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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. From 30 June to 3 July 2015 the 6th yIGF ran in Macau alongside APrIGF 2015 at the Macau University of Science and Technology, gathering about 30 students from Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China and Thailand under the theme 'Empowering Youth for Sustainable Internet Growth.'<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. After preparatory sessions \u2014 guest sharing, theme games, role-play and group discussion \u2014 participants joined the APrIGF's own workshop debates; the yIGF organiser gave welcome remarks at the opening ceremony, and a youth delegate joined the closing outcomes-document discussion.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. While the parent forum wrestled with the IANA stewardship transition, young people from Greater China and Thailand got their first seat at the table \u2014 with youth now written into the official opening and closing programme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on 6th Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF 2015), Macau<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\n6th Youth Internet Governance Forum (yIGF 2015), Macau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Edition<\/td>\n6th edition \u2014 the official page calls it the 6th Youth Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n30 June \u2013 3 July 2015, coinciding with the parent APrIGF 2015 Macao<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nMacau \u2014 the parent forum met at the Macau University of Science and Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nEmpowering Youth for Sustainable Internet Growth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Participants<\/td>\n30 (About 30 university students from Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China and Thailand (official history page))<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nOrganised by NetMission Ambassadors (NetMission.Asia) with support from DotAsia and the APrIGF secretariat; yIGF organiser Wilson Lam delivered welcome remarks at the APrIGF 2015 opening ceremony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. The Empowerment Formula \u2014 From Preparatory Camp into the APrIGF Proper<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: yIGF 2015 preparatory sessions and APrIGF workshop participation (30 June \u2013 3 July)<\/p>\n