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<div><span><tt>Friends,</tt></span></div>
<div><span><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>**Drum roll please:</b> <b>We present to you
the 2017 Internet Freedom Festival</b></tt> <tt><b>schedule!</b><b>*</b><b>*</b></tt></span></div>
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<p><span><tt>Thank you for making this dream agenda a reality!
The program</tt> <tt>is the product of enormous effort
by our fabulous cohort of <b>session</b></tt> <tt><b>presenters</b>,
our 27 intrepid <b>IFF Fellows</b>, and many more
individuals who</tt> <tt>contributed time and energy
towards building it.</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><a
href="https://internetfreedomfestival.org/schedule/"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://internetfreedomfestival.org/schedule/</a></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt>This year we have <b>5 Days</b>, <b>187
Sessions & Workshops</b>, across <b>8 themes</b>.
In</tt> <tt>addition, we have various meetups, help
desks, and social events that</tt> <tt>are being added
as we speak. In addition, as previous with IFFs, we will</tt>
<tt>have a self-organized theme, which you can reserve a
spot for once you</tt> <tt>land in Valencia.<br>
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<div><span><i><tt>We will continue updating the schedule, so
check back</tt></i> <i><tt>regularly!</tt></i><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt>While you are planning your IFF adventure, make
sure to take note of the</tt> <tt>following featured
events:</tt><tt><br>
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</tt> <tt><b>####### FEATURED EVENTS ########</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <b><tt><br>
</tt></b> <b><tt>*** Festival Setup:</tt></b> <b><tt>March
5</tt></b> <b><tt>@</tt></b> <b><tt>1:00pm</tt></b><b><tt>!
***</tt></b><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>We need all hands on deck to help with festival
setup on</tt> <tt>Sunday, March 5</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>@</tt> <tt>1:00pm</tt><tt> Come on down to Las
Naves, the festival's official venue, to</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>pitch in, enjoy the sunshine, listen to excellent
music and enjoy good</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>company :)</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>*** IFF 2017 Opening Ceremony ***</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <i><tt>Monday, March 6</tt></i> <i><tt>@</tt></i> <i><tt>11:00AM</tt></i><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>The Opening Ceremony is more of an awesome
gathering than an actual</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>ceremony. Say hello to old and new friends, and
kick-off the festival</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>with great energy. In addition, its a great place
to understand how to</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>get the best out of the festival, and become
familiar with the culture</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>and ethos.</tt><tt><br>
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</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>*** Global South Participants Collaborative
Gathering ***</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <i><tt>Monday, March 6</tt></i> <i><tt>@</tt></i> <i><tt>5:00PM</tt></i><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>As always, IFF will be hosting its annual Global
South Participants</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>Collaborative Gathering. This is a great place
for Global South peeps to</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>share and learn from each other.</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>*** Racial Equality and Surveillance Gathering
***</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <i><tt>Monday, March 6</tt></i> <i><tt>@</tt></i> <i><tt>6:15PM</tt></i><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>For the first time ever, we will be hosting a
Racial Equality and</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>Surveillance Gathering. This is a great place to
both share and learn</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>about how race impacts surveillance, and meet
folks that are working on</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>this intersectionality.</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>*** Tools & Tech Showcase ***</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <i><tt>Tuesday, March 7</tt></i> <i><tt>@</tt></i> <i><tt>7:30PM</tt></i><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>For the second year in the row, eQualit.ie will
be organizing the</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>AWESOME Tools and Tech Showcase. Many thanks to
them for rocking the</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>kasbah and making our community shine.</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt><b>*** Networking Meetups ***</b></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><i>Each Day @ Various Times</i></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>If you are new to the IFF, we have some awesome
networking events on</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>Monday and</tt> <tt>Tuesday</tt> <tt>that will
allow you meet others working in specific</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>areas or live in a specific region of the world.
If there is a meetup</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>not listed that you would like to host, please
reach out to</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sandra@opentechfund.orgH">sandra@opentechfund.orgH</a></tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
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</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt>More to come, so stay tuned! Without all of you,
the IFF wouldn't be</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt>possible - so, thank you for making this
community so incredible!!</tt><tt><br>
</tt> <tt><br>
</tt> <tt>See you all soon in sunny Valencia :)</tt><tt><br>
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<div><span><tt>- The IFF Team</tt></span></div>
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