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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">For those interested in the world and science of IXPs, the below webinar on
<b><span style="color:#C00000">Thursday 26 SEP at 12.30 – 14.30 UTC</span></b> might be of interest.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">You’ll need to pre-register as shown below.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Fahd</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 3:50 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Webinar invitation - How to Run an Effective Self-Sustaining IXP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">As governments and network operators strive to generate more value using the Internet for citizens and customers, IXPs are emerging as a critical piece of the puzzle primarily because when properly set up and
run, they keep local traffic local.</p>
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Are you a manager or network engineer who runs an IXP? And want to ensure that you set up an run an IXP according to international best practices in an economically sustainable manner?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Are you a government regulator or policymaker who needs to understand how the government can best support the IXP through smart policies and targetted investments?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Are you the peering manager or coordinator for a network operator and you want to understand how your network could create and capture more value for your customers through the IXP?<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Then join us on 26th September 2019 as our host Nishal Goburdhan - one of the world’s foremost experts in the development and operation of IXPs exposes the secret and not-so-secret sauce behind running an effective
IXP. During this two-hour webinar, you will learn:</p>
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“The 10 Biggest Mistakes that Make IXPs Underperform”<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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“IXPs - Exploiting Their Value for Economic Development”<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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“Strategies for turning IXP members into fans”<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Request an invitation at </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">and save this date and time in your calendar:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Date: 26th September 2019</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Time: 16:30 GST (Mauritius, Seychelles)</p>
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12:30 UTC (Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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13:30 WAT (Nigeria, Cameroon)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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15:30 EAT (Kenya, Uganda)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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14:30 SAST (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">This webinar will be in English, as usual, a French (and possibly other languages) version will be organised later.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Register at: </p>
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