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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello everyone- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) Program Committee in collaboration with the Africa IXP Association (Af-IX) and the Internet Society are looking to partner with institutions or organizations that are keen to host AfPIF-2019.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Interested parties can submit their expression of interest to: <a href="mailto:sec@afpif.org">sec@afpif.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>For all information and documentations on the application process please go to: <a href="https://www.afpif.org/hosting/">https://www.afpif.org/hosting/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The deadline for submissions is 20 July, 2018.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Betel Hailu</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>AfPIF Comms</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>