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<div><Apologies for cross-posting><br>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">The Internet Society Africa Regional
Bureau is
organizing the first ever Africa wide Internet Standards Forum
that will take
place in Serekunda, Gambia on May 12th 2012 from 9.00am GMT to
1.00pm GMT. The
forum will also be streamed live on the online conferencing tool
Webex. The forum will discuss Internet standards and the role
the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) plays in setting open Internet
standards. African
participation in IETF activities has been limited and this forum
is an effort
to encourage African participation in the IETF, especially for
graduating
class, Masters and Ph.D. level University students and
instructors in order for
Africa to play a role in the development of the Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">University students, lecturers,
researchers and Internet
enthusiasts from Africa interested in learning about open
Internet Standards
are encouraged to attend. To attend, you can register online and
participate remotely at the following links:<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">English – <a
href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=180521807&RG=1&UID=1368236882&RT=MiMzNA%3D%3D">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">French - <a
href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=193837152&RG=1&UID=1376809207&RT=MiMzNA==">here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">You can also attend the session at a
participating
local hub in your country. Details of the participating hubs as
follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica">Gambia, Serrekunda - Gabriel Ndow - <a
href="mailto:glndow@utg.edu.gm"><span style="color:#084EE6">glndow@utg.edu.gm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica">Cameroon, Yaounde - Victor Ndonnang - <a
href="mailto:ndonnang@nvconsulting.biz"><span
style="color:#084EE6">ndonnang@nvconsulting.biz</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica">Kenya, Nairobi - Brenda Nyangweso - <a
href="mailto:brenda@kenic.or.ke"><span style="color:#084EE6">brenda@kenic.or.ke</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica">Uganda, Kampala - Lillian Nalwonga - <a
href="mailto:lnalwoga@yahoo.com"><span style="color:#084EE6">lnalwoga@yahoo.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:addisugezahegn@gmail.com"><span
style="color:#084EE6">addisugezahegn@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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href="mailto:kris_seeburn@orange.mu"><span
style="color:#084EE6">kris_seeburn@orange.mu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">9:00 -
10:00 Session
1: Why and How Participate in the IETF</span></b><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#106312"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- Introduction to IETF (Video) – 10 min<br>
- IETF processes –<i>Philip Smith </i>– 30 min<br>
- Why participate to the IETF – IETF Fellows (Live and Video)–
20 min<br>
- Discussions – 15 min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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10:45 Break<br>
10:45-
12:15 Session
2: A taste of IETF</span></b><span
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Helvetica;color:#106312"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- RTCWEB/WebRTC, Dan York
20 min<br>
- IPv6ops, <i>Joel Jaeggli </i> 20
min<br>
- DNSEXT,- <i>Joe Abley </i> 20
min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Discussions 30
min<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Helvetica;color:#106312">12:15-13:00 Session
3: The way forward for IETF in Africa </span></b><span
style="font-family:
Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#106312"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#106312">- African participation to the IEFT, <i>Michuki
Mwangi</i>– 15 Minutes<br>
- Discussions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">For those who will be in Gambia already
attending
AfNOG, details of the meeting room will be made available before
the day of the
forum. For more details, please visit <span
style="color:#084EE6"><a
href="http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum">http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica;
color: rgb(84, 2, 1);">To learn more about the IETF, watch this
video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqc8vd_jPpg"><span
style="color:#084EE6">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqc8vd_jPpg</span></a><br>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
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style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Regards<o:p> <br>
</o:p></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span
style="font-family:Helvetica;mso-bidi-font-family:
Helvetica;color:#540201">Kevin G. Chege<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Helvetica;color:#540201">ISOC</span></p>
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