<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear AIS’15 Program Committee (PC),</div><div><br></div><div>Welcome back to another AIS season. AIS’15 will be held in Tunisia from 24 May to 5 June 2015.</div><div><br></div><div>Let me take this opportunity to thank you all for your participation and valuable inputs in the AIS’14 Program last year in Djibouti. </div><div><br></div><div>For this year the theme of AIS'15 remains ''Beyond connection: Internetworking for African Development”.</div><div><br></div><div>The topics for this year’s meeting include:</div><div><br></div><div>• Internet Governance</div><div>• E-governance</div><div>• Core Internet infrastructure</div><div>• Access, utility and development</div><div>• The Internet and economic development</div><div>• Business practices and technology</div><div>• Higher education in the age of technology</div><div>• Cyber Security</div><div>• Technology and business</div><div>• Cloud computing</div><div>• Open data/big data</div><div>• Technology and content production</div><div>• Relations between mobile operators and the Internet community</div><div>• Mobile applications</div><div>• IPv6</div><div>• Peering and interconnection</div><div>• DNS</div><div>• RPKI</div><div>• IXPs </div><div><br></div><div>FYI, the AIS’15 Call for presentations is opening today 24 February 2015.</div><div><br></div><div>In this regard please note the important dates below.</div><div><br></div><div>• Deadline for submitting an application – 24 March 2015</div><div>• Notification of acceptance of application – 31 March 2015</div><div>• Final submission of draft presentation – 30 April 2015</div><div>• Submission of final presentation - 24 May 2015</div><div><br></div><div>Again I look forward to working with you all on the AIS’15 Program.</div><div><br></div><div>Please confirm your participation on the committee by Friday 27 February 2015.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div><div>Ashil</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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