<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Dear
ALL,</span></font></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Invitation
to all Local Software Developers</span></font></u></b><b><u><font color="navy" face="Verdana"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></u></b></p><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"></span></font> <br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">This is to invite you
to a consultative meeting on Friday the 18<sup>th</sup> April 2008 at Centurion
Systems Ltd, from 2.15pm to 4. 00 pm. The venue is New Rehema House, 2nd floor
Centurion Systems Rhapta Road (Westlands). The objective of the meeting is to
promote the local software development industry with all relevant government
agencies. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Issues for discussion
include: <br></span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: navy;"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Identify hurdles that cripple
local software development</span></font><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> <br></span></font></li></ul>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: navy;"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">The need for a Committee of KIF to
address software development industry issues, and if need exists, terms of
reference. </span></font></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Invite and circulate
this email to other software developers so that we can have different points of
view, contributions and suggestions to be able to start the journey towards
advocating for the local software development
industry.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> <br>Please confirm
attendance ahead of time, as we have limited
accommodation.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="navy" face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: navy; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> <br>This is an initiative
of Kevit Desai and Marcel Werner.</span></font></p><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> </span></font><br><br>-- <br>Sincerely yours,<br><br> Nancy Bosire<br>Secretariat Manager<br>
Kenya ICT Federation<br>Tel: 020 4440102<br>Mobile: 0721907995<br><a href="mailto:secretariat@kif.or.ke">secretariat@kif.or.ke</a>, <a href="mailto:info@kif.or.ke">info@kif.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://www.kif.or.ke">http://www.kif.or.ke</a><br>
<br><br>"When you learn to love what you strive for, then it ceases to be an
effort"<br><br>Napoleon Hill<br><br>"Whatever your mind expects<br>and demands, it will find a<br>way to produce it."<br><br><br>Mahatma Gandhi<br><br>First they ignore you,<br>Then they laugh at you,<br>Then they fight you,<br>
AND THEN YOU WIN!!!<br><br><br>