Important announcement on Internet governance in Canada to be made at MaRS Discovery District

Media Advisory

April 9, 2013

Experts will make an important announcement regarding Canada’s formal place in global Internet governance discussions at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Ontario.

The announcement on Monday, April 15, 2013, will be of interest to Canadian Internet users, service providers and policy makers.

Members of the media can register in advance by emailing Kevin Dias, CIGI communications specialist, at [email protected]. Members of the public can watch the live global webcast by visiting: http://internetapril15.ca.

Location:

MaRS Discovery District
Collaboration Room #3
101 College Street
Toronto, Ontario

Date:

Monday, April 15, 2013

Time:

11 a.m.

Event sponsor: The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

MEDIA CONTACT:

Kevin Dias, Communications Specialist, CIGI
Tel: 519.885.2444, ext. 7238, Email: [email protected]

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. Led by experienced practitioners and distinguished academics, CIGI supports research, forms networks, advances policy debate and generates ideas for multilateral governance improvements. Conducting an active agenda of research, events and publications, CIGI’s interdisciplinary work includes collaboration with policy, business and academic communities around the world. CIGI was founded in 2001 by Jim Balsillie, then co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry), and collaborates with and gratefully acknowledges support from a number of strategic partners, in particular the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. For more information, please visit www.cigionline.org.

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