FYI: a good opportunity for African MSc and PhD students.<div><br></div><div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:726px;background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(221,221,221);max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;background-repeat:initial initial">
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The <a href="http://www.isoc.org/regions/africa/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Internet Society Africa Regional Bureau</span></a> is organizing the first ever<a href="http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">Africa wide Internet Standards Forum</span></a> that will take place during <a href="http://www.afnog.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">AfNOG-13</span></a> and <a href="http://www.afrinic.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">AfriNIC-16</span></a> in Serekunda, Gambia on May 12th 2012 from 0900-1300UTC (0500-0900). The forum will also be streamed live on the online conferencing tool Webex.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The forum will discuss Internet standards and the role the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) plays in setting open Internet standards. African participation in IETF activities has been limited and this forum is an effort to encourage African participation in the IETF, especially for graduating class, Masters and Ph.D. level University students and instructors in order for Africa to play a role in the development of the Internet.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">To participate, register at <a href="https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=180521807&RG=1&UID=1368236882&RT=MiMzNA%3D%3D" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">https://isoc.webex.com/isoc/j.php?ED=180521807&RG=1&UID=1368236882&RT=MiMzNA%3D%3D</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:16.8pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">More info: <a href="http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(37,133,178)">http://internetsociety.org/events/african-internet-standards-forum</span></a></span></p>
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