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<p>Dear All,</p>
<p>Here are the meeting minutes (AI-drafted) -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whLRgClcAqVqgVufH7fSEa_j8wscKMHDnuKNqDfnhVM/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whLRgClcAqVqgVufH7fSEa_j8wscKMHDnuKNqDfnhVM/edit?usp=sharing</a></p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/31/2026 2:06 PM, Omo Oaiya wrote:<br>
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Thanks, Samba.
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<div>Effah,
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<div>Please ensure that all mails going forward copies the
organising committee as a standing rule. </div>
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<div>I have also just subscribed Edward Mendy to this mailing
list so that we are fully aligned and can jointly intervene or
follow up as required, including on logistics being covered by
WACREN.</div>
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<div>On 30 Jan 2026, at 19:26, Samba Sowe
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:batchsowe86@gmail.com"><batchsowe86@gmail.com></a> wrote:</div>
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<div dir="auto">A letter was sent to them confirming the
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Director of Science
Technology and Innovation <br
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Ministry of Higher
Education, Research, Science
and Technology<br
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Opposite Gambia Chamber of
Commerce and Industry<br
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Senegambia Highway<br
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Bijilo<br clear="none">
The Gambia<br clear="none">
West Africa<br clear="none">
Mob: (220) 204 0321 / (220)
316 0194 / (220) 648 5038</font></span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, 30 Jan
2026 at 18:59, Effah Amponsah <<a
href="mailto:effah.amponsah@wacren.net"
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<p>Dear Samba , Edward</p>
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<p>Please confirm if MOHERST/GAMREN has
officially booked BICC as the venue for the
Conference. Of late, my mails to Ramatoulie
(BICC) concerning some logistics WACREN is
paying for, have not received any responses.</p>
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<p>Thank you</p>
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<div>On 1/27/2026 3:39 PM, <a
href="mailto:abigail.essel@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">abigail.essel@wacren.net</a>
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Well acknowledged Edward,</div>
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Meeting invite shared, and we would be on
standby for the updates.</div>
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Topic: WACREN 2026 - GAMBIA</div>
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Abigail Essel<br>
Project Manager/Chef de Projet | <span
style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <a
style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:left"
href="http://www.wacren.net/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">WACREN</a></span><br>
M: +233 501100457</div>
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dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"
style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Edward
A Mendy <a
href="mailto:edwardamendy@yahoo.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><edwardamendy@yahoo.com></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 27, 2026
3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Omo Oaiya <a
href="mailto:omo.oaiya@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><omo.oaiya@wacren.net></a>;
Hydara Mbemba <a
href="mailto:hmbemba@utg.edu.gm"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><hmbemba@utg.edu.gm></a>;
<a href="mailto:abigail.essel@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">abigail.essel@wacren.net</a>
<a href="mailto:abigail.essel@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><abigail.essel@wacren.net></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Samba Sowe <a
href="mailto:batchsowe86@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><batchsowe86@gmail.com></a>;
Serign Omar Lowe Nicolas <a
href="mailto:serign.omar.lowe@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><serign.omar.lowe@gmail.com></a>;
Abigail Essel <a
href="mailto:pmo@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><pmo@wacren.net></a>;
Effah Amponsah <a
href="mailto:effah.amponsah@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><effah.amponsah@wacren.net></a>;
WACREN CEO <a
href="mailto:ceo@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><ceo@wacren.net></a>;
'netops' <a
href="mailto:netops@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><netops@wacren.net></a>;
sysops <a href="mailto:sysops@wacren.net"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><sysops@wacren.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: GAMREN Readiness -
WACREN 2026</font>
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<div dir="ltr">Thank you for you swift
respond in <span><span
style="font-family: Aptos, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">creating
the activity tracker. </span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><span><span
style="font-family: Aptos, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I
am presently in Brussels, but I
will confirm submission the
letters on Monday in the meeting.</span></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Edward A. Mendy</div>
<div dir="ltr">Principal Science
Technology and Innovation Officer</div>
<div dir="ltr">Ministry of Higher
Education, Research, Science and
Technology</div>
<div dir="ltr">The Gambia</div>
<div dir="ltr">Mob: (+220) 9841890
/ <span
style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">(+220) 3999868 / <span
style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">(+220) 2277978</span></span></div>
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<div>On Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at
03:11:20 PM GMT, <a
href="mailto:abigail.essel@wacren.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">abigail.essel@wacren.net</a>
<a
href="mailto:abigail.essel@wacren.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><abigail.essel@wacren.net></a>
wrote: </div>
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Dear Edward & GAMREN team,</div>
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Following from the
conversations and actions
described below, I have created
the below activity tracker so we
can use to monitor progress and
ensure readiness before the
conference.</div>
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Can you please review the
pending actions and provide some
updates in the comments section.</div>
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id="m_-8848541703916181671x_yiv1650527999OWA933d8d96-409e-c3e1-03ae-357d507a6933"
href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nDT--ZVLLiTyQvRrcYuJ3ixbXmERpxX5/edit?gid=923829543#gid=923829543"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">GAMREN
Activity Tracker- WACREN
2026.xlsx - Google Sheets</a></div>
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Also,<u> please confirm that
the letters referenced in
your email below have
formally being submitted.</u></div>
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style="font-family: Aptos, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">On
standby for your
confirmation for a meeting
this Monday, sometime
between 12:00 and 14:00 GMT.
Propose a suitable time next
week if not convenient.</span></div>
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style="font-family: Aptos, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Cc'ing
my technical team to support
the connectivity.</span></div>
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Abigail Essel<br clear="none">
Project Manager/Chef de
Projet | <span
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rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
id="m_-8848541703916181671x_yiv1650527999OWA2709c4f4-19ce-9d64-d5b5-2500d5a5f0cf"
href="http://www.wacren.net/"
style="margin:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:left"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">WACREN</a></span><br
clear="none">
M: +233 501100457</div>
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<b>From:</b> Omo Oaiya <a
href="mailto:omo.oaiya@wacren.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><omo.oaiya@wacren.net></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January
27, 2026 12:08 PM<br
clear="none">
<b>To:</b> Hydara Mbemba <a
href="mailto:hmbemba@utg.edu.gm" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><hmbemba@utg.edu.gm></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> Edward A Mendy <a
href="mailto:edwardamendy@yahoo.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><edwardamendy@yahoo.com></a>;
Samba Sowe <a
href="mailto:batchsowe86@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><batchsowe86@gmail.com></a>;
Serign Omar Lowe Nicolas <a
href="mailto:serign.omar.lