<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Dear
        Colleagues,</span></p><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The
        5th Annual IGF Meeting is one day
        from starting in Vilnius, Lithuania, 14 - 17 September, 2010.
        The theme for
        this year is “</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial
        Bold&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">IGF 2010 -
        Developing the Future Together</span><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">As
        AfriNIC’s commitment to continue its
        support and involvement of the Internet Governance Forum and
        promoting Internet
        Governance in the African Region, we are organising and
        participating in two
        key workshops during IGF2010 and in collaboration with the West
        Africa Internet
        Governance Forum Initiative <a href="http://www.waigf.org/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.waigf.org</span></a>/.
        If you are present in
        Vilnius, please plan to attend and participate in these
        workshops.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>See below for more detailed
        information on
        these workshops. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For information on
        remote participation, visit<span style="">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></div><p class="FreeForm"><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation</span></a></span></p><div><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Bold&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Workshop
#146
        Internet Governance in Africa</span><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">: Impact on Africa,
        Wednesday 15 Sep,
        09h00 - 11h00, Room 5</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Description:<span style="">&nbsp; </span>This workshop is intended to address how
        Internet Governance can improve access, local content and the
        management and
        organisation of Internet resources in Africa and ultimately on
        human and
        sustainable development.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Moderators:
        Ms. Faiza Azzouz, Mr.
        Pierre Dandinjou</span></p><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Panelists:
        Ms. Faiza Azzouz, Mr. Dawit
        Bekele, Mr. Pierre Dandinjou, Mr. Adel Gaaloul, Ms. Anne-Rachel
        Inne, Ms.
        Fatimata Seye Sylla, Mr. Adiel Akplogan</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm"><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">For more information
        about this workshop, please visit</span></p><p class="FreeForm"><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&amp;wspid=146"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&amp;wspid=146</span></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, sans-serif"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial Bold&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;">Workshop
#148
        The Internet and FOSS</span><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">: Applications and
        Challenges for Africa,
        Friday 17 Sep, 12h30 - 14h30, Room 5 </span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Description:
        We will address and
        discuss core Open Source issues for sustainable development and
        governance and
        its impact on key areas. We will also give a quick overview of
        the workshop
        held at IGF2009 on “Mitigating the Financial Crisis With Open
        Source
        Applications” to ensure continuity and progression with related
        workshops.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Moderator:
        Mr. Katim Touray</span></p><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Panelists:
        Mr. Ben Akoh, Mr. Azmy
        Samer, Mr. Pierre Dandjinou, Mr. Yves MIEZAN EZO, Mr. Katim
        Touray</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">For
        more information about this
        workshop, please visit</span></p><p class="FreeForm"><span style="font-family:
        &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><a href="http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&amp;wspid=148"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/chronocontact/?chronoformname=WSProposals2010View&amp;wspid=148</span></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="FreeForm" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Thank
        you for your continued support
        and have a great week at IGF!</span></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>