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<p><tt>Dear Friends,</tt><tt> </tt></p>
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<p><tt>Here's the first IFF Weekly for 2017, week of January 9 - 13<br>
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<tt>If you have something you'd like to share for the next update,
send it over ASAP!<br>
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<tt>###</tt><b><tt> News and Updates </tt></b><tt>### <br>
<br>
</tt><tt><tt><b>**IFF Session Selection Process is Now Closed**<br>
</b>After review of all 500+ session submissions received from
all of you, the IFF Fellows and organizers have completed the
review and selection process. </tt></tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><br>
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2017 will feature <b>over 200 sessions</b> <b>and
workshops. </b>We are now working on building
the program and schedule, which we are hoping to
release next week!<br>
<br>
</tt></tt></tt></tt></tt></tt></tt><i><b>A huge
thanks to all of you who submitted - we really appreciate
your contribution and enthusiasm!</b></i><br>
<br>
+ If any of your sessions were accepted into the final program,
you should have received <b>one</b> email listing <b>all</b>
of your accepted sessions.<br>
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<tt><tt><tt><tt><b>+ Except</b><b>ion: </b>some of you may have
received approval emails with requests to merge sessions
with other presenters. These were sent out as separate
from the standard approval emails.<br>
<br>
</tt></tt>+ Any sessions <b>not</b> included in either of
these emails were not able to be accommodated; if you received <b>
neither </b>of the above emails, then unfortunately your
session submissions </tt></tt><tt><tt><tt><tt>were not moved
forward into the final program.<br>
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<tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><tt><b>**T-Minus 2 Months to the IFF 2017</b><b>**</b><br>
As of now, we're less than two months away from the
IFF - <b>over</b> <b>1,000 people</b> have
registered to attend this year, representing <b>over</b>
<b>100 countries.</b><br>
<b> <br>
</b>This year is going to be huge, so we encourage you
all to plan accordingly - <b>make your travel plans
sooner rather than later!</b> Rooms and apartments
will fill up fast, so definitely start making your
arrangements ASAP. <br>
<br>
<b>Reminder</b><b>: </b>We've made a list of local
accommodation options that are within walking distance
of the IFF venue, which you can check out here - <a
href="https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2017-IFF-Accommodation-List-.pdf">https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2017-IFF-Accommodation-List-.pdf</a><br>
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<b>**IFF Diversity & Inclusion Fund Travel Gran</b><b>ts**<br>
</b>We have awarded out the first and second round of IFF
Travel Grants through the Diversity & Inclusion Fund,
and are currently awaiting confirmation of the next funding
round before granting the next round.<br>
<br>
Given the number of requests we have received, we are no
longer accepting applications for travel grants;
however, if you are on the <b>waiting list</b> we have sent
you an update email indicating this. <br>
<br>
We hope to be able to notify the next round of recipients in
the coming days, <b>so we sincerely thank you for your
patience!</b><br>
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<p><tt>###<b> Upcoming Events </b>### <br>
</tt></p>
<b><tt>**Techno-Activism 3rd Thursday - January & February
2017**<br>
</tt></b><tt>When: January 19 & February 19<br>
Where: London, UK<br>
<br>
</tt><tt>A spin-off of TA3M, TA3T is an informal meetup designed to
connect software creators, lawyers, journalists, human rights
defenders, activists and others who are interested in censorship,
surveillance, and open technology.<br>
<br>
Find out more (including location) here:<br>
</tt><tt><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.opentech.events/event/techno-activism-3rd-thursday-london/2017-01-19/">http://www.opentech.events/event/techno-activism-3rd-thursday-london/2017-01-19/</a><br>
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<br>
<b>**RightsCon 2017**<br>
When: </b>March 29 - 31<b><br>
Where: </b>Brussels, Belgium<b><br>
</b><br>
RightsCon 2017 is coming to the center of the European Union:
Brussels! Hosted by Access Now, RightsCon is where the world’s
human rights experts, business leaders, technologists, engineers,
investors, activists, and government representatives come together
to share ideas, build strategies, showcase new technologies, and
create tomorrow’s internet. <br>
<br>
Check back via this link for full program coming soon:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.rightscon.org/program/">https://www.rightscon.org/program/</a><br>
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target="_blank">https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/security-advisor</a></tt><br>
<br>
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<p><tt> Have a great week! <br>
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<tt> The IFF Team <br>
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