<div dir="auto"><div>Hi Joly,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sorry we didn't reply earlier. This got lost in the jumble of event planning.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We have a very tight budget this year (we're actually running a deficit) due to the scale of the event and a variety of other factors, so we just don't have the money to do this.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hopefully next year the story will be different and we can engage you for these services.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">Kyle Spencer</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br>--<br>Cell / WhatsApp / Signal: +256786350675</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 11 Aug 2025, 10:43 Joly MacFie, <<a href="mailto:jolynyc@gmail.com">jolynyc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Just following up. Since I have heard nothing, I assume my services are not required.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">If there is any similar effort to properly publish and archive AfPIF 2025 planned, please let me know and I will publicize.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Joly.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM Joly MacFie <<a href="mailto:jolynyc@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jolynyc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Kyle, Gaelle, all.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">As you may know, I have simulcast and archived AfPIF every year since 2013.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><a href="https://isoc.live/?s=AfPIF" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://isoc.live/?s=AfPIF</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This was previously funded by the Internet Society. After they withdrew funding for ISOC.LIVE last year, Vint Cerf personally covered a further few months out of his own pocket, just covering AfPIF 2024, and I was able to also include EN/FR captions nd transcripts of all sessions. <a href="https://isoc.live/18269/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://isoc.live/18269/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This year, however, I am currently without funding to continue the tradition.</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">It is possible an ISOC Chapter Chapter could apply for a "Beyond The Net' grant to cover, but there is an 8 week lead time for such, so time grows short.<br><br>Another option could be a sponsor, and they could be promised to have their name on screen at all times</div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I would price it at $1k/day. I have added AI summaries to my workflow. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Any thoughts?<br><br>J</div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><br></div><div>Joly MacFie<br>Whatsapp +12185659365</div></div></div></div>
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