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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regarding the DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop that took place in Cairo, Egypt on November 4-5, you can find the various presentations online at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/MES/ICANN+Business+Track+AfICTA+Slides">https://community.icann.org/display/MES/ICANN+Business+Track+AfICTA+Slides</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> Fahd Batayneh <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, November 01, 2014 12:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Arab ICANN'<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: ICANN News Alert -- DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop: 'Building a Sustainable Domain Names Business in Africa and the Middle East'<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FYI… A DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop in Cairo, Egypt on November 4-5.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Friday, October 31, 2014 11:35 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> ICANN News Alert -- DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop: 'Building a Sustainable Domain Names Business in Africa and the Middle East'<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt 8.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a href="http://www.icann.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=94 height=94 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CFFFF1.77C2A580" alt=ICANN></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News Alert<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-31-en">https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-31-en</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:15.0pt'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></div><h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DNS Entrepreneurship Workshop: 'Building a Sustainable Domain Names Business in Africa and the Middle East'<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>31 October 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>When: 4-5 November 2014</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Where:</span></strong> Cairo Intercontinental City Stars, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cairo, Egypt</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://afictasummit2014.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=492 height=309 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFFFF1.77C2A580" alt="Cairo, Egypt"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Background:<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In our continuous effort to engage with the stakeholders in Africa and the Middle East, ICANN joins the Africa Information and Communication Technologies Alliance (AfICTA) and Egypt's National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA) in organizing a first of its kind two-day workshop on DNS Entrepreneurship.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The ICANN regional engagement strategies and the communities in both Africa and the Middle East have identified "strengthening the domain name industry" as a strategic area that requires enormous effort. This unique workshop is a step forward in further awareness and development of the DNS in both regions. Moreover, it is aligned with ICANN's regional strategic objectives in raising awareness and demonstrating how the African and Middle Eastern domain name business and industry can rise up to the challenges at hand. ICANN is fully committed to this and with the collaboration from other regional stakeholders are able to bring the change and transformation we all seek.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This activity is within the framework of engagement between ICANN and the NTRA in solidly establishing the recently <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2-2014-06-23-en">announced</a> DNS Entrepreneurship Center in Egypt to support the development of the industry in Africa and the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The workshop will include opening session keynotes, presentations and panel discussions from experts in the private sector addressing the following key topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Strategies for building a sustainable domain names business;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Domain names in underserved regions - challenges and new approaches;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The insurance market and the DNS Industry;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Registrar experiences from Africa and the Middle East.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The target audience includes ICANN accredited registrars, private sector interested in the DNS business (well established companies, ISPs, SMEs, and entrepreneurs), as well as policy makers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Useful links:<br><a href="http://afictasummit2014.org">http://afictasummit2014.org</a><br>Agenda: <a href="http://afictasummit2014.org/agenda.html">http://afictasummit2014.org/agenda.html<br></a>Online registration: <a href="http://afictasummit2014.org/registration.php">http://afictasummit2014.org/registration.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>AGENDA<o:p></o:p></span></h3><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="20%" style='width:20.0%;border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name=agenda id=agenda></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>November 4, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width="80%" style='width:80.0%;border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09:00-09:45</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Opening Session<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Keynote Speakers:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hesham El-Alaily, NTRA<br>AfICTA<br>Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09:45-10:30</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New Internet Extensions – An Opportunity for Growth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Patrick Jones, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>10:30-11:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Break</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:00-11:45</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Update on Africa and Middle East Regional Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speakers:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Pierre Dandjinou and Baher Esmat, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:45-12:15</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DNS Entrepreneurship Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Manal Ismail, NTRA<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>12:15-13:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How to become an ICANN Accredited Registrar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Patrick Jones, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>13:00-14:30</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lunch<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>14:30-15:15</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Insurance market in Africa – and the DNS Industry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Nii Quaynor, Ghana Dot Com<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15:15-16:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Supporting the Domain Name Industry in Underserved Regions <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaker:</span></em> Baher Esmat, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16:00-16:30</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wrap up of Day 1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>November 5, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;background:#DEDEDE;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Day 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>11:30-13:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel Discussion: Sharing Experiences from the Domain Names World<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Moderator</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Christine Arida, NTRA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speakers:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Giovanni Seppia, EURid<br>Moez Chakchouk, ATI<br>Godwin Toilem, KENIC<br>Mireille Houndji, ARTCI<br>Hamza Aboulfeth, Genious<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>13:00-13:30</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lunch</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>13:30-15:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel Discussion: Way Forward - Building Sustainable Domain Names Business in Africa and the Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Moderator:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speakers:</span></em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Oluniyi Ajao, Web4Africa<br>Jonathan Gahamanyi, AFRIREGISTER<br>Abibu Ntahigiye, TZNIC<br>Wael Khalil, Link – Mobinil Group<o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>15:00-16:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Business matchmaking<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='border:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>16:00-17:00</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;border-right:solid #D8D8D8 1.0pt;padding:6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt 6.0pt'><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wrap up and closing<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://aficta.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CFFFF1.77C2A580" alt="AfICTA Logo"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.tra.gov.eg/arabic/main.asp"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CFFFF1.77C2A580" alt="NASK Logo"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.tra.gov.eg/arabic/main.asp"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.png@01CFFFF1.77C2A580" alt="ICANN Logo"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>