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This is a reminder to those planning to attend the first East African Internet Governance Forum to register as advised in the invitation below. And attached, please find the tentative agenda for the forum.<BR>
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Kindest regards<BR>
Harry Hare<BR>
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The Kenya ICT Board in conjunction with the Kenya Network Information <BR>
Center (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Communications <BR>
Commission of Kenya (CCK) the East African ICT for Development Network <BR>
(EA ICT4D), International Development and Research Center (IDRC) and <BR>
other participating organizations invite you to the East Africa Internet <BR>
Governance Forum (EAIGF) to be held between the 10th and 12th of <BR>
November, 2008 in Nairobi Kenya.<BR>
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The EAIGF is a follow up to the National Internet Governance Forums <BR>
(NIGF's) being held in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in October <BR>
2008 and which are aimed at identifying, exploring and building <BR>
consensus around national level Internet Governance issues.<BR>
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The East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) aims at:<BR>
• creating awareness,<BR>
• instituting a consensus building process to develop a common <BR>
understanding of East African Internet governance<BR>
• building policy capacity in order to enable meaningful <BR>
participation in global Internet policy, governance and development.<BR>
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The outcomes of the EAIGF will be submitted and presented at the third <BR>
global Internet Governance Forum taking place in India in December 2008.<BR>
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As a key player in the Internet industry, it is our pleasure to invite <BR>
you to the East African IGF. A detailed programme for the event will be sent in <BR>
due course.<BR>
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For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at: <BR>
<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U><a href="http://www.eaigf.or.ke">http://www.eaigf.or.ke</a></U> or send an email to: <U>meeting@eaigf.or.ke</U> <BR>
confirming your attendance.<BR>
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African eDevelopment Resource Centre<BR>
Edevelopment House<BR>
604 Limuru Road, Old Muthaiga<BR>
PO Box 49475 00100, Nairobi<BR>
Kenya<BR>
Tel +254 20 3741646/7<BR>
Cel +254 725 650044<BR>
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