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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (ISOC) invite you to join us for a webinar on:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">“Building African IXP Infrastructure: Progressing the Coalition for Digital Africa.”</span></strong><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Monday, 30 January 2023, 14:00 UTC</span></strong><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">We will discuss the ever-changing landscape of African interconnection and introduce our new partnership to improve the IXP infrastructure in Africa.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">ICANN Interim President & CEO Sally Costerton, ISOC CEO Andrew Sullivan,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">and
the African IXP Association (AF-IX) Co-Coordinator Kyle Spencer</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">will share their thoughts about
the future of peering and interconnection in Africa and how our partnership will help to speed Internet access for users across the continent.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121">Kindly register<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="color:#212121"><a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/Al1m_2QI349WkyLgJVCXpOP4L0onkb3RB61EmFnUa_ECHdT6fXL7~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg" title="https://events.zoom.us/ev/Al1m_2QI349WkyLgJVCXpOP4L0onkb3RB61EmFnUa_ECHdT6fXL7~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0078D7">here</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#212121">.</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">The webinar<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">will be conducted in English, with simultaneous
interpretation in French; and</span></i></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">recorded for those who cannot attend the live session.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">All are welcome to attend this webinar. Please feel free to forward this invite to anyone you think may be interested.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121">ICANN and ISOC</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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