<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This has kicked off. As mentioned, the first such event since 2019.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Two things: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">1) English & Armenian interpretation is available on Zoom. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">2) The agenda linked below appears to be out of date, the <a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/ApTje67PqDIkC1bOEYWDHfDdynSvflkFHzRNZt5O2KX_gHdy5vpX~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg">Zoom events one</a> is better. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The livestream is in English. Go to <a href="https://isoc.live/16606">https://isoc.live/16606</a> for Real Time Text.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div class="msg-5720059940727955685"><div style="direction:ltr;background-color:#f6f7f7;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:15px;color:#101517;line-height:1.7;margin:0;padding:0"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-5720059940727955685body" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:#f6f7f7;width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-5720059940727955685container" style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;display:block;max-width:832px;width:100%;margin:0 auto"><div class="m_-5720059940727955685content" style="box-sizing:border-box;display:block;margin:0 40px;padding:40px 0px 39px"><table role="presentation" class="m_-5720059940727955685main" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:#ffffff;width:100%;border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-5720059940727955685wrapper" style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:40px 56px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><table role="presentation" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br><div style="margin-bottom:24px">
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><a href="https://isoc.live/16606" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/euconnectivity-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width:100%;margin-bottom:24px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Tuesday 6 June 2023 – Wednesday 7 June 2023</strong> the <strong><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong> and the <strong><a href="http://www.operator.am/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Union of Operators of Armenia</a></strong> are organizing the <strong><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/connecting-the-unconnected-europe-beyond/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">2023 European Connectivity Summit</a></strong> in Yerevan, Armenia.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">Under the theme '<strong>Connecting the Unconnected: Europe & Beyond</strong>', community network practitioners are coming together for the first time since 2019 to exchange experiences and share discussions in three main areas:</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">The technical issues surrounding community networks, considering local and regional success cases, challenges and opportunities.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">Enabling policy environments and innovative funding mechanism for these complementary access and networking solutions.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">Training and Learning opportunities to deploy complementary networks in the hardest to reach places.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>AGENDA <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/connecting-the-unconnected-europe-beyond/agenda/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.org/events/connecting-the-unconnected-europe-beyond/agenda/</a></strong></p>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>LIVESTREAM <a href="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/euconnectivity" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://livestream.com/internetsociety/euconnectivity</a></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <a href="https://bit.ly/43lJhM0" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/43lJhM0</a></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>REAL TIME TEXT</strong> (see <strong><a href="https://isoc.live/16606" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ISOC.LIVE</a></strong>)</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="https://bit.ly/euconnectivity" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">#EUconnectivity</a> @InternetSociety @UnionOperatorAM #CommunityNetworks #InternetforEveryone </strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>MASTODON <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/euconnectivity" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">#EUconnectivity</a></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>SIMULCASTS</strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive</a></strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/</a></strong></p>
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