HYBRID 9 OCT 10:00 UTC: Digital Reality Challenge – Empowering Women for a Safer Internet

Blue-purple gradient event graphic with bold yellow and white typography. The Digital Reality Challenge logo appears at upper left beside the title “Empowering Women for a Safer Internet.” A yellow theme label sits above the large, centered white headline “Building a Safer, Fairer & More Inclusive Digital World.” A white panel across the bottom displays partner logos for the Internet Society Gender Standing Group, Internet Society Online Safety SIG, Internet Society Ghana Chapter, and Makatob IT Securities. A partial orange circular accent decorates the upper-right corner.

Blue-purple gradient event graphic with bold yellow and white typography. The Digital Reality Challenge logo appears at upper left beside the title “Empowering Women for a Safer Internet.” A yellow theme label sits above the large, centered white headline “Building a Safer, Fairer & More Inclusive Digital World.” A white panel across the bottom displays partner logos for the Internet Society Gender Standing Group, Internet Society Online Safety SIG, Internet Society Ghana Chapter, and Makatob IT Securities. A partial orange circular accent decorates the upper-right corner.
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On Friday, 9 October 2026 at 10:00 GMT (10:00 UTC), The Digital Reality Challenge presents ‘Empowering Women for a Safer Internet‘, a hybrid event under the theme ‘Building a Safer, Fairer & More Inclusive Digital World‘. Partners are the Internet Society Gender Standing Group, the Internet Society Online Safety SIG, the Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana), and Makatob IT Securities.

SPEAKERS
Dr. Maud Ashong Elliot – President, Internet Society Ghana Chapter
Gloria Amofah-Adjekum – Programme Manager, Women in Internet Governance & Online Safety Advocate
HOST
Naomi Amoanwah Appiah – Online Trust and Safety Campus Ambassador, Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU)

#OnlineSafety #WomenOnline #DigitalInclusion #Ghana

10 mars 2026 – ISOC Mali – STOP À LA CYBERVIOLENCE – Pour un Internet sûr pour toutes et tous

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Le 10 mars 2026 le chapitre malien de l’Internet Society (@ISOCML) en partenariat avec le Complexe Numérique de Bamako, l’ONU Femme , Internet Society ,et Internet Society Foundation, a célébré la Journée internationale des droits des femmes avec un webinaire ‘STOP À LA CYBERVIOLENCE – Pour un Internet sûr pour toutes et tous‘. “Une femme qui s’exprime librement en ligne est une femme qui affirme sa place dans le monde.”

INTERVENANTS
Bakary Kouyaté – Président, ISOC Mali
Maïmouna Dioncounda Dembélé – Commissaire, CNDH (Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme) et Présidente de la sous-commission promotion des DH
Amina A. Dicko – Défenseuse des droits des femmes et filles et Experte en VBG / Présidente Solidaris223
Aminata Keita – Journaliste Spécialisée en Numérique et Communicante Digitale
Aminata Haïdara – Présentatrice TV, Blogueuse et Influenceuse engagée pour un numérique responsable (« Animatrice H »)
Fanta Coumba Karembe – Directrice du Service de la Certification et de la Signature Électronique du Mali (SCSE)
Coumba Bah – Féministe, Experte en gouvernance démocratique et défenseuse des DH, Animatrice-productrice émission Musoya (Joliba TV/FM)
MODÉRATRICE
Karidia Sangaré – ISOC Mali

WEBCAST MAR 8 – ISOC Alumni International Women’s Day Virtual Workshop – Pioneering Routes: Inspiring Stories of Women on the Internet

ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Friday March 8 2024 at 14:00 UTC the Internet Society Alumni Network will celebrate International Women’s Day with a Virtual Workshop “Pioneering Routes: Inspiring Stories of Women on the Internet” where Internet Hall of Fame inductees Elise Gerich, Yvonne Marie Andres, and Jean Armour Polly will seek to inspire and empower young women from the Alumni Network through their experiences as Internet pioneers, personal anecdotes that highlight their journey, challenges and successes in the Internet sector.

