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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><strong><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THE AFPIF PROGRAM COMMITTEE</span></u></strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">The AfPIF Program Committee is seeking volunteers from the community to join the AfPIF Program Committee for a 3-year term.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">The Program Committee (PC) is responsible for selecting future AfPIF host country, developing the agenda of the annual AfPIF event. For more information on the scope of work, structure of PC, membership terms, amongst others, please
see the charter available here: </span><a href="https://www.afpif.org/program-commitee-governance-structure/" target="_blank">https://www.afpif.org/program-commitee-governance-structure/</a></p>
<p><span style="color:black"> </span><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Eligibility</span></u></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Charter states:</span></strong><span style="color:black"> <em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anyone interested in the peering and interconnection ecosystem and is willing
to volunteer some time and expertise to the cause of AfPIF can apply. There are no restrictions, be it age, geography, stakeholder group, affiliation, etc. However, preference will be given to applicants who have attended at least one previous AfPIF meeting.</span></em></span></p>
<p><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submission Information</span></u></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:black">To self-nominate or nominate someone else, please send an email to
</span><a href="mailto:sec@afpif.org" target="_blank">sec@afpif.org</a><span style="color:black"> with the following information by 21 October 2022 at 11:59 PM UTC:
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<p><b><span style="color:black">Email Subject line</span></b><span style="color:black">: AfPIF Call for Volunteers</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Submitter(s) name:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Name of Nominee:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Nominee’s email address:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Nominee’s phone number:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Supporting Statement:</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Contact info of a reference person:</span></p>
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<p><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Timeline</span></u></strong></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Call for Volunteers Opens 03 October 2022</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Submissions Deadline 21 October 2022</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Notification of Selection 07 November 2022</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Acceptance Deadline 25 November 2022</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Term Commences 1 December 2022</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the AfPIF Secretariat by e-mail at
</span><u><span style="color:purple">sec@afpif.org</span></u><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We look forward to receiving your volunteer nominations.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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