<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear colleagues,</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is currently seeking input on its Best Practice Forums (BPFs). I personally volunteer with and contribute to the BPF on Internet exchange points (IXPs) and the BPF on Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The BPFs collect best practices, perspectives, experiences, and suggestions from individuals and organizations from around the world in order to help shed light on a specific topic -- in this case, how to create a better environment for IXP and IPv6 expansion and development.</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font color="#cc0000">What is significantly lacking in the documents, however, are perspectives from the MENA region</font>.</b> </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If anyone has experience with IXPs and/or IPv6, I encourage you to submit comments, add to the text, or get involved in the BPF. </span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To review the <b><font color="#0000ff">IXP BPF document</font></b><font color="#000000">, follow </font><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/review/2016-igf-best-practice-forums-bpfs-draft-outputs-as-of-2-november/2016-igf-bpf-on-ixps-contributing-to-the-success-and-continued-development-of-internet-exchange-points-ixps/"><b><font color="#0000ff">this link</font></b></a><font color="#000000">.</font></span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000">To review and add input to the </font><font color="#cc0000"><b>IPv6 BPF document</b>,</font><font color="#000000"> follow </font><a href="https://www.intgovforum.org/review/2016-igf-best-practice-forums-bpfs-draft-outputs-as-of-2-november/2016-igf-on-ipv6-understanding-the-commercial-and-economic-incentives-behind-a-successful-ipv6-deployment/"><font color="#cc0000"><b>this link</b></font></a><font color="#000000">.</font></span></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I have CC'd Wim Degezelle (the consultant in charge of both BPF documents) as well as Izumi Okutani (the MAG coordinator of the IPv6 BPF) who can answer any questions you have.</font></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Best,</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">-Michael<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">__________________</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Michael J. Oghia</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://igmena.org/" target="_blank">iGmena</a> communications manager<br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2016 ISOC IGF returning ambassador<br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Independent #netgov consultant & editor</font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Belgrade, Serbia<br></font></div></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Skype: mikeoghia<br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.twitter.com/MikeOghia" target="_blank">Twitter</a></font> <b>|</b> <font color="#0000ff"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeoghia" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></font></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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