SPEAKERS
Elise Gerich – Director Of Business Development, NoviFlow Inc / Co-founder, NANOG
Yvonne Marie Andres – Founding Executive Director, Global SchoolNet
Jean Armour Polly – Net-mom

HOSTS / MODERATORS
Nohra Ashraf Abdel Baky, ISOC Alumni Network
Purnima Tiwaru, ISOC Alumni Network

LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoc-alumni-womens-day-2024

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/48KBb1t

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3TsIkza

TWITTER #IWD2024 #ISOCAlumni #InspireInclusion @ISOC_Community @Internet_HOF

MASTODON  #ISOCAlumni

SIMULCASTS
https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/isoc-alumni-womens-day-2024

ISOC Alumni Virtual Workshops
The Alumni Virtual workshops aim to provide an opportunity for attendees to network and connect with other professionals in the field, fostering collaboration and the sharing of ideas. Overall, the goal of the ISOC Alumni Network is to empower community with knowledge and resources to better understand and navigate the complex landscape of internet governance.

8:00 pm on September 17, 2023 · africa (116), community networks (67), women (15)

WEBCAST SEP 18 – 2023 African Community Networks Summit / Sommet des réseaux communautaires africains 2023

ISOC LIOn Monday September 18 2023 at 13:00-14:30 UTC AFCHIX and the Internet Society host the 2023 African Community Networks Summit. This virtual event has the theme ‘Breaking Stereotypes in Community Network Deployments: AFCHIX Experiences in Morocco, Namibia and Kenya’. The session will build on the lived experience of women leaders who have been involved in community networks and bring to light the role that women play in community networks, challenges and more importantly opportunities for change.

Le lundi 18 septembre 2023 de 13h00 à 14h30 UTC, AFCHIX et l’Internet Society organisent le Sommet 2023 des réseaux communautaires africains. Cet événement virtuel a pour thème « Briser les stéréotypes dans les déploiements de réseaux communautaires : expériences AFCHIX au Maroc, en Namibie et au Kenya ». La séance s’appuiera sur l’expérience vécue de femmes leaders impliquées dans des réseaux communautaires et mettra en lumière le rôle que jouent les femmes dans les réseaux communautaires, les défis et, plus important encore, les opportunités de changement.

PANEL
Dr Houda Chakiri, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, PMI-ACP, Techwomen Fellow, GHC15 Scholar, Senior IEEE Member / Ait Izdeg Community Network, Morocco
Mariah Njuguna, CEO, LUCN / Tech Officer, Lanet Umoja Community Network, Kenya
Ghillian Bock, Coordinator, Groot Aub Community Network, Namibia
MODERATOR
Barbara Muthoka, Project Manager, AFCHIX
HOST
Kgopotso Ditshego Magoro, PhD candidate, Wits LINK Centre, RSA

LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/CNAfrica2023

LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/CNAfrica2023

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/46ggauS (EN/FR) (EN Captions)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #CNAfrica2023 #CommunityNetworks @Afchix @ISOC_Africa @internetsociety @ISOC_Community @APC_News #switchiton #GrowInternet
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SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive (EN only)
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc (Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/ (Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ (Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/CNAfrica2023

3:38 am on March 21, 2023 · francophone (10), IWD (1), mali (6), mapping (5), women (15)

WEBDIFFUSION MAR 21 – ISOC Mali « Épanouissement de la Femme à travers les métiers du Numérique et de la Science Géospatiale »

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isoc liveLe mardi 21 mars 2023 à 14:00 UTC le Chapitre malien de l’Internet Society coorganise avec Open Street Map Mali et DataTic Consulting Mali un panel inédit sur le thème « Épanouissement de la Femme à travers les métiers du Numérique et de la Science Géospatiale.»

