<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">This is a reminder of the AfriNIC-12 Public Policy meeting draft agenda.</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Introduction to the AfriNIC PDP</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">a.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Policy Development Process (PDP) in the AfriNIC service region</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin"><a href="http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2010-GEN-001.htm">http://www.afrinic.net/docs/policies/AFPUB-2010-GEN-001.htm</a></span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">c.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">IPv4 Soft Landing</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">3.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Policy Proposal Presentations by authors</span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">4.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Policy Proposal face-to-face discussions</span></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">6.<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">PDP-MG Elections</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">In order for the PDP-MG to prepare adequately for the meeting, please note that comments on the above proposals will be accepted on the Resource Policy Discuss (RPD) mailing list until <b>Monday 24<sup>th</sup> May 2010 0000UTC</b>. Any subsequent comments will be treated as comments received remotely during the face-to-face public policy meeting.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">For more information about the AfriNIC Policy Development Process (PDP), please visit <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/policy.htm">http://www.afrinic.net/policy.htm</a>. Information about the AfriNIC-12 meeting is available at <a href="http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-12/">http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-12/</a>.</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Kind Regards,</span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoPlainText"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin">Vincent Ngundi</span></p>
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