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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Congrats AFNOG,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> And many thanks to ISOC for this important contribution…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Godfrey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> afnog [mailto:afnog-bounces@afnog.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Betel Hailu<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2016 10:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> afnog@afnog.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [afnog] NEWS: The Internet Society Partners with Network Operators Group to Boost Technology Training in Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Hi everyone- The Internet Society has issued a press release announcing its contribution of 150,000 USD to AfNOG to support networking expertise within Africa as well as assist the development of the AfNOG program by supplying leadership expertise and program management. The Internet Society has been at the forefront of Networks Operation capacity building since its early ages through the INET workshops that trained many experts of the Internet around the world but most particularly in Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>We are pleased to continue supporting AfNOG’s Network Technology workshops and work together towards promoting the number of skilled human resource that will be contributing to the transformation of Africa through the Internet. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Here’s a link to the press release for more information:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-partners-network-operators-group-boost-technology-training-africa">https://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-partners-network-operators-group-boost-technology-training-africa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>"Skilled African network operators to boost their continent’s Internet development” Blog post by the African Regional bureau is out on: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau-development/2016/01/skilled-african-network-operators-boost-their-continent%E2%80%99s">https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/africa-bureau-development/2016/01/skilled-african-network-operators-boost-their-continent%E2%80%99s</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>And on social Media:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.55pt'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica">https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica</a>/</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_Africa">https://twitter.com/ISOC_Africa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Betel <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>________________________________________</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Betel Hailu</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Communications Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Africa Regional Bureau </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Internet Society (ISOC)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.InternetSociety.org</span></a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal 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