Hello everyone,
Firstly a big thank you to all of you those who participated in our call today and those who wrote in (but couldn't make it) for the support. Thank you Jenna and Dot Asia for the Adobe support and a big thanks to Pablo for sharing his thoughts to inspire us.
Down to business!
In our short 60 min interaction today, we had some stimulating ideas amongst the 15 attendees.
Attached is the full summary of the call and recording.
Summarising some of the key notes and next steps:
1. Monthly calls: A place for us to connect and collaborate regularly and ensure consistency to keep this momentum going. From now on we will meet virtually on the first Saturday of each month (so we don't spend time finding a new date each time). Next call will be on 1 June 2019. Call reminder and details will follow.
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. Setting goals: As discussed, a
google doc has been set up for us to work on important stuff like: what are our goals, how do we define ourselves, what kind of activities should we undertake, etc. You can access it
here and add suggestions/ideas/thoughts preferably in "suggestion mode".
We need a volunteer who is willing to be a penholder and shape this google doc. Feel free to write to the mailing list. First come first serve.
Let's get the first draft in before next call so about 31 May 2019.
3. APrIGF and yIGF 2019 (Russia): This is the next big event in the region where we should take every chance to participate and establish the fellows group in a big way. A bunch of existing fellows will be attending in person. We will open a separate email thread for discussion on how to engage at APrIGF 2019.
Lastly,
spread the word. Amongst any youth from APAC who has engaged with IG locally, regionally or globally. Share
this WhatsApp group link and ask them to subscribe to the mailing list.
Discussion items for next call:
- Developing working groups or interest groups for various to do items (hopefully drawing from our goals)
- Involvement at APNIC 48
- Developing a mentorship framework
- And more...
Feel free to write and raise any suggestions. We are all in this together guys and there is a no precedent so lets be the first youth4IG group globally.
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With gratitude
Mili Semlani
Media Consultant & IG Enthusiast
Skype: mili.semlani
Instagram: @theuntraveller