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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'>Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>I am pleased to inform you that the second edition of <i>Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance (MEAC-SIG)</i> will be held in Tunis, Tunisia on May 25-29, 2015 with a generous host from ISOC Tunisia.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Those interested in attending this school are kindly requested to fill out the “Call for Attendance” template found at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/MES/MEAC-SIG+2015">https://community.icann.org/display/MES/MEAC-SIG+2015</a>. The template is available in both <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52890780/MEAC-SIG%20Tunis%202015%20-%20Invitation.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1427138088626&api=v2">PDF</a> format and <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/52890780/MEAC-SIG%20Tunis%20-%20Invitation.docx?version=1&modificationDate=1427138109359&api=v2">MS Word</a> format.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Please send a duly filled out application along with ALL requested documents to <a href="mailto:meswg@icann.org">meswg@icann.org</a>. Applications with missing documents will not be considered. Only applications from citizens of countries comprising the MEAC region will be considered; i.e. 22 Arab States, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Applications will be received until <b><span style='color:#C00000'>Friday April 10, 2015 at 23.59 UTC</span></b>. Successful applicants are expected to be contacted before or on Friday April 17, 2015.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>You can learn more about the 2014 edition in Kuwait at <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/MES/MEAC-SIG+2014">https://community.icann.org/display/MES/MEAC-SIG+2014</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>On behalf of the MEAC-SIG 2015 Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>