<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;">Dear AIS PC Team,<div><br></div><div>Hope you all had great holidays.</div><div><br></div><div>We are now back for another AIS PC series 2016. </div><div><br></div><div>As you may know AIS’16 will take place in Gaborone Botswana from 29 May to 10 June.</div><div><br></div><div>The AIS trainings will be held from 29 May to 6 June. The Plenaries will take place from 6 to 10 June. <a href="https://internetsummitafrica.org/programme/agenda">https://internetsummitafrica.org/programme/agenda</a></div><div><br></div><div>This year we are welcoming on board a new member - Nishal Goburdhan.</div><div><br></div><div>Important dates for AIS’16:</div><div><br></div><div>• Call for presentations opens – 10 February 2016</div><div>• Deadline for submitting an application – 10 March 2016</div><div>• Notification of acceptance of application – 17 March 2016<br>• Deadline for submission of draft presentations – 17 April 2016</div><div>• Submission of final presentation - 24 May 2016</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div>Last year we called for presentations on the following topics: </div><div><br></div><div>• Internet Governance<br>• E-governance<br>• Core Internet Infrastructure<br>• Access,Utility and Development<br>• The Internet and Economic Development<br>• Business Practices and Technology<br>• Higher Education in the Age of Technology<br>• Cyber Security<br>• Technology and Business<br>• Cloud Computing<br>• Open Data/Big Data<br>• Technology and Content Production<br>• Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community<br>• Mobile Applications<br>• IPv6<br>• Peering and Interconnection<br>• DNS<br>• RPKI<br>• IXPs </div><div><br></div><div>Please share your views on above list and if you think we could include additional topics, please send your suggestions by 08 February.</div><div><br></div><div>We should be able to open the call for presentations by Wednesday 10 February.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to your collaboration and great discussions on presentation proposals and the programme.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Ashil</div><div><br></div><div>(PC Coordinator)</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div><div> </div><div><br><div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);">Ashil Oogarah</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);">Technical Communications Writer/Editor, </div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);">AFRINIC Ltd.</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);">t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: </div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/">www.afrinic.net</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(71, 135, 255);"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://facebook.com/afrinic">facebook.com/afrinic</a></span><span style="color: rgb(16, 97, 200);"> | <a href="http://flickr.com/afrinic">flickr.com/afrinic</a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/afrinicmedia">youtube.com/afrinicmedia</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200); min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);">_______________________</div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200); min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(16, 97, 200);"><div style="margin: 0px;">Join us for the Africa Internet Summit (AIS’16) in Gaborone, Botswana, 29 May to 10 June 2016 </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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