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<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0cm"><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/FuHN9H8ANmWmg2Db17fBEwNihZ8dk5nWGeCocMEQJIv9QfE3tykVvISDEukT4ZccDR1mqwJV7mgRW1GoKOsXdcFzJ8KIldgA9SkpBEmOQ-_ZQuMLnOWRk-ayssaSTJeae_XWgYA=s320" alt="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/FuHN9H8ANmWmg2Db17fBEwNihZ8dk5nWGeCocMEQJIv9QfE3tykVvISDEukT4ZccDR1mqwJV7mgRW1GoKOsXdcFzJ8KIldgA9SkpBEmOQ-_ZQuMLnOWRk-ayssaSTJeae_XWgYA=s320"></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Middle East School on Internet Governance </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Rabat, Morocco</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">8-12 July 2019</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Friends and Colleagues,</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">I trust this finds you well.</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">The 6<sup>th</sup> edition of the Middle East and Adjoining Countries School on Internet Governance (<span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttp-3A__meacsig.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367957000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNE5778DgYGOoLRKVbmCTEehRcifHA&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=4D5q_8TlQuUHZqCFp47XSieIIrvOeLbuloXVwx9C3EY&e=" target="_blank">MEAC-SIG</a></span>)
will take place in Rabat, Morocco from 8 to 12 July 2019. Hosted by The National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) of Morocco, and jointly organised by the <span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttp-3A__awii.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367957000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNG-5F5K136iaCusa54u8SjOAXjdC0bQ&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=4dPY4EtOJgVfunJK8cgklVyTnEsYrSPk65LTAQOFz74&e=" target="_blank">Arab
World Internet Institute</a></span>, the<span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttps-3A__www.icann.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367958000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNEk6ebN1Uwoa28H0c1VXmrQ8a9uKQ&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=t4iaRwV3DJG0wfF2x1niZH_mWkm-Ls2DUhXuqbwhWzA&e=" target="_blank">Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)</a></span> , the <span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttps-3A__www.internetgovernance.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367958000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNGoi-2DF5BsWEQqxCwgrUWB3gyd4VzA&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=8tDWD2AUBGdMHFtSRRO9JwGFIOoCR3JLsFwPvQa0bac&e=" target="_blank">Internet
Governance Project at Georgia Tech</a></span>, the <span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttps-3A__www.internetsociety.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367959000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNGISDmDLhopAQmLanVLgm2TmlSbQA&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=tBfjZ3ubaSO-ZVc-Sd2fCgtaYFPq8MkrcWUb64usp5U&e=" target="_blank">Internet
Society</a></span>, and <span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttps-3A__www.ripe.net_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367959000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367970000-26usg-3DAFQjCNEbHTkhR9nUS19m449tDAdZKB9Vkg&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=cFssS8kXlciJ7_fCjjMHt1bX9AgdZGGI94Tm__THW24&e=" target="_blank">RIPE
NCC</a></span>. MEAC-SIG is a unique 5-day intensive programme that aims at informing and strengthening the regional Internet community and ensuring effective participation in national, regional, and global Internet Governance fora.</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"> </p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">The MEAC-SIG website at
<span style="color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-3Dhttps-3A__www.google.com_url-3Fq-253Dhttp-3A__meacsig.org_-2526amp-3Bsa-253DD-2526amp-3Bust-253D1553264367960000-26sa-3DD-26ust-3D1553264367971000-26usg-3DAFQjCNHbY6ctMfBgSu2QCQg1pJbjcIK-5Fbg&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=3vyL1TiaRM2aq3XdHXQW32ARx_WbFKOEulgtPsDLWck&e=" target="_blank">http://meacsig.org/</a>
</span>provides information on previous and coming editions of the school, as well as the partners, sponsors other relevant information. The MEAC-SIG faculty includes experts from academia, civil society, business, the technical community, and government stakeholder
groups.</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">To apply, follow this link to complete the form and the ISOC Online Course provided in the application >> <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_1R0W098AKxFvZRxUqp1Md46WwPXnsESHgBb6phFFkS5Y_edit-3Fc-3D0-26w-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=Ld28EZdVUBmpIUylJ2TU1xH0mXkA_BPQ5V1tlVvTdDM&s=s9PDxTWWmmeP_eyWikMe-WNfPQBDMZiQOjggOwTU014&e=">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1R0W098AKxFvZRxUqp1Md46WwPXnsESHgBb6phFFkS5Y/edit?c=0&w=1</a></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Deadline for applications is<b>
<span style="color:#C00000">Friday 26 April 2019 at 23.59 UTC</span>.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">Thank you,</p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify">On behalf of the MEAC-SIG Secretariat / Fahd Batayneh</p>
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