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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> The Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation [mailto:a.bignell@cto.int] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 23, 2008 12:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anne-Rachel Inne<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum 2008<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:#CC0066'>Connecting
Rural Communities Africa Forum 2008:</span></strong><b><span style='color:#CC0066'><br>
<strong>Last Mile Solutions: ICT Strategy, Government and Regulatory Policy and
USFs</strong></span></b><span style='color:#CC0066'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='color:#CC0066'>Malawi,
19th-21st August 2008</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Dear ICT Colleague,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The telecoms event of the region, Connecting Rural Communities Africa Forum
2008, organised by the intergovernmental Commonwealth Telecommunications
Organisation will return to Africa in August 2008. This forum is now in its <strong>third
year </strong>and is regularly been attended by <strong>Ministers of
Communications, Heads of Regulatory Authorities and industry giants.</strong>
Offering you the unrivalled opportunity to network with the industry and public
sector elite, this is an event you simply cannot afford to miss. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style='color:#CC0066'>KEY HIGHLIGHTS:</span></strong><b><span
style='color:#CC0066'><br>
<strong>• MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE</strong><br>
<strong>• REGULATORS ROUNDTABLE</strong><br>
<strong>• OPERATORS ROUNDTABLE</strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>Join your peers and discuss best practises for connecting rural
Africa at the continent’s largest rural ICT forum devoted to connecting the
last mile. </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style='color:#CC0066'>CALL FOR PAPERS:</span></strong><span
style='color:#CC0066'><br>
</span><strong>If you are a service or solution provider</strong> and would
like to share an interesting case study with our international delegation
consisting of the highest decision makers from the public and private sectors,
contact Conference Producer today with the title of your presentation and four
key bullet points. Please note that there are also opportunities to exhibit,
host a reception and distribute marketing collateral. RAISE YOUR PROFILE AND
RESERVE YOUR EXHIBION BOOTH AND SPEAKER SLOT TODAY. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you are a senior authority working in the <strong>Ministry of Communications</strong>
and would like to share your vision for delivering universal access, then
please send a short abstract (5 sentences) of your presentation today. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>If you are a <strong>regulator</strong> then we would be honoured to confirm
your participation in the Regulatory Roundtable. Join your peers discuss
best practices and demonstrate your expertise, contact CTO today to reserve
your speaker slot. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Any forum devoted to connecting the last mile would not be complete without
addressing universal service funds. If you are the <strong>head of Universal
Service Funds</strong> and would like to share your experience then please
support this event as a key speaker. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For speaker slots and for more information on opportunities to exhibit
please contact:-<br>
Miss Mani Rai<br>
Conference Producer <br>
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation<br>
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tel: 0044 20 8834 1565<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>I look forward to seeing you in August.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Yours sincerely,<br>
Mani Rai<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>P.S CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE - FRIDAY 30th JUNE.<br>
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