves as a platform for aggregating IGF related discussions and collaborations at the regional level, and ultimately advances the development of Internet governance in the Asia Pacific. APrIGF 2014 will be co-hosted by Internet Service Providers Association of India (ISPAI) and National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). The APrIGF Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) now calls for your participation in developing the Forum agenda in an open process by submitting workshop proposals or topics of interest based on the main theme: Internet to Equinet - An Equitable Internet for the Next Billion! Click here for more sub-themes. Send your workshop proposals of not more than 500 words with the below format to proposals@aprigf.asia. Title of the Workshop Thematic area of interest Specific Issues of Discussions & Description Expected format and Target panel members Full name, affiliation and contact details of the workshop organizer Each workshop will be 90 minutes including Q&A and should present the proposed issue in an inclusive manner, incorporating a multi-stakeholder perspective with a balance of stakeholders and gender in the panel. The deadline for submission is 9 April 2014 (Wed) 7 May 2014 (Wed) 23:59 UTC. If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list discuss@aprigf.asia by sending in subscription request. We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a supporting organisation or sponsor. Please contact sec@aprigf.asia for more information. Secretariat of APrIGF