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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Community [mailto:community-bounces@lists.wacren.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Boubakar Barry<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 7, 2018 3:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Community at WACREN<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Community] AfREN 2018 - Dakar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">AfREN meeting is now at Adansonia, the main hall where where the opening ceremony was held.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Boubakar<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2018-05-05 12:10 GMT+00:00 Boubakar Barry <<a href="mailto:boubakarbarry@gmail.com" target="_blank">boubakarbarry@gmail.com</a>>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ENGLISH BELOW<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Chers Collegues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">La reunion AfREN de cette annee se tiendra a Dakar le 7 mai 2018 comme un des evenements du Sommet Africain de l'Internet 2018 (AIS 2018).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">La reunion demarrera a 11h au Radisson Blu Dakar (Salle Etienne Victor), apres la ceremonie d'ouverture d'AIS 2018 et la pause cafe.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Le programme provisoire inclut:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">1. Informations recentes des reseaux regionaux;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">2. Blockchain;<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">3. Internet des Objets (IoT);<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">4. LIBSENSE (bibliotheques, reseaux d'education et de recherche et infrastructures numeriques);<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">5. Federations d'identite et confederation eduroam en Afrique (roaming academique).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Si vous etes a Dakar, vous etes invites a vous joindre a nous a AfREN 2018.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Merci de vous enregistrer a <a href="https://indico.wacren.net/event/67/" target="_blank">
https://indico.wacren.net/event/67/</a> ou vous pouvez egalement trouver le programme de la journee.<br>
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(programme et enregistrement pour la reunion AfREN).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Nous recommendons que vous vous enregistriez egalement a AIS 2018 (<a href="https://www.internetsummit.africa/fr/" target="_blank">https://www.internetsummit.africa/fr/</a>) surtout si vous souhaitez participer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">This year's AfREN meeting will be held in Dakar on 7 May 2018 as part of the Africa Internet Summit 2018 (AIS 2018).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The meeting will start at 11:00am at Radisson Blu Dakar (Room Etienne Victor), after the AIS 2018 Opening Ceremony and the coffee break.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">3. Internet of Things (IoT);<br>
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4. LIBSENSE (Library Support for embedding NREN Services and e-Infrastructure);<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">5. NREN Identity Federations and eduroam Confederation in Africa.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">If you are in Dakar at AIS 2018, you are invited to join us at AfREN 2018.
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Please register at <a href="https://indico.wacren.net/event/67/where" target="_blank">
https://indico.wacren.net/event/67/where</a> you will also find the tentative agenda.<br>
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We also recommend that you resister for AIS 2018 ( <a href="https://www.internetsummit.africa/" target="_blank">
https://www.internetsummit.africa/</a>), especially if you want to attend other AIS 2018 meetings.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:#888888">Boubakar Barry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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