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--></style></head><body lang=en-KE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p><b><i><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>(Apologies for cross-posting)</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p><br>You are invited to register for the AFRINIC Webinar Series.<o:p></o:p></p><p><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Title: Introduction to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP)</span></strong><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Date and time: </span></strong>Thursday 8th June 2023 at 09:00 UTC<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Venue: </span></strong>Online on Zoom Platform.<o:p></o:p></p><p><br>The AFRINIC Policy Development Process is based on a bottom-up multi-stakeholder approach and is used to develop resource management policies. The goal of the webinar is to give an overview of AFRINIC’s Policy Development Process, the key stakeholders and their role, steps a resource policy follows and how consensus is reached. The webinar will feature the AFRINIC Policy Working Group Co-chair,Mr. Darwin da Costa,together with the AFRINIC Policy Liaison team;Mrs. Madhvi Gokool and Mr. Brice Abba.<br>By the end of the session, At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:<o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Understand why resource policies matter.<o:p></o:p></li><li style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Explore the AFRINIC Policy Development Process<o:p></o:p></li><li style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Gain Insights into AFRINIC Policy Implementation.<o:p></o:p></li><li style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Understand how they can participate in policy discussions.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p>Register for this webinar here >> <span class=zerowidthspacecontainer></span> <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RqXk0gWeTfqYIbnFC-0tlg#/registration">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RqXk0gWeTfqYIbnFC-0tlg#/registration</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><br>To find out more about our webinars, visit the <a href="https://www.afrinic.net/events/webinar-series">AFRINIC Webinar Series</a> page and register for upcoming sessions.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>NB: </span></strong>Please share our Webinar Series with your colleagues. Our events are open to the community to support Internet Development in Africa.<br>We look forward to your participation in this exciting webinar series.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Kind Regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p><br>AFRINIC Communications.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>