<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Since I have a working MUA, I will comment inline.<div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Mar 19, 2020, at 01:40 , JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Hi Owen,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Top posting to make it short and probably to close the thread.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">I think it is a matter of subjective opinion in the way the PDP text is written, and I think it will be up to the chairs and staff to interpret it, or we may never reach an agreement. Note that is not just the English text, but how you translate to your own native language.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>Well, my native language is English, so I think it is fair to interpret the language as it is written in English.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>As it is written, the clear plaintext meaning is not subjective and allows for any number of in-person and remote participants. Either number may be any value ≥0 and still be a valid meeting.</div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">If you don’t offer a venue for in-person, then you’re not fulfilling the text. It is correct that the venue may be “empty”, but It must “be there”.</span></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I don’t see the text that requires a venue. Certainly, the statement of “in person” implies a venue, but the requirement is not stated outright. Further, there’s no requirement that anyone be admitted to the venue, so the office in which one of the co-chairs participates “in person” while everyone else is remote would satisfy the requirement you are implying.</div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">You know how dificult is remote participation in IETF. You know how is connecitivity for many people in Africa. Even when doing remote presentations it is dificult. Last time in Angola, it was dificult to understand Sylvain, who was doing a remote presentation of a proposal.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>I’m not saying it is ideal. I’m not even thinking it will be great to conduct ARIN meeting remotely next month. However, in the case of the ARIN meeting, I think holding it remotely is preferable to complete cancellation, even though I do not look forward to the difficulties involved in doing so.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>For AfriNIC, maybe the situation is different. I make no value judgments about whether or not AfriNIC _SHOULD_ hold the meeting remotely. I merely state that the rules do not preclude it and that if any group can accomplish this, it seems to me that an accomplished group of internet engineers such as the AfriNIC contains should be able to do so. Perhaps it cannot be done currently. Perhaps there will be excessive challenges. We won’t know unless we try. </div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">I’m sure we, engineers can do it better, but I’m convinced that for ensuring a smooth virtual meeting, it will be better that some people is on-site.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>We can agree to disagree. I think for ensuring the health of all participants (and anyone they will come in contact with) which to me is a higher priority than the smoothness of the meeting, fully remote participation is preferable.</div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">For sure, we need to coordinate the dates to remain the same as originally expected, otherwise, proposal co-authors may not be available.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div>That would be ideal, but if some reasonable postponement is necessary in order to deploy the necessary infrastructure and procedures, then I think that is better than proceeding on schedule. We are all having to find ways to adapt to changing circumstance right now. The better we control the spread of the virus, the less time these disruptions will persist.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Owen</div><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Jordi<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">@jordipalet<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">El 19/3/20 3:44, "Owen DeLong" <<a href="mailto:owen@delong.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">owen@delong.com</a>> escribió:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Mar 18, 2020, at 14:52 , JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD <<a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Hi Sami,</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">(moved the discussion to the right place)</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The problem I see is that the PDP doesn’t allow a virtual PDWG plenary:</span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="estilocorreo21"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">“3.3 The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG)</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) discusses the proposals. Anyone may participate via the Internet or in person. PDWG work is carried out through the Resource Policy Discussion mailing list (</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><a href="mailto:rpd@afrinic.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">rpd@afrinic.net</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">) and the bi-annual AFRINIC Public Policy Meetings (PPM). Any person, participating either in person or remotely, is considered to be part of the Policy Development Working Group.”</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">How is “In person or Remote” a prohibition of Remote only?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">If the count in the room is 0 and the number of remote participants is N, then you still have N people legitimately participating in the PPM.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">We may “trick” it by making an AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting, for example in the AFRINIC office if it can host “some in person participants”(possibly the co-chairs at a minimum, I will suggest also the proposal co-authors) and then all the others remotely.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The main problem is if we have a sufficiently good system to allow remote participation for hundreds of people, allow the co-chairs to manage the discussions and then gauge consensus.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></blockquote><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Yes… That’s certainly the only concern I see with a 100% remote meeting. I don’t see a need to have the co-chairs or the proposal co-authors expose themselves and others to the unnecessary risks of travel at this time vs. having everyone work remotely.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">We are engineers building the internet… Surely we can manage a remote meeting if we set our minds to it.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Owen<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Regards,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Jordi</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">@jordipalet</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">El 18/3/20 22:15, "afnog en nombre de Sami Salih" <<a href="mailto:afnog-bounces@afnog.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">afnog-bounces@afnog.org</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>en nombre de<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sami.salih@outlook.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">sami.salih@outlook.com</a>> escribió:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Salam</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Thx Nancy for the information,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">However, I didn't like the announcement as it is posted. I have few comments:</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">1- whether you define a date to postpone the event, or just cancel it.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">2- AFNOG and AFRINIC and other AF* events should align there announcements.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">3- it's seems early to send such email when we are not sure about what is the situation will be in the comming 2.5 months, I recall that AFRINIC always have plan B just a month before the event.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">My suggestion is to cancel AFNOG and other AF* for this year and make it next year in the same host country.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">AFRINIC PDWG and Plenary to be conducted online for two days, I prefer weekend.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Salam.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Get<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://aka.ms/ghei36" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Outlook for Android</a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><hr size="0" width="100%" align="center" class=""></div></div><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>afnog <<a href="mailto:afnog-bounces@afnog.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">afnog-bounces@afnog.org</a>> on behalf of Mathias HOUNGBO <<a href="mailto:mathias@houngbo.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mathias@houngbo.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Wednesday, March 18, 2020 11:32:58 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>nancy dotse <<a href="mailto:nancy@ghana.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">nancy@ghana.com</a>>; Afnog <<a href="mailto:afnog@afnog.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">afnog@afnog.org</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [afnog] AIS 2020 - POSTPONEMENT<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Thanks Nancy for the update.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><pre style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" class="">--<o:p class=""></o:p></pre><pre style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" class="">First learn the rules, Then break them to learn.<o:p class=""></o:p></pre><div class=""><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Le 18/03/2020 à 16:43, nancy dotse a écrit :<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Dear All,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Good afternoon.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">On 16 March 2020, AfNOG, AFRINIC and the Local Host (ISPA-DRC) had another meeting to re-assess the Corona Virus pandemic as well as logistic issues.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Unfortunately we concluded that a change of plans was mandatory to safeguard the health of our members, community and staff. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Thus, we agreed that it is best to postpone the AIS 2020 Workshop & Conference to a later date. We will continue to monitor the situation and adopt precautionary measures to ensure everyone’s well-being.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Further, we will communicate decisions taken in consultation with all stakeholders, and will advise on new AIS 2020 dates and<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">the way forward in due course.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Please stay safe.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Kind regards<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">Nancy<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">AfNOG<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><pre style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" class="">_______________________________________________<o:p class=""></o:p></pre><pre style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" class="">afnog mailing list<o:p class=""></o:p></pre><pre style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 70.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Courier New";" class=""><a href="https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog</a><o:p class=""></o:p></pre></blockquote></div><div style="margin-left: 35.4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">_______________________________________________ afnog mailing list<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.4pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><br class="">**********************************************<br class="">IPv4 is over<br class="">Are you ready for the new Internet ?<br class=""></span><a href="http://www.theipv6company.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class="">http://www.theipv6company.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Helvetica;" class=""><br class="">The IPv6 Company<br class=""><br class="">This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. 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