<div dir="ltr"><div><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa">http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 10px;font-size:1.5em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(58,130,228);line-height:1.2em;height:auto;font-family:hind,"open sans",arial,helvetica,sans-serif">First Summit on Community Networks in Africa</h1><div class="gmail-tabs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;clear:both;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:hind,"open sans",arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail-region gmail-region-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:hind,"open sans",arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div id="gmail-block-system-main" class="gmail-block gmail-block-system" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><article id="gmail-node-512305" class="gmail-node gmail-node-event-internet-society gmail-clearfix"><div class="gmail-content gmail-clearfix" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-field gmail-field-name-body gmail-field-type-text-with-summary gmail-field-label-hidden" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-field-items" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-field-item even" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)"><img id="gmail-styles-8-0" src="https://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blogs-media/africhi_logo.png?itok=z6zLpYC1" alt="" title="" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 17.9251px; vertical-align: top; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent;"></h3><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Introduction/Background</h3><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Connecting the next Billion is one of the central issues on the international Internet and Internet Governance agenda. At the Internet Society, we consider “Connecting the Next Billion” as a key issue, as it relates directly to our mission and vision. Despite the success of the mobile revolution in Africa, there are significant barriers to connectivity.</p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Community established networks also referred to as “community networks” (CN) are an emerging and sustainable solution to address the connectivity gaps that exist in urban and rural areas around the world. In Africa, where these gaps are more evident. A recent survey was able to identify 37 community networks initiatives in 12 African countries, of which 25 are considered active. <a title="" name="_ftnref1" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#_ftn1" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">[1]</a></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">To understand better how this phenomenon is evolving in the continent, <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">the First Summit on Community Networks in Africa will be held on 22nd November 2016 in Nairobi Kenya within the AfriCHI conference</span>. The Summit aims to bring together more than ten community network operators in Africa to engage in experience sharing on their challenges and opportunities. The objective of the summit is to promote increased collaboration between community network operators in the region and to provide an opportunity for them to engage with other stakeholders.</p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Who Should Attend</h3><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Community Network operators, Wireless Network Researchers, Policy Makers, Regulators and Regulatory Associations, Civil Society organisations and members of the public interested on the topic. </p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Venue</h3><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><b>Auditorium in the University of Nairobi towers, University of Nairobi</b></p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Draft Summary Agenda</h3><table border="1" class="gmail-isoc" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;width:597px"><tbody style="border-top:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border-right:0px;border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;width:80px">8:30</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Registration</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">9:00 - 09:15</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Welcome and Introduction - Michuki Mwangi</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">9:15 - 10:15</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Presentations - Reasons to start a Community Network and evolution since then</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">10:15 - 11:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and foster inclusion</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">11:00 - 11:30</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Coffee Break</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">11:30 - 12:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Presentations - Arrangements to keep social cohesion and foster inclusion (continued)</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">12:00 - 13:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Community Networks Presentations - Infrastructure and service provision</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">13:00 - 14:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Lunch</td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">14:00 - 14:45</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Focused discussions - Part I<br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Question: What are the barriers to establishing more Community Networks and scale the existing ones?</span></p></td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">14:45 - 15:30</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Focused discussions - Part II<br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Question: What are the capacity building and training opportunities and needs?</span></p></td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">15:30 - 16:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Coffee Break</p></td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">16:00 - 16:45</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Focused discussions Part III<br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Question: What opportunities can be leveraged to make Community Networks more sustainable?</span></p></td></tr><tr style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">16:45 - 17:00</td><td style="padding:10px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:1px solid rgb(197,197,197);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Wrap-up</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"></p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Registration</h3><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Participation fees: 30 USD</p><ol style="margin:0px 0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:decimal">For registrations please proceed to <a href="https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1864389" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventId=1864389</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:decimal">Select "Registration Type: Workshops/Courses/..."