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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The Africa Internet Summit 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya in late May might be of interest to some.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Fahd Batayneh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Date: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 12:32 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Call for AIS'17 Presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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We invite all individuals wishing to present during AIS’17, which will be held from 21 May to 2 June 2017 to submit their presentation abstract. <br>
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To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’17, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations
focusing on: <br>
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• Internet Governance<br>
• E-governance<br>
• Core Internet Infrastructure<br>
• Access, Utility and Development<br>
• The Internet and Economic Development<br>
• Business Practices and Technology<br>
• Higher Education in the Age of Technology<br>
• Cyber Security<br>
• Technology and Business<br>
• Cloud Computing<br>
• Open Data/Big Data<br>
• Technology and Content Production<br>
• Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community<br>
• Mobile Applications<br>
• IPv6<br>
• Peering and Interconnection<br>
• DNS <br>
• RPKI<br>
• IXPs <br>
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Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration. <br>
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Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. <br>
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Speakers’ Guidelines<br>
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• Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. <br>
• The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes. <br>
• The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than five (5) days prior to the presentation date. <br>
• Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts if required. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session. <br>
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Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content will not be considered.<br>
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How to submit a Presentation Proposal<br>
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1. Please register/login on the AIS’17 website at: <u><span style="color:#0433FF"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__internetsummitafrica.org_component_afmeeting_-3Fview-3Dlogin&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=d9LdVK1RBshlLW_nAP1w6dOCdKYPUqlqABqL1jMr-dU&s=1IBaaKvm5DB47RKAyagBS6vxAvTxTRAJo6qvGbtInsM&e=">https://internetsummitafrica.org/component/afmeeting/?view=login</a></span></u><br>
2. Fill in the online form with the requested information.<br>
3. In the Speakers section, provide your abstract, your biography and slides if available and you are done!<br>
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Important dates to note <br>
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Deadline for submitting an application – 9 April 2017 <br>
Notification of acceptance of application – 16 April 2017 <br>
Submission of draft presentation – 23 April 2017<br>
Submission of final presentation - 23 May 2017<br>
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We look forward to reading your proposals.<br>
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AFRINIC Communication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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