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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear Hisham, team;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Thanks for forming this vital forum. Looking forward to
participating and contributing to the same.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Vincent</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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<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"'>
afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net
[mailto:afripv6-discuss-bounces@afrinic.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hisham Ibrahim<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 28, 2012 5:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> IPv6 in Africa<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [afripv6-discuss] The African IPv6 Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Dear
all,</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>I am
glad to announce that the African IPv6 Task Force AF6TF will should be up and
running by mid Feb.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>I am
sharing some initial thoughts to the mailing list and am waiting on your
feedback and of curse your participation to the TF.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>The
idea of establishing a regional task force that that focuses its efforts on the
uptake of IPv6 deployment within the region has been discussed for sometime in
the African region.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To achieve this goal the African IPv6
Task Force (AF6TF) divided its work scope among several focus groups to provide
a more specialized approach and measurable targets.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Focus
groups</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>1.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>National and
Governmental Focus Group</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Mandate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This FG will assist governmental members and
policy makers in defining and promoting a clear dated roadmap for the IPv6
implementation strategies on their large national networks and backbones.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>2.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Transit and
Peering Focus Group</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Mandate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This FG will assist transit and peering
providers in developing and implementing processes and best practice scenarios
to assist with the proper and efficient deployment of IPv6 in their networks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>3.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DNS and Web Focus
Group</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Mandate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This FG will assist ccTLDs, host and content
providers in promotion and </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>diffusion
of IPv6 capable services on their networks.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>4.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Security and
applications Focus Group</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Mandate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>This FG will </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>facilitate collaboration between academic and research
organizations in the development of IPv6 tools, applications and devices. The
FG will attempt to actively contribute to the international standards and
specification bodies tasked with IPv6 matters.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>5.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mobile Focus Group</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Mandate:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This FG will assist Mobile operators in
defining and promoting a clear dated roadmap for the IPv6 implementation
strategies on their networks in preparation for Mobile Internet and LTE
services.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>All of these FGs
will report back to a steering committee elected from the active members participating
in the different FG. &nbsp;</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Secretariat will be
provided by AfriNIC and will work with the Steering Committee to support each
of the FGs, the scope will include also material preparation, meeting
organization, maintaining a mailing list for discussion, along side with
hosting and publishing the Task Force website.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am waiting on your comments
and input</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Hisham Ibrahim<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>IPv6 PM, AfriNIC<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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