PANÉLISTES
Joyce Dogniez, Vice-présidente, Autonomisation et sensibilisation, Internet Society Foundation
Diallo Assetou Diarra, Directrice Exécutive, Femmes et TIC
Shazmane Mandjee, Global Project Manager, Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)
Marguerite Sogoba, Fondatrice, l’Assocation Muso Dev
Rita Soma Kafando, Géographe, Cartographe / OSM Burkina FASO

MODÉRATRICE
Fanta Barry, Vice-Présidente, ISOC Mali

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mali-femmes

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3LngP6o

TWITTER #Mali #femmes #TICS @ISOCml @OSM_Mali @DaTa_TICS @jdogniez @ISOC_Foundation @astaoo @FemmesetTIC @maliantechie @musodev Rita Soma Kafando @OSM_BF @fantabarra58 @ISOC_Africa @InternetSociety #francophone 

MASTODON #Mali

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/isocml (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/mali-femmes

2:05 am on May 18, 2022 · africa (116), community networks (67), women (15)

WEBCAST MAY 18: Women in the Africa Community Networks Movement / Les femmes au sein du mouvement des réseaux communautaires en Afrique

ISOC LIVE

ISOC LIVEOn Wednesday May 18 2022 at 12:00-13.30 UTC the Internet Society and the Association for Progressive Communications host ‘Women in the Africa Community Networks Movement‘. This is the fourth session of the 2021/2022 Summit on Community Networks in Africa. This online session will look at the role that women play in community networks, the challenges and, more importantly, opportunities for change.

SPEAKERS
Anriette Esterhuysen, Senior Advisor on Internet Governance, Policy Advocacy and Strategic Planning
Doreen Luhanga, Centre for Youth and Development (CYD)
Harira Abdulrahman Wakili, Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)
Immaculate Laker, Battery Operated System for Community Outreach (BOSCO)
Kgopotso Ditshego Magoro, Mamaila Community Network
Nic Bidwell, Aalborg University
Risper Akinyi, Tunapanda Institute
Yumna Panday, Zenzeleni Community Networks

MODERATOR
Sol Luca de Tena, Zenzeleni Community Networks

Le mercredi 18 mai 2022 à 12h00-13h30 UTC, l’Internet Society et l’Association for Progressive Communications organisent « Les femmes au sein du mouvement des réseaux communautaires en Afrique ». Il s’agit de la quatrième session du Sommet 2021/2022 sur les réseaux communautaires en Afrique. Cet session en ligne examinera le rôle que les femmes jouent dans les réseaux communautaires, les défis et, surtout, les possibilités de réforme.

INTERVENANTS
Anriette Esterhuysen, conseillère principale sur la gouvernance de l’Internet, la défense des politiques et la planification stratégique
Doreen Luhanga, Centre pour la jeunesse et le développement (CYD)
Harira Abdulrahman Wakili, Centre pour les technologies de l’information et le développement (CITAD)
Immaculate Laker, système à piles pour la sensibilisation communautaire (BOSCO)
Kgopotso Ditshego Magoro, Réseau communautaire Mamaila
Nic Bidwell, Université d’Aalborg
Risper Akinyi, Institut Tunapanda
Yumna Panday, réseaux communautaires Zenzeleni

MODÉRATRICE
Sol Luca de Tena, réseaux communautaires Zenzeleni

LIVESTREAM ENGLISH http://livestream.com/internetsociety/CNAfrica-4

LIVESTREAM FRANÇAIS http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/CNAfrica-4

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3yLHQKA (EN/FR) (EN Captions)

REAL TIME TEXT https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-ISOC (English)

TWITTER #CommunityNetworks @ISOC_Africa @internetsociety @ISOC_Community @APC_News  #switchiton #GrowInternet 
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SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive (EN only)
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc (Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/ (Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/ (Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/CNAfrica-4

WEBCAST APR 30 – Protecting Children in an Online World – Dr Tamali Sen Gupta

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livestreamOn Saturday April 30 2022 at 11am IST (04:30 UTC) the Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter hosts its fifth Women in Technology Leadership webinar – ‘Protecting Children in an Online World‘. Women in Technology leadership is an initiative by ISOC India Mumbai Chapter to celebrate and learn from women who have broken the glass ceiling and attained leadership positions in Internet-based tech enterprises. Guest Dr. Gupta has over 36 years of experience in law, and has been an active voice for child safety, having served as a part of the three member expert group set up under the Ministry of Women and Child Development on child protection. She has also served as a Board Director for many prominent organisations including HFCL, SREI Infrastructure Limited, Aria hotels Pvt. Ltd, Sony Pictures Entertainment Films India among others.