</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:decimal">After entering your personal details please select “Community Networks in Africa” under the agenda items</li></ol><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"></p><h3 style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 4px;font-size:1.167em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Useful Information</h3><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none">Lunch will be provided</li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none">French - English simultaneous translation will be available</li></ul><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Logistics Around the Event</h5><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">ACM Dev, </span>18-20 November:<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600"> </span><a href="http://acmdev.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://acmdev.org</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">AfriCHI, </span>21-25 November: <a href="http://africhi.net/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://africhi.net/</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none">Entry visas for Kenya: <a href="http://evisa.go.ke/single-entry-visa.html" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://evisa.go.ke/single-entry-visa.html</a><br>Single Entry Visa. Issued for a single entry to persons whose nationalities require a visa to enter Kenya either for business, tourism or medical reasons.</li></ul><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)"></h5><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Examples Community Networks in Africa attending the Summit</h5><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><b style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">Connecting Eenhana, Fatsuam Foundation and Mesh Bukavu from:</b> <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/documents/1371/rebuilding-technology.pdf" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">“(Re)Building Technology: Community Technology Fieldguide”</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Ensemble Pour La Difference and Fjord:</span> <a href="https://www.fjordnet.com/workdetail/bringing-the-internet-to-africas-forgotten-island/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">“Bringing The Internet To Africa’s Forgotten Island”</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Tunapanda Net</span>: <a href="http://www.tunapanda.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://www.tunapanda.org/</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Zenzeleni Networks</span>: <a href="http://zenzeleni.net/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://zenzeleni.net</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">BOSCO Uganda</span>: <a href="http://boscouganda.com/our-approach/bosco-network/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://boscouganda.com/our-approach/bosco-network/</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Murambinda</span> <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Works</span>: <a href="http://www.machaworks.org/murumbinda.html" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://www.machaworks.org/murumbinda.html</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Macha Works</span>: <a href="http://www.machaworks.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://www.machaworks.org</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Soweto Wireless User Group (SoWUG)</span>: <a href="http://sowug.org.za/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://sowug.org.za/</a></li></ul><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)"></h5><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Examples of Other Community Networks in the world</h5><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Internet Society Wireless for Communities in South Asia</span>: <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/asia/south-asia/wireless-communities" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/asia/south-asia/wireless-communities</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Digital Empowerment Foundation</span>: <a href="http://defindia.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">http://defindia.org</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Guifi</span>: <a href="https://guifi.net/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">https://guifi.net</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Rhizomatica</span>: <a href="https://rhizomatica.org/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">https://rhizomatica.org</a></li></ul><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)"></h5><h5 style="margin:10px 0px 2px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,124,195)">Contact</h5><ul style="margin:0px 0px 20px 8px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;list-style:none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Carlos Rey-Moreno</span>: <a href="mailto:carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">carlos.reymoreno@gmail.com</a></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 2px 8px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bullet-grey.gif");background-position:0px 7px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;list-style:none"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Michuki Mwangi</span>: <a href="mailto:mwangi@isoc.org" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">mwangi@isoc.org</a></li></ul><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:600">Notes</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1.1em;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><a title="" name="_ftn1" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/1st-summit-community-networks-africa#_ftnref1" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">[1]</a> C. Rey-Moreno, M. Graaf, “Map of Community Networks in Africa”, 1st Report on the Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity: “Community Connectivity: Building the Internet from Scratch”. Ed. FGV Rio Editions. December 2016. In press</p></div></div></div></div></article></div></div><div id="gmail-block-views-external-event-link-block" class="gmail-block gmail-block-views" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-view gmail-view-external-event-link gmail-view-id-external_event_link gmail-view-display-id-block gmail-view-dom-id-545181430eb8191f52a290716f0006ba" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-view-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><div class="gmail-views-row gmail-views-row-1 gmail-views-row-odd gmail-views-row-first gmail-views-row-last" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:10px 0px 6px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:url("../images/bkg_dots_hor.png");background-position:50% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:initial;clear:both"><span class="gmail-views-field gmail-views-field-field-url" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><span class="gmail-views-label gmail-views-label-field-url" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent">For more information about the event, please visit: </span><span class="gmail-field-content" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent"><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/first-summit-community-networks-africa" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:15.36px;vertical-align:top;border:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(58,130,228)">First Summit on Community Networks in Africa</a></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br><a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br><br><br></div></div>
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