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This year the IGF-USA is excited to present a full day conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington DC. This year's IGF-USA will feature panels, keynotes, and plenaries discussing issues vital to the continued growth of the Internet and increasing its benefits for all. We invite you to take part in sharing ideas on connecting the unconnected, privacy vs. security online, balancing human rights and online content, improving broadband for everyone, and much more.<br>
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The Internet Governance Forum USA (IGF-USA) is a multistakeholder effort to illuminate issues and cultivate constructive discussions about the future of the Internet. It provides a domestic forum in the US to engage civil society, government, technologists, research scientists, industry and academia, helping to create partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that demonstrate best practices and help move policy forward. Please join us for a full day of interactive, informative policy discussions on of the moment Internet governance issues. Keynotes and panels feature thought leaders from civil society, industry, academia and government.<br>
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As always the IGF-USA 2016 will be host to interactive sessions with representatives from across the Internet community and is your opportunity to engage with an array of stakeholders on issues that matter to you and Internet governance as a whole. <br>
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<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Catherine A. Novelli – Under Secretary of State & Senior Coordinator for International Information Technology Diplomacy.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Lawrence E. Strickling – Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.</span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Lee Rainie - Director of Internet, Science and Technology Research, Pew Research Center. </span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">The IANA Transition.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Expanding </span><span style="line-height:1.6em">Access, Adoption, And Digital Literacy Through Technology And Local Solutions.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Content and Conduct: Countering Violent Extremism and Promoting Human Rights Online.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Privacy v. Security - Is there room for both privacy and security in the internet's’ future?</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">How Better Broadband Benefits Everyone: Competition as a Lever Towards Progress.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Emerging Technologies that Affect Internet Governance - Managing the Opportunities and Risks of the Internet of Things and Big Data.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height:1.6em">Trade Transparency - Opportunities for input into the trade negotiation process, their strengths, weaknesses, need for reform, with specific applicability to Internet issues.</span></li>
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