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Federation</span></p>
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<span style="color: navy;">18^th </span></font><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">January 
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partners,</span></font></p>
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<br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">RE: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY LUNCHEON 
24/01/2008 – KENYA ICT FEDERATION - KENYA ICT BOARD</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">
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<br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">During 2008 KIF will organise a series 
of State-of-the-Industry luncheons with the Kenya ICT Board, for our Members and 
guests.</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">The Kenya ICT Board 
(KICTB) will present its mandate, undertakes to each time present its up-to-date 
strategic plan and KIF will select a theme for each session. At these meetings, 
KICTB expects support from the KIF membership as a think tank and source of 
inspiration.</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">Please note that 
KICTB has invited the new KIF KICTB Liaison Committee to obtain information 
about its ongoing activities and programme implementation, whenever required. 
This will assist KIF to inform its Members better about the KICTB programmes and 
to encourage their participation.</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font> 
<br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">The first meeting in this series will 
be on the 24^th of January 2008 at the Grand Regency from 12.30pm to 
2.30 pm. The agenda will be e-mailed mid next week. Charges: Ksh. 2,000 for 
Members and Ksh.3, 000 for non-members.</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font> 
<br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">Contact details are below for early 
reservations. Book early to avoid disappointment.</span></font> <br><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></font>  <font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Verdana;">
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CIRCULATE WIDELY.</span></font><font color="red"><span style="color: red;"></span></font></p><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;"></span></font><font face="Verdana" size="3">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Sincerely 
yours,</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Nancy 
Bosire</span></font><br><b><font color="blue" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Secretariat 
Manager</span></font></b><br><b><font color="blue" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Kenya</span></font></b><b><font color="blue" face="Verdana" size="2">
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ICT Federation<br>Tel: 
020 4440102<br>Mobile: 
0721907995</span></font></b><br><b><font color="blue" face="Verdana" size="2"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; color: blue; font-family: Verdana;" lang="IT"><a href="mailto:secretariat@kif.or.ke">secretariat@kif.or.ke
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Mahatma Gandhi once said:-<br><br>First they ignore you,<br>Then they laugh at you,<br>
Then they fight you,<br>AND THEN YOU WIN!!!