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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">SAVE THE DATE!</span></strong></p>
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.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br>
AfPIF - 2012</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Theme: “Regional
Interconnection – Addressing Africa’s Internet Transit
Deficit”</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color:
#555555;">22-24 August 2012</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color:
#555555;">Johannesburg, South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;"><a
href="http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/JNBSATW-Hilton-Sandton/index.do?WT.srch=1"><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hilton Sandton Hotel</span></a><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #555555;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span
style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #555555;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><br>
Join us for the 3rd <a
href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/afpif"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Africa Peering and
Interconnection Forum</span></a><span style="color:
#555555;"> </span>(AfPIF) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
AfPIF is the annual conference organized by Internet Society <span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style:
italic;">to discuss the regional infrastructure, content and
policy issues that are critical components of transit
deficits. </span>This 3-day multi-stakeholder forum will
seek to foster cross-border interconnection opportunities
discussed by key Executives, Chief Technology Officers,
Peering Coordinators and Business development Managers from
the African region.</span> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
Arial;">The target audience for this event will include
Internet providers and operators, telecommunications
regulators, content providers, Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
Operators, infrastructure providers, Data Center Managers,
National Research and Education Networks, Carriers and Transit
providers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><span
style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br>
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">The <a
href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Internet Society</span></a>
is committed to building on the success of the AfPIF premier
events in 2010 and 2011 and will also provide a platform for
open discussion and regional problem solving as well as
focusing on social and business networking.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">To be part of
this great event and <a title="Powered by Text-Enhance"
href="http://internetsociety.org/afpif-2012/overview"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">register today</span></a><span
style="color: #555555;"> </span>to secure your place at
AfPIF 3!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><br>
</span></p>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
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Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;
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"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">You
can also follow us on Twitter <a
href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AfPIF">@afpif</a>, <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/afpif"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Facebook</span></a>
and LinkedIN “AfPIF Group” or join the <a
href="http://lists.afpif.org/mailman/listinfo/afpif"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">AfPIF Mailing list</span></a>
to be part of the online discussions</span></p>
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