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--></style></head><body lang=en-MU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dear </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>C</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>olleagues,<br><br>Like many professionals around the world, recent events have affected your everyday practices and routines. You might even wish there was a fast forward button to skip 2020.<br><br>One or more of the following may have happened to you:<br><br>* Working from home is the new normal<br>* Someone you know has lost all or part of their income<br>* Your children or friend’s children have had to stop going to school<br><br>You have considered making a sacrifice to the gods of the Internet (ok — maybe not). You may also have realised that perhaps those people who were pushing for Internet access as a human right weren’t so wrong after all - the Internet is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s an essential requirement for survival in the 21st century.<br><br>Join us as we discuss critical internet infrastructure. We will specifically focus on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>* What is critical Internet infrastructure?<br>* How do Black Swan events, e.g. pandemics, affect critical Internet infrastructure?<br>* How are critical infrastructure holding up around the world during this COVID-19 pandemic?<br>* How do we determine and plug the critical infrastructure deficits at organisational and national levels?<br><br>Register:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_uNfJ7GZfT72__ktKZ2espw">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_uNfJ7GZfT72__ktKZ2espw</a><br><br><b>Date: 9th April 2020</b><br><br>Time:<br><br> 16:30 GST (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar)<br> 12:30 UTC (Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire)<br> 13:30 WAT (Nigeria, Cameroon)<br> 15:30 EAT (Kenya, Uganda)<br><br>The webinar will be in English. A French one will be organised later. Please do not forget to add the event to your calendar.</span><span style='font-family:"-webkit-standard",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Susan M.A. Otieno<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Marketing and PR Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: <a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.afrinic.net</span></a><br><a href="http://facebook.com/afrinic"><span style='color:#0563C1'>facebook.com/afrinic</span></a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/afrinic"><span style='color:#0563C1'>flickr.com/afrinic</span></a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/afrinicmedia"><span style='color:#0563C1'>youtube.com/afrinicmedia</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>