<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear Colleagues,<br class=""><br class="">We invite all individuals wishing to make presentations during AIS’21 to be held online, from 31 May to 4 June 2021 to submit proposals and/or abstracts. <br class=""><br class="">To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’21, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to growth, access and development of Internet in Africa. <br class=""><br class="">We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on the following areas:<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• The Internet and Sustainable Development<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Internet Governance<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Business Practices and Technology<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• E-governance<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Cyber Security<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Core Internet Infrastructure<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Access, Utility and Development<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Internet Number Resources Management<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Internet Measurements<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Higher Education in the Age of Technology<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Cloud Computing<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Open Data/Big Data<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Technology and Content Production<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Internet of Things<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Industry 4.0<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Artificial Intelligence<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Mobile Applications<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• IPv6<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Peering and Interconnection<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• DNS<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• RPKI<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• IXPs<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Industry 4.0<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Internet of Things (IoT)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Artificial Intelligence (AI)<br class=""></div><br class="">Speakers’ Guidelines<br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 30 minutes.<br class=""><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 five (5) days prior to the presentation date.<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• 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.<br class=""><br class="">How to submit a Presentation Proposal<br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Please submit your proposal via <a href="https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/ais21-c4p" class="">https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/ais21-c4p</a> <br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class="">• Fill in the online form with the requested information<br class=""></div><div class="">• Click on 'Submit' at Step 4 of the form to complete your submission. </div><br class=""><br class="">Important dates to note<br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Deadline for submitting an application - 26 April 2021<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Notification of acceptance of application - 6 May 2021<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Submission of presentation - 25 May 2021<br class=""></div><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="">……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<br class=""><br class="">Chers collègues,<br class=""><br class="">Nous invitons toutes les personnes souhaitant faire des présentations lors d'AIS'21 qui se tiendra en ligne, du 31 mai au 4 juin 2021, à soumettre des résumés. <br class=""><br class="">Afin d'enrichir les discussions et de partager les connaissances avec la communauté technique lors d’AIS'21, nous recherchons des présentations d'un large éventail de questions, largement liées à la croissance, l'accès et le développement de l'Internet en Afrique. <br class=""><br class="">Nous sommes particulièrement intéressés par des présentations portant sur les domaines suivants :<br class=""><ul class=""><li class="">L'Internet et le développement durable</li><li class="">Gouvernance de l'Internet</li><li class="">Pratiques commerciales et technologie</li><li class="">E-gouvernance</li><li class="">la cybersécurité</li><li class="">Infrastructure Internet de base</li><li class="">Accès, utilité et développement</li><li class="">Gestion des ressources numériques de l'internet</li><li class="">Mesures de l'internet</li><li class="">L'enseignement supérieur à l'ère de la technologie</li><li class="">Informatique en nuage</li><li class="">Données ouvertes / Big Data</li><li class="">Technologie et production de contenu</li><li class="">Relations entre les opérateurs mobiles et la communauté Internet</li><li class="">Internet des objets</li><li class="">Industrie 4.0</li><li class="">Intelligence artificielle</li><li class="">Applications mobiles</li><li class="">IPv6</li><li class="">Peering et Interconnexion</li><li class="">DNS</li><li class="">RPKI</li><li class="">IXP</li><li class="">Industrie 4.0</li><li class="">Internet des objets (IoT)</li><li class="">Intelligence artificielle (IA)</li></ul><br class="">Directives pour les orateurs<br class=""><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- La durée maximale allouée par présentation ne dépassera pas 30 minutes.<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Le ou les présentateurs devront télécharger leur présentation finale en format PDF, au plus tard cinq (5) jours avant la date de la présentation.<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Les présentateurs sont responsables de la production de tout document à distribuer si nécessaire. Il y a généralement environ 200 délégués par session. Les présentations ayant un contenu marketing et/ou commercial ne seront pas prises en compte.<br class=""><br class="">Comment soumettre une proposition de présentation<br class=""><br class="">Veuillez soumettre votre proposition via https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/ais21-c4p <br class=""><br class="">Remplissez le formulaire en ligne avec les informations demandées.<br class=""><br class="">Cliquez sur "Submit" à l'étape 4 du formulaire pour finaliser votre soumission. <br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Dates importantes à noter<br class=""><br class="">Date limite de soumission d'une candidature - 26 avril 2021<br class="">Notification d'acceptation de la demande - 6 mai 2021<br class="">Soumission de la présentation - 25 mai 2021</body></html>