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        .0001pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span
            style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
            Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">SAVE THE DATE!</span></strong></p>
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        .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
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            style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
            Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br>
            AfPIF - 2012</span></strong></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
        .0001pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span
            style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
            Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Theme: “Regional
            Interconnection – Addressing Africa’s Internet Transit
            Deficit”</span></strong></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;margin-bottom:
        .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
          font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color:
          #555555;">22-24 August 2012</span></p>
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        .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
          font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color:
          #555555;">Johannesburg, South Africa<span style="mso-spacerun:
            yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
          line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:
          Arial;"></span></p>
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        .0001pt;"><a
href="http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/JNBSATW-Hilton-Sandton/index.do?WT.srch=1"><span
            style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
            Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hilton Sandton Hotel</span></a><span
          style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
          Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #555555;"> </span></p>
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          style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
          Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: #555555;"> </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
        justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
          11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><br>
          Join us for the 3rd <a
            href="http://www.internetsociety.org/events/afpif"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;
              mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Africa Peering and
              Interconnection Forum</span></a><span style="color:
            #555555;"> </span>(AfPIF) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
          AfPIF is the annual conference organized by Internet Society <span
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style:
            italic;">to discuss the regional infrastructure, content and
            policy issues that are critical components of transit
            deficits. </span>This 3-day multi-stakeholder forum will
          seek to foster cross-border interconnection opportunities
          discussed by key Executives, Chief Technology Officers,
          Peering Coordinators and Business development Managers from
          the African region.</span> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt;
          mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:
          Arial;">The target audience for this event will include
          Internet providers and operators, telecommunications
          regulators, content providers, Internet Exchange Point (IXP)
          Operators, infrastructure providers, Data Center Managers,
          National Research and Education Networks, Carriers and Transit
          providers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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          11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><span
            style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br>
          </span></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
        justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
          11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">The <a
            href="http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Internet Society</span></a>
          is committed to building on the success of the AfPIF premier
          events in 2010 and 2011 and will also provide a platform for
          open discussion and regional problem solving as well as
          focusing on social and business networking.</span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
        justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
          11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;"><br>
        </span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0;padding:0;text-align:
        justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:
          11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial;">To be part of
          this great event and <a title="Powered by Text-Enhance"
            href="http://internetsociety.org/afpif-2012/overview"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">register today</span></a><span
            style="color: #555555;"> </span>to secure your place at
          AfPIF 3!</span></p>
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          "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;
          mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">You
          can also follow us on Twitter <a
            href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AfPIF">@afpif</a>, <a
            href="http://www.facebook.com/afpif"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Facebook</span></a>
          and LinkedIN “AfPIF Group” or join the <a
            href="http://lists.afpif.org/mailman/listinfo/afpif"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">AfPIF Mailing list</span></a>
          to be part of the online discussions</span></p>
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