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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">Hi Latif,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">I am glad you are on board with the idea. Of course we could meet up during your stay in Cairo, I will be looking forward to you informing me of your visit <SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">schedule</SPAN> and any valuable insights or suggestions you may have in the mean time.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi">It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, and I am looking forward to working closely with all of you during the coming period.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hisham Ahmed Ibrahim<BR>Technical head of the Egyptain IPv6 test beds and labs<BR>Smart Village.,Kilo 28 cairo-alexandria desert road ,12651 - Giza<BR><BR>Phone :(+202) 3534 1551 <BR>Mobile:(+2012) 3534419<BR><BR>email:ahisham@mcit.gov.eg</SPAN> </P><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net on behalf of Latif LADID ("The New Internet based on IPv6")<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sat 6/19/2010 9:32 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'IPv6 in Africa'<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'Maye diop'; 'Aziz Hilali'; 'Alex Gakuru'; 'Khaled KOUBAA'; 'Dorothy K. Gordon'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [afripv6-discuss] Proposal for an African IPv6 Task force<BR></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I highly welcome this initiative. I have copied the chairs of the current IPv6 Forum chapters in Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Kenya and Ghana.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I will be in Egypt first week of July at the Smart village and we could meeti and take this idea further.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Cheers</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net [mailto:afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>hisham ahmed. ibrahim<BR><B>Sent:</B> 19 June 2010 18:53<BR><B>To:</B> afripv6-discuss@afrinic.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [afripv6-discuss] Proposal for an African IPv6 Task force</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I hope this email finds you well and with best of health.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I am trying to raise general acceptance and consensus from the African countries and organizations active in the field Internet and access, for the launch of an African regional IPv6 Task Force.<BR><BR>Africa is the only region in the world without a regional task force concerned meanly with IPv6 and its regional development, which has lead to some allegations from foreign organizations that claim that the African community needs chaperoning when it comes to ICT development (especially in regards to the Internet and IPv6).<BR><BR>Starting such a regional organization with the help of the already established Internet concerned African organizations and the already well educated and trained African technical community, that has been built over the years, will help bring together LIRs, regional efforts and even governments to focus on one of the most anticipated Internet issues these days (IPv6).<BR><BR>With less than 7% of the IPv4 blocks left in the IANA pool, predications of total depletion are assumed to be within mid next year (these predictions do not take into consideration the impact of distributing the final 5*/8 blocks among the RIRs).<BR><BR>Africa should take a stand now to face such a challenge and to turn that immanent date into an opportunity it can prosper from.<BR><BR>I am trying to raise support from the community on this matter so will be waiting on any valuable insight, suggestions or contacts you might refer me to help see this regional initiative up and running as soon as humanly possible.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Hisham Ahmed Ibrahim<BR>Technical head of the Egyptain IPv6 test beds and labs<BR>Smart Village.,Kilo 28 cairo-alexandria desert road ,12651 - Giza<BR><BR>Phone :(+202) 3534 1551 <BR>Mobile:(+2012) 3534419<BR><BR>email:ahisham@mcit.gov.eg</SPAN> </P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>