Dear NoC Colleagues, Two quick updates: 1. Learning Call: "Grasping China’s AI Business Ecosystem and its Global Impact: The Case of DeepSeek" Join us for an interdisciplinary and insightful session with Wayne Wei Wang, Gissella Bejarano, and Christian Fieseler. March 18, 2025 | 9:00 AM ET / 2:00 PM CET / 9:00 PM HKT Register here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grasping-chinas-ai-business-ecosystem-the-case-...> 2. IGF 2025 Proposal Hub – Finalizing Teams If you’d like to submit or collaborate on a proposal, please add your input to the Proposal Hub<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zdgC28lVpxqgPJerHg1deOSYLiB7TSRnPh5u...> by tomorrow. Review existing proposals in the spreadsheet and sign up to collaborate. Proposal teams should be finalized by March 5 to meet IGF’s submission deadline on March 12. A big thank you to all colleagues worldwide who have shared their proposals! Let us know if you have any questions—we look forward to continuing our collaborations. Best, Armando Guio Executive Director [cid:8149c32e-7d5c-4a19-afb5-c527007faf45]