SPEAKER
Dr Tamali Sen Gupta, Independent Director on Boards and Principal, TSG Legal Pvt Ltd.

MODERATOR
Prateek Pathak, ISOC Mumbai

HOST
Nandita Koshal, ISOC Mumbai

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/mumbaiwomenintech5

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3k3Az09

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3Kpaq6F

TWITTER #isocmumbai #womenintech @MinistryWCD @tsglegal #ChoosetoChallenge

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/isocasiapacific/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/mumbaiwomenintech5

8:41 am on March 30, 2022 · Namibia (1), online safety (31), women (15)

WEBCAST MAR 30: ISOC Namibia Status of Online Violence against Women in Namibia Report Launch Webinar

livestream

livestreamOn Wednesday 30 March 2022 at 15:00-16:30 CAT (13:00-14:30 UTC) the Internet Society Namibia Chapter will host a webinar to launch a report ‘Status of Online Violence against Women in Namibia‘. This follows a 6 months campaign and research programme in 2021, supported by the Internet Society Foundation and the CIPESA Africa Digital Rights Fund.

SPEAKERS
Juliet Nanfuka, Research & Communications, CIPESA
Dr. Gloria Iyawa, Chair on Gender, Namibia UNESCO
Elizabeth U. Kamutuezu, Director of ICT Policy, MICT
Jemima Beukes, Deputy SG, Namibia Media Union
Linda Baumann, Namibia Diverse Women Association
Emsie Erastus, Research Consultant

MODERATOR
Ngari Tjejamba, Program Manager, Edulution

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/namovaw

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3NnH4be

REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3Lur6uu

TWITTER #EndOnlineViolence #EndOVAW @ISOCNamibia @ISOC_Foundation @cipesaug @MICTNamibia #AfricaDigitalRightsFund

SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/namovaw

5:27 am on May 16, 2017 · igf (242), Sri Lanka (4), women (15), youth (16)

WEBCAST TUE/WED/THU: 2nd Internet Governance Forum in #SriLanka #IGFSriLanka2017 #IGF

LivestreamToday Tuesday May 16 2017 through Thursday May 18 2017 the second Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka is being held in Colombo. The IGF Sri Lanka reinforces active citizenship in people and participates in the development of intercultural and intergenerational dialogues. The 2017 theme is “Cyber Security & Safer Internet“. The IGF Sri Lanka is hosted by ISOC Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure with support from the Internet Society and the IGFSA and other stakeholders. The event was extended to 3 days this year to include an Accessibilty Forum, a Women IGF, a Youth IGF, as well as workshops in Internet Governance. The event is webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel.


View on Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfsrilanka2017
Twitter: #igfsrilanka2017

11:31 pm on April 3, 2016 · ABI (1), Harlem (14), MIST (1), women (15)

WEBCAST MON: #ABIdotNY Women Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit @MIST_Harlem #womenintech @anitaborg_org

livestreamOn Monday April 4 2016 the Anita Borg Institute’s NY Local (ABI.NY) will present the Women Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit at MIST in Harlem. With the theme Women in Tech Creating the Future the full day conference to facilitate an exchange of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, research and products of women technologists to foster personal and professional growth. To further the optimum progress of women’s scientific communities special attention will be paid to inclusivity. The opening keynote by Peggy Wallace of Golden Seeds will be followed by six panels covering all aspects of successful application to innovation. The conference will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

What: Women Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit
Where: MIST Harlem
When: Monday April 4 2016 9am-4:45pm EDT | 13:00-20:45 UTC
Agenda: http://bit.ly/abiwei16t
Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/abidotny
Twitter: #ABIdotNY https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABIdotNY