[Air-L] WEBCAST 15, 17, 23 NOV: Community Networks for Social Good

[Joly MacFie]

Day 2 is  under way. Today's session is on the synergies between community
networks and community radio. Real time text https://bit.ly/3CjxaAJ

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 12:11 AM Joly MacFie <joly.nyc at gmail.com> wrote:

> This has just kicked off. Day 1 real time text is at
> https://bit.ly/3wKCNqH
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> [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021>*On
> 15, 17, 23 November 2021* the *Digital Empowerment Foundation
> <https://defindia.org/>* and the* Internet Society
> <https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/asia-pacific/>* host the 5th
> annual *Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific <https://cnxapac.org/>* will
> be held on;line, with the theme '*Community Networks for Social Good*'.
> Within this overall theme, session sub-themes will reflect on the
> importance of community networks in accelerating reach and providing help
> to the communities to respond to COVID-19 and also to benefit from digital
> opportunities. It will also explore the experiences and challenges faced by
> community networks during the pandemic.
>
> *DAY 1 - Monday November 15 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
>
> *Session 1: The Pandemic, Digital Dependence and the Unconnected:
> Challenges and Opportunities*
> *Dr Daniel Featherstone*, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of
> Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Royal Melbourne
> Institute of Technology (RMIT) University
> *Bhai Shelly*, Communication for Development Specialist, UNICEF India
> *Amrita Choudhury*, President of Internet Society Delhi Chapter,
> Vice-Chair Asia Pacific Regional IGF (AprIGF)
> Satish Mittal*, Head, Facebook Express WiFi India*
> Moderator: *Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific,
> Internet Society
>
> *Session 2: Community Networks: Empowering Education and Health Care*
> *Talant Sultanov*, Co-founder of the Internet Society-Kyrgyzstan
> *Meeta Sengupta*, Expert on Education and Policy
> *Dr Regi George*, Cofounder, Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi, Tamil
> Nadu
> *Sylvia Cadena*, Head of Programs & Partnerships, APNIC Foundation
> Moderator: *Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment
> Foundation
>
> *DAY 2 - Wednesday November 17 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
>
> *Session 1: Why CN and CR are Twins*
> *Prof. Vinod Pavarala*, UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of
> Hyderabad
> *Martin Corben*, Community Media Consultant, Australia
> *"Radio Rob" Hopkins*, Radio and Telecommunications Enthusiast Yukon,
> Canada
> *AHM Bazlur Rahman*, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for
> Radio & Communication
> *Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
> Broadcasting Development
> *Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
>
> *Session 2: CR & CN Case Stories*
> *DREAM project* of APC and DEF
> *Mew Community* in Haryana, Nuh (video)
> *Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
> *Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
>
> *Session 3: The How and Future of CN and CR Collaboration*
> *Naveed Haq*, Regional Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity,
> Internet Society
> *Balkrishna Pokhrel*, Executive Director, ACORAB, Nepal
> *Prof. Ralph Afolabi Akinfeleye*, Chairman, Centre of Excellence in
> Multimedia & Cinematography, Unilag Radio 103.1FM and Television, Nigeria
> *Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
> *Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
> *Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
> Broadcasting Development
>
> *DAY 3 - Tuesday 23 November 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)
>
> *Session 1: Community Networks: Media, Misinformation and Misuse*
> *Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
> Broadcasting Development
> *Sarbani Banerjee Belur*, Asia Regional Coordinator, Community Networks,
> APC
> *Anju Mangal*, Head of Asia-Pacific Region, A4AI, World Wide Web
> Foundation
> Moderator: *Anita Gurumurthi*, Executive Director, IT for change
>
> *Session 2: Rural Changemakers and Innovators: Community Networks as a
> Catalyst for Digital Transformation*
> *Harish Pillay*, Head, OSPO APAC, Red Hat Asia Pacific
> *Jane Coffin*, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society
> *Satyam Darmora*, CEO & Founder, i2e1
> *Siope Vakataki ‘Ofa*, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Development
> Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, ESCAP
> Moderator: *Dr Syed S Kazi*, Director, Council for Social & Digital
> Development, North East India
>
> *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021
> <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021>*
>
> *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3wC1IN0 <https://bit.ly/3wC1IN0>*
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> *REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>)*
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> *TWITTER #CNX2021 <https://bit.ly/3qRS883> @DEFindia @internetsociety
> @isocapac #communitynetworks #GrowInternet #SwitchItOn *
>
> *SIMULCASTS*
> *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/cnx2021
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> *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>*
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