<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 Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS15, is now open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 24 May - 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia to submit their presentation abstract. </div><div><br></div><div>To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS15, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: </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>Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. </div><div><br></div><div>Speakers Guidelines</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> We shall send you a URL of our online submission system to upload your final presentation slides.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than three (3) days prior to the presentation date.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts should they require them. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content are not allowed.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>How to submit:</div><div><br></div><div>Please send submissions to: aiscfp[@]<a href="http://afrinic.net">afrinic.net</a>. Your proposal should contain the following information:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Full Name</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Email Address</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Affiliation</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Title of Presentation</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Length of talk (minutes)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Short biography</div><div><br></div><div>Important dates to note </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>If you are interested in presenting at AIS'15, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration at: aiscfp [@] <a href="http://afrinic.net">afrinic.net</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>We look forward to reading your proposals. </div><div><br></div><div>AIS Team</div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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