This is well under way, and I have my hands full juggling the two-track simulcast, with captions, international sign interpreting etc. Accessibility is recurring theme at the AprIGF, and the ISOC Accessibility Standing group is well represented at two sessions: S04 Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the ICT Job Sector, coming up at 08:30 UTC, and S03 Strengthening the disability voice in Internet Governance, both on Stream 1. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/15756>On *12-14 September 2022* the *13th Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum <https://ap.rigf.asia/>* (APrIGF) will be held as a hybrid event, online and in Singapore, with the theme '*People at the Centre:Envisioning a community-led Internet that is inclusive, sustainable and trusted*'. APrIGF serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at a regional level, and also where possible to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately advance the Internet governance development in the Asia Pacific region. APrIGF 2022 is being held as part of *APNIC54 <https://conference.apnic.net/54/>* and in conjunction with *APSIG2022 <https://www.apsig.asia/>* and *SGNOG9 <https://www.sgnog.net/>*. *STREAM 1 - PLENARY + TRACK 1* *Sunday 11 September 2022* *06:00* Capacity Building Program for Fellows and Newcomers *Monday 12 September 2022* *01:30* S06 Empowering New Voices in Internet Governance Spaces *03:00* Opening Plenary *05:30* S17 Advancing data justice in (post-)pandemic data governance: perspectives from Southeast Asia *07:00* S05 Resilience and inclusivity in digital education *08:30* S04 Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the ICT Job Sector *09:30* Townhall Session *Tuesday 13 September 2022* *01:30* S02 Digital accessibility and connectivity for disabled students in higher education during COVID-19 *03:00* APNIC Opening Ceremony and Keynotes *05:30* S11 Responding to changing digital rights priorities in a post-pandemic world *07:00* S12 Multi-stakeholder Collaborative Approach for Developing Local Digital Literacy Champions *08:30* S01 Connecting the Unconnected - Efforts from Private Sector and Policy Lessons from the APAC *09:30* Townhall Session *Wednesday 13 September 2022* *01:30* S03 Strengthening the disability voice in Internet Governance *03:00* S19 Locally Accessible Cloud Service (LACS) for e-resilience + S21 LEO Satellite Constellations - Will They Bring Better Internet Access and a More Resilient Internet? + S25 Koo - Empowering Users and Building Cyber Resilience *05:30* S20 Here's How Your Genital and Physical Affects Your Digital Lives + S22 Measuring the Internet protocol parameters for reducing Internet poverty *07:00* S23 Child Online Safety: A Kids conversation on creating a Child-centric Internet + S24 Assessing investments in surveillance and technology *08:30* Closing Plenary *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2022 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/aprigf2022>* (Open Captions) *STREAM 2 - TRACK 2* *Monday September 2022* *01:30* S13 Combating Disinformation from COVID-19 to the General Election: Multistakeholder Digital Literacy vs Legislation & Censorship? *05:30* S07 Online harassment as tools of exclusion: A discussion on Addressing Online Gender Based Violence Through Community Organised Helplines *07:00* S08 Towards an EcoInternet - A Multistakeholder Dialogue on Policy Making and Strategising for a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Internet *08:30* S10 Future of Work: Achieving a sustainable gig economy *Tuesday 13 September 2022* *01:30* S15 Toward Trusted Design: User Protections for a Better Web for All *05:30* S16 Protecting the Healthcare Sector from Cyber Harm 08:30 S14 Digital Resiliency of Civil Society in the context of shrinking Civic Space *Wednesday 13 September 2022* *01:30* S09 Social Media Regulation during Elections: Expanding or Limiting Digital Democracy? *03:00* Internet governance within the system of United Nations: is IGF on a good path to adapt, innovate and reform? *05:30* IG Futures *07:00* S18 Routing Security – We can do better! *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/aprigf2022 <https://www.sgnog.net/> *(Open Captions) *PROGRAM https://ap.rigf.asia/news/2022-program-schedule/ <https://ap.rigf.asia/news/2022-program-schedule/> (pdf https://bit.ly/3xd5Qog <https://bit.ly/3xd5Qog>)* *REGISTER https://igf.asia/2022register <https://igf.asia/2022register>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see* ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/15756>*) *TWITTER #APrIGF2022 <http://bit.ly/aprigf2022> #aprigf #internetgovernance #netgov #APAC @aprigf_official @isocapac #apnic54 @apnic * *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/>* *https://www.facebook.com/isocapac/ <https://www.facebook.com/isocapac/>* *https://www.facebook.com/aprigf.asia/ <https://www.facebook.com/aprigf.asia/>* *http://bit.ly/aprigf2022video <http://bit.ly/aprigf2022video>* (YouTube) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/aprigf2022 <https://archive.org/details/aprigf2022>* *Permalink - https://isoc.live/15756 <https://isoc.live/15756>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -