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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">The below webinar by AfriNIC may be of interest to some. It takes place on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 12.30 UTC. If interested, pre-registration is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Fahd<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Date: </span></b><span style="color:black">Monday, April 6, 2020 at 12:27 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[AfrICANN-discuss] Participate in AFRINIC's next webinar ''Preparing Critical Internet Infrastructure for Black Swan Events''<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">C</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">olleagues,<br>
<br>
Like many professionals around the world, recent events have affected your everyday practices and routines. You might even wish there was a fast forward button to skip 2020.<br>
<br>
One or more of the following may have happened to you:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Working from home is the new normal</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Someone you know has lost all or part of their income</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Your children or friend’s children have had to stop going to school</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">You have considered making a sacrifice to the gods of the Internet (ok — maybe not). You may also have realised that perhaps those people who were
pushing for Internet access as a human right weren’t so wrong after all - the Internet is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s an essential requirement for survival in the 21st century.<br>
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Join us as we discuss critical internet infrastructure. We will specifically focus on:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">What is critical Internet infrastructure?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">How do Black Swan events, e.g. pandemics, affect critical Internet infrastructure?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">How are critical infrastructure holding up around the world during this COVID-19 pandemic?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">How do we determine and plug the critical infrastructure deficits at organisational and national levels?</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
Register</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> >> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_uNfJ7GZfT72__ktKZ2espw">https://zoom.us/webinar/register/2015686259690/WN_uNfJ7GZfT72__ktKZ2espw</a><br>
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<b>Date: 9th April 2020</b><br>
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Time:<br>
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16:30 GST (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar)<br>
12:30 UTC (Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire)<br>
13:30 WAT (Nigeria, Cameroon)<br>
15:30 EAT (Kenya, Uganda)<br>
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The webinar will be in English. A French one will be organised later. Please do not forget to add the event to your calendar.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Susan M.A. Otieno</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Marketing and PR Manager</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)<br>
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[afrinic.net]</a><br>
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