<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Dear colleagues,</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">DiploFoundation</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">is pleased to invite</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">participants</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">from ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) Group
of States who are attending the ICANN meeting</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">to</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">register
for a <a name="127259cd5afe19cf_127252e689b5f397_OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="127259cd5afe19cf_127252e689b5f397_OLE_LINK1"></a>workshop</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">on Internet Governance (IG) and Policies
– “Internet Governance Diplomats”. </span></font> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The workshop</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">will</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">assist participants to grasp the</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">multidisciplinary field of IG</span></font>
<font color="black"><span style="color: black;">(including</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">technical, legal, economic,
socio-cultural and developmental aspects) and provide links with the
international and regional processes (World Summit on Information Society and</span></font>
<font color="black"><span style="color: black;">Internet Governance Forum). 
The discussions will also</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">highlight</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">the</span></font> <font color="black"><span style="color: black;">importance of IG and ICT issues and its effect on national and regional
policies. </span></font> </span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;" lang="EN-GB"> Time
and Location:</span></font></i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">March 11^th
and 12^th (announcement and programme attached) </span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Kenyatta
International Conference Center, Nairobi</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: italic;" lang="EN-GB"> Registration:</span></font></i><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"> 
</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Open to
all stakeholders from ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) countries  </span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Limited
to 30 participants on a first come basis</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Please
send an email with your full name, country of residence, institution and
position to: <font color="blue"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:acpinfo@diplomacy.edu" title="mailto:acpinfo@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank"><font title="mailto:acpinfo@diplomacy.edu" color="teal"><span title="mailto:acpinfo@diplomacy.edu"><span style="color: teal;">acpinfo@diplomacy.edu</span></span></font></a></span></font></span></font></p>



<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">Deadline
for applications: 5 March 2010</span></font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> The workshop is a first event in a range of activities of
the “Capacity Development in ICT Policy and Internet Governance for Africa –
Caribbean – Pacific (ACP)” programme of DiploFoundation, with support of the
European Commission and Secretariat of the ACP Group of States.</span></font></p>




<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">For detailed info on this programme, please visit: <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/acp" title="http://www.diplomacy.edu/acp" target="_blank">www.diplomacy.edu/acp</a><br>
</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> Looking forward to cooperating with you,</span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Best regards,</span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">           
Vladimir Radunovic</span></font></p>

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DiploFoundation</span></font></p>