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<div><Apologies for cross-posting><br>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">The Internet Society Africa Regional
Bureau is organizing the first ever Africa wide Internet
Standards Forum that will take place in Serekunda, Gambia on May
12th 2012 from 9.00am GMT to 1.00pm GMT. The forum will also be
streamed live on the online conferencing tool Webex. The forum
will discuss Internet standards and the role the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) plays in setting open Internet
standards. African participation in IETF activities has been
limited and this forum is an effort to encourage African
participation in the IETF, especially for graduating class,
Masters and Ph.D. level University students and instructors in
order for Africa to play a role in the development of the
Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">University students, lecturers,
researchers and Internet enthusiasts from Africa interested in
learning about open Internet Standards are encouraged to
attend. To attend, you can register online and participate
remotely at the following links:<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">English – <a
href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=180521807&RG=1&UID=1368236882&RT=MiMzNA%3D%3D">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">French - <a
href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=193837152&RG=1&UID=1376809207&RT=MiMzNA==">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">You can also attend the session at a
participating local hub in your country. Details of the
participating hubs as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Gambia,
Serrekunda - Gabriel Ndow - <a href="mailto:glndow@utg.edu.gm"><span
style="color:#084EE6">glndow@utg.edu.gm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Cameroon,
Yaounde - Victor Ndonnang - <a
href="mailto:ndonnang@nvconsulting.biz"><span
style="color:#084EE6">ndonnang@nvconsulting.biz</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Kenya,
Nairobi - Brenda Nyangweso - <a
href="mailto:brenda@kenic.or.ke"><span style="color:#084EE6">brenda@kenic.or.ke</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Uganda,
Kampala - Lillian Nalwonga - <a
href="mailto:lnalwoga@yahoo.com"><span style="color:#084EE6">lnalwoga@yahoo.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Addis - Addisu Gezahegn - <a
href="mailto:addisugezahegn@gmail.com"><span
style="color:#084EE6">addisugezahegn@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica">Mauritius
- Kris Seerburn - <a href="mailto:kris_seeburn@orange.mu"><span
style="color:#084EE6">kris_seeburn@orange.mu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Helvetica;color:#540201">The Agenda is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">9:00 - 10:00 Session
1: Why and How Participate in the IETF</span></b><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#106312"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- Introduction to IETF (Video) – 10 min<br>
- IETF processes –<i>Philip Smith </i>– 30 min<br>
- Why participate to the IETF – IETF Fellows (Live and Video)–
20 min<br>
- Discussions – 15 min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Helvetica;color:#106312">10:15 - 10:45 Break<br>
10:45- 12:15 Session 2: A taste of IETF</span></b><span
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Helvetica;color:#106312"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- RTCWEB/WebRTC, Dan York
20 min<br>
- IPv6ops, <i>Joel Jaeggli </i> 20
min<br>
- DNSEXT,- <i>Joe Abley </i> 20
min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Discussions 30
min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">12:15-13:00 Session
3: The way forward for IETF in Africa </span></b><span
style="font-family:
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- African participation to the IEFT, <i>Michuki
Mwangi</i>– 15 Minutes<br>
- Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">For those who will be in Gambia already
attending AfNOG, details of the meeting room will be made
available before the day of the forum. For more details, please
visit <span style="color:#084EE6"><a
href="http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum">http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica;
color: rgb(84, 2, 1);">To learn more about the IETF, watch this
video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqc8vd_jPpg"><span
style="color:#084EE6">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqc8vd_jPpg</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Regards<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Kevin G. Chege<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Helvetica;color:#540201">ISOC</span></p>
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