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| December 19 2024 | Conclusion of the IGF XIX meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which ran from December 15-19, addressing global internet governance issues. |
| December 15 2024 | The 19th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF XIX) was hosted by the Government of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, with the overarching theme 'Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future'. The event's location drew strong criticism from human rights organizations Access Now and Article 19 due to concerns about human rights in Saudi Arabia. |
| October 12 2023 | The 18th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting concluded in Kyoto, Japan, after five days of discussions on internet governance and empowerment. |
| October 8 2023 | The 18th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting began in Kyoto, Japan, hosted by the Government of Japan. The conference ran under the theme 'The Internet We Want - Empowering All People'. |
| December 2 2022 | Conclusion of the 17th annual IGF meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which brought together international stakeholders to discuss internet governance issues over a five-day period. |
| November 28 2022 | The 17th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting was hosted by the Government of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, running from 28 November to 2 December. The meeting's overarching theme was 'Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future'. |
| December 6 2021 | The 16th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting was hosted by the Government of Poland in Katowice, running from December 6-10 under the theme 'Internet United'. |
| November 17 2020 | The second phase of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded, completing the fully online annual meeting. |
| November 9 2020 | The second phase of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) began, continuing the online conference focused on human resilience and solidarity. |
| November 6 2020 | The first phase of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) concluded. |
| November 2 2020 | The first phase of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted online by the United Nations, with the theme 'Internet for human resilience and solidarity'. |
| 2019 | UN Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Anriette Esterhuysen of South Africa as the new MAG chair. |
| November 25 2019 | The fourteenth Internet Governance Forum (IGF XIV) was held in Berlin, Germany, bringing together international stakeholders to discuss internet governance issues from November 25 to 29. |
| November 14 2018 | French President Macron launched the 'Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace' at the IGF opening ceremony, introducing a framework to regulate the Internet and combat cyber threats. |
| November 12 2018 | The thirteenth Internet Governance Forum (IGF XIII) was held in Paris, France, as part of the Paris Digital Week. UN Secretary-General António Guterres attended in person for the first time in the Forum's history. |
| 2017 | IGF XII in Geneva, Switzerland hosted 2,000 onsite participants from 142 countries, with 32 remote hubs and 1,661 online stakeholders. Largest online participation from the United States, Switzerland, Nigeria, China, and India. |
| 2016 | IGF XI in Jalisco, Mexico featured 2,000 onsite participants from 123 countries, with 45 remote hubs organized worldwide. Online participants predominantly came from the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, and India. |
| 2016 | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Lynn St. Amour as the new MAG chair. |
| 2014 | IGF IX in Istanbul, Turkey convened 2,400 delegates from 144 countries. Nearly 1,300 remote participants joined, with Twitter messages reaching more than 4 million people daily. |
| 2014 | Jānis Kārkliņš began serving as MAG chair, continuing through 2015. |
| 2013 | Ashwin Sasongko served as Honorary Chair, with Markus Kummer as interim MAG chair. |
| 2012 | IGF VII in Baku, Azerbaijan saw increased participation with 1,600 delegates from 128 countries. Notably, remote participation doubled active engagement, with 49 remote expert participants and 52 remote hubs. Significant increase in social media activity with thousands of daily tweets reaching millions. |
| 2012 | Elmir Valizada, Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technology of Azerbaijan, served as MAG chair. |
| 2011 | IGF VI in Nairobi, Kenya had the highest attendance up to that point with over 2,000 participants, representing 125 governments. 47 remote hubs were established, enabling 823 remote participants to contribute to discussions. |
| 2011 | Alice Munyua, Chair of the Kenyan IGF Steering Committee, served as MAG chair. |
| January 31 2011 | Markus Kummer concluded his role as Executive Coordinator of the IGF Secretariat. |
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