<div dir="auto">It's already started.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 10:59 Tomslin Samme-Nlar <<a href="mailto:mesumbeslin@gmail.com">mesumbeslin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Thanks for the information Barrack.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Cheers,<br>Tomslin<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon., 2 Jul. 2018, 07:25 Barrack Otieno, <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>
<div><p> On 3-5 July, the sixth <a href="https://dnsforum.africa/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Africa <abbr title="Domain Name System">DNS</abbr> Forum</a> will take place under the theme “Building a Sustainable <abbr title="Domain Name" class="m_-4262335417306425216m_3451426094490523382gmail-m_-1636512802883706685gmail-">Domain Name</abbr> Industry in Africa” in Cotonou, Benin. The Forum is co-organized by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (<abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>), the Africa Top Level Domains Organization (<a href="http://aftld.org/#&panel1-1" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">AfTLD</a>), and <a href="http://afregistrar.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">AfRegistrar</a>. It will be hosted by the Regulatory Authority of Communications Electronics in Benin (<a href="https://www.arcep.fr/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ARCEP</a>).
This year's forum follows on the success of the preceding forums, held
in Durban, South Africa (2013), Abuja, Nigeria (2014), Nairobi, Kenya
(2015), Marrakech, Morocco (2016), and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2017).</p>
<p>Over the past six years, the Africa <abbr title="Domain Name System" class="m_-4262335417306425216m_3451426094490523382gmail-m_-1636512802883706685gmail-">DNS</abbr> Forum has become an important annual event, bringing together regional players and world experts in the <abbr title="Domain Name System">DNS</abbr>
field to share experiences, best practices, and provide updates on
developments in the domain industry. This year's three-day event builds
on the takeaways from the previous one, and addresses key issues that
directly concern the regional industry. Among this year's topics are
data protection and privacy, registry and registrar platform
development, Internationalized Domain Names and Universal Acceptance
initiatives in Africa, and investment opportunities in the Africa <abbr title="Domain Name System">DNS</abbr> industry.</p>
<p>Moreover, on 6 July, the African Internet community will celebrate <a href="http://internethistory.africa/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">20 years of Internet Governance in Africa</a>. Representatives of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>
leadership as well as the Internet pioneers of Africa will come
together for the celebrations in Benin, twenty years after the first
African Internet Governance Forum was held in Benin in 1998. The
anniversary will be marked by a day-long event themed “An Efficient
Governance of Internet in the Service of Africa Development.”
Representatives of <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr>, Internet Society (<abbr title="Internet Society">ISOC</abbr>),
local governmental authorities, United Nations Development Programme,
Internet pioneers of Africa, and more will be partaking in the event.
For more information on the event, visit <a href="http://www.internethistory.africa/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.internethistory.africa</a>.</p>
<p>The first week of July will allow the regional Internet stakeholders
to celebrate and reflect back upon the journey of the Internet in
Africa, and discuss ways to improve the Internet penetration rates,
online business opportunities, and participation in the global Internet
Governance across the continent.</p>
<p>We look forward to both events that will give us the opportunity to once again convene with our African stakeholders.</p>
<p>For registration and more information on the Africa <abbr title="Domain Name System">DNS</abbr> Forum, visit <a href="http://www.dnsforum.africa/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dnsforum.africa</a>.</p>
Kindly note that you can participate remotely.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Best Regards</div>
<br></div><div><br>-- <br><div class="m_-4262335417306425216m_3451426094490523382gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Barrack O. Otieno<br>+254721325277<br>+254733206359<br>Skype: barrack.otieno<br>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A<br> <br><br><br><br></div>
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