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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>(sorry for cross posting)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>For those interested in attending the 2<sup>nd</sup> Africa DNS Forum to take place in Abuja, Nigeria during July 7-9, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICANN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Monday, May 19, 2014 5:38 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Save the Date - Africa Domain Name System Forum 2014 7-9 July, Abuja Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Save the date – Africa DNS Forum 2014<br></span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Save the date and join us for the second Domain Name system Forum forAfrica that will be business Focused – Africa DNS Forum 2014.<br><br><b><u>Date:</u></b><br>7 - 9 July 2014<br><br><b><u>Location:</u></b><br><br>Abuja, Nigeria<br><br>Nicon Luxury Hotel<br><br><b><u>What is the Africa DNS Forum ?</u></b><br><br>The Africa DNS forum is a three-day event that will bring together</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>African registries; African ICANN accredited registrars, resellers,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>infrastructure service and solution providers; as well as</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Space. There will be interesting discussions highlighting</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>opportunities in the African Domain name industry as well as</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>networking sessions between registrars, resellers, and the registries.<br><br><b><u>Who should attend?</u></b><br><br>Registries, registrars, and resellers in Africa as well as</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>entrepreneurs interested in investing in the African Domain Name Space</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>to collaborate and share on how to advance the domain name business in</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Africa.<br><br><b><u>Why should you attend?</u></b><br><br>According to the domain name industry brief, there were 265 million</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>domains registered globally in the third quarter of 2013. The base</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ccTLD registrations were 119.5 million. The largest top level domains</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>by zone size in the third quarter of 2013 included .com, .tk, .de,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>.net, .uk, .org, .cn, .info, .ru, and .nl.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>None of the African registries appeared in the top ten. The largest</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>ccTLD in Africa by zone size did not surpass the 1 million mark during</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>the same period. The forum will focus on how to monetize the Africa</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Domain Name Space to allow for faster growth on par with the rest of</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>the world. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Registration</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>To register, please go to: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/form/dns-forum-africa">https://www.internetsociety.org/form/dns-forum-africa</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For more information please visit - </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014" target="_blank">www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2014</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>