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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum - AfPIF</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/afpif/">https://www.internetsociety.org/events/afpif/</a><u><o:p></o:p></u></font></p>
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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u><font face="Calibri" style="font-size: 16px;">CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR AFPIF PROGRAM<font> COMMITTEE</font></font></u></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Calibri" size="3">The AfPIF Programme Committee is now seeking volunteers from the community to join the AfPIF-2016 program committee.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">The program committee is responsible for developing the theme and agenda of the annual AfPIF event. For more information on the scope of work, structure of PC, membership
terms, amongst others, please see the charter available here: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/afpif-program-committee-governance-structure">
http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/afpif-program-committee-governance-structure</a></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><o:p></o:p></font></font></p>
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<font size="3"><font face="Calibri"> </font><b><u><font face="Calibri">Eligibility</font></u></b></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3"><b>The Charter States:</b> <i>Anyone interested in the peering and interconnection ecosystem and is willing to volunteer some time and expertise to the cause of AfPIF can apply. There are no restrictions, be it age, geography,
stakeholder group, affiliation, etc. However, preference will be given to applicants who have attended at least one previous AfPIF meeting. A PC member will also serve according to what has been stated earlier in terms of duration of a term and number of terms.</i><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<b><u><font face="Calibri" size="3">Submission Information<o:p></o:p></font></u></b></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">To self nominate or nominate someone else, please send an email
<a href="mailto:afpif@isoc.org">afpif@isoc.org</a> with the following information by 12<sup>th</sup> February 2016<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Email Subject line: AfPIF Call for Volunteers<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Name of Nominee:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Nominee’s email address:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Nominee’s phone number:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Contact info of a reference person:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Call for Volunteers Opens 1 Feb 2016<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Submissions Deadline 12 Feb 2016<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Acceptance Notification 26 Feb 2016<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Any questions or concerns should be addressed to secretariat by e-mail at:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3"><a href="mailto:afpif@isoc.org">afpif@isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">We look forward to receiving your volunteer nominations.<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="3">Michuki Mwangi<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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