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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Interested in giving a presentation or participating in panels @AfPIF-8, which will be held from 22-24 August in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The AfPIF program committee is pleased to announce that it has opened
<b>AfPIF-2017 CALL FOR PAPERS </b>as of today May 04 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To submit your proposals please go to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">English: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en/call_papers">https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en/call_papers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">French: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/fr/appel_communication">
https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/fr/appel_communication</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Timeline</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Call for Papers Opens       04 May 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Submissions Deadline      16 June 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Acceptance Notification   30 June 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Final paper Deadline         24 July 2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more information please visit AfPIF-2017 websites here:
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en">English</a> or <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/fr">
French</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Don’t forget to <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en/form/afpif">
REGISTER</a> for the event beforehand!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#44546A">Betel Hailu
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#6D6D6D">Africa Regional Bureau – Communications Coordinator
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#44546A">ISOC: Internet Society</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<u><a href="http://www.InternetSociety.org"><span style="color:#44546A">www.InternetSociety.org</span></a>
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