Dear Friends, Apologies for crossposting. We wanted to share an important update for RightsCon Brussels 2017 <https://www.rightscon.org/> (Wednesday March 29- Friday March 31, 2017). We are currently accepting proposals until our deadline on November 25, 2016, so make sure to act quickly! As you know, it's an amazing event that brings together more than a thousand leaders working in technology, human rights, data protection, and privacy. RightsCon Brussels will be our most impactful event yet, with three full days of programming, exciting satellite events like the Iran Cyber Dialogue, and more than 1000 participants from across sectors. It’s the best opportunity to showcase your work in digital rights, learn new advocacy skills and strategies, and most importantly, develop outcomes, best-practices, and policies that help defend and extend the digital rights of users at risk around the world. Submit a Session by November 25 You can submit your program session proposal on our website’s submission form <https://www.rightscon.org/submission/> , and find more information about our session formats, the RightsCon style and our themes on the submission guide <https://rightscon.org/submissionguide> . We encourage you to submit a high quality proposal, as competition is steep, and we are developing a fantastic and compelling agenda for participants. Attending RightsCon 2017 Tickets are on sale now <https://rightscon.org/tickets> in limited Early Registration pricing, so act quick before these discount tickets run out. Pricing will eventually increase to their regular values, so make sure to register sooner rather than later. Special rates and discount codes will be provided to session organizers and speakers. We’d love for you to join us at this important event. If you have any questions about your session proposal or registration, please let us know, either by contacting me or our RightsCon Coordinator at conference@accessnow.org. Best regards, -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/ Twitter: @ekenyanito <https://twitter.com/ekenyanito> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1