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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Hi everyone-</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> The AfPIF Programme Committee is seeking volunteers from the community to join the AfPIF Program Committee for a 3-year term.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Eligibility</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-style:normal'>Anyone interested in the peering and interconnection ecosystem and is willing to volunteer some time and expertise to the cause of AfPIF can apply. There are no restrictions, be it age, geography, stakeholder group, affiliation, etc. However, preference will be given to applicants who have attended at least one previous AfPIF meeting.</span></em><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Please see the charter that is available here: <a href="https://www.afpif.org/program-commitee-governance-structure/">https://www.afpif.org/program-commitee-governance-structure/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Submission</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Information is available here:<span class=apple-converted-space> <a href="https://www.afpif.org/call-for-volunteers-to-join-the-afpif-program-committee/">https://www.afpif.org/call-for-volunteers-to-join-the-afpif-program-committee/</a></span></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'>Timeline</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Call for Volunteers Opens</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>18 September 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Submissions Deadline</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>18 October 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Notification of Selection</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>04 November 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Acceptance Deadline</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>15 November 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Term Commences</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>01 December 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Thank you,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Betel Hailu</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>AfPIF Comms</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:10.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><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'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#D84C06'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>