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--></style></head><body lang=en-MU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear </span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>C</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>olleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hope you are well and safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>As you are aware, the Africa Internet Summit 2020 was postponed due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The organising committee is continually assessing the situation and is yet to determine both the date and mode of holding the meeting. However, we are still continuing with the planning process to ensure we are prepared when the current crisis is over. We may also have an online meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are accordingly extending the call for presentations for AIS’20.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Deadline for submitting an application - 12 June 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Notification of acceptance of application - 19 June 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Submission of presentation - 25 June 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are interested in presentations focusing on the following sub-themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • The Internet and Sustainable Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Internet Governance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Business Practices and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • E-governance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Cyber Security<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Core Internet Infrastructure<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Access, Utility and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Internet Number Resources Management<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Internet Measurements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Higher Education in the Age of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Open Data/Big Data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Technology and Content Production<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Mobile Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • IPv6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Peering and Interconnection<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • DNS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • RPKI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • IXPs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We also encourage industry leaders to make panel proposals on an issue related to the above sub-themes. Panel proposers are asked to identify possible panelists and manage their panel. Moderators must specifically submit an official proposal, indicating their background, panelists’ names, their affiliation, the topic of their panel, as well as short biographies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Speakers’ Guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than five (5) days prior to the presentation date.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts if required. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session. Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content will not be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>How to submit a Presentation Proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Please submit your proposal to the following address:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://papers.afnog.org/user/index.php?event=115">https://papers.afnog.org/user/index.php?event=115</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(by clicking on AIS’20)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Create your account or log in if you already have an account. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Fill in the online form with the requested information including your biography<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Click on Make a new submission to provide your abstract, and slides if available and finally click on Submit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>…………………………………………..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>[Français]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Chers collègues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>J'espère que vous êtes en bonne santé et en sécurité.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Comme vous le savez, le Sommet Internet Afrique 2020 a été reporté en raison de l'apparition de la pandémie COVID-19. Le comité d'organisation évalue continuellement la situation et doit encore déterminer la date et le mode de tenue de la réunion. Toutefois, nous poursuivons le processus de planification afin d'être prêts lorsque la crise actuelle sera terminée. Nous pourrions également organiser une réunion en ligne.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nous prolongeons donc l'appel à présentations pour AIS'20.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> • Date limite pour soumettre une/des application/s le 12 juin 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Notification d'acceptation de l'application le 19 juin 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Soumission finale de la présentation le 25 juin 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nous sommes plus spécialement intéressés par des présentations mettant l’accent sur :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L'Internet et le développement durable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• La gouvernance de l’Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• La technologie et le business<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L’e-gouvernance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• La cyber sécurité<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L’Infrastructure Internet de base<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L’accès, l'utilité et le développement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Gestion des ressources numériques d’internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Mesures de l'internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L'enseignement supérieur à l'ère de la technologie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Le Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L’Open Data / Big Data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• La technologie et la création de contenu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Les relations entre les opérateurs mobiles et la communauté Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Les applications mobiles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• L’IPv6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Le Peering et l’interconnexion<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Les DNS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• RPKI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Les Points d’Echange Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Votre contribution peut être sous la forme d’une présentation durant une session, un tutoriel ou une démonstration technique en live. Si vous souhaitez intégrer notre équipe d’intervenants lors de notre future réunion, il vous suffit de suivre ces instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Conditions à Remplir<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Le temps maximal alloué par présentation ne doit pas dépasser 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Merci de soumettre votre présentation finale en format PDF, au plus tard cinq jours avant la date de votre présentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-tab-span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>• Les présentateurs sont responsables pour produire des documents de support en cas de besoin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Nous avons habituellement une audience constituée d'environ 200 délégués pour chaque session.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Les présentations avec un contenu commercial ne sont pas autorisées.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Veuillez soumettre votre proposition de présentation selon les étapes suivantes :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Veuillez soumettre votre proposition à l'adresse suivante :<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://papers.afnog.org/user/index.php?event=115">https://papers.afnog.org/user/index.php?event=115</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>(en cliquant sur AIS’20)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Créez votre compte ou connectez-vous si vous avez déjà un compte <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Remplissez le formulaire en ligne avec les informations demandées en incluant votre biographie<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> - Cliquer sur Make a New submission pour soumettre le résumé et vos diapositives si elles sont disponibles et finalement cliquer sur ‘submit’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-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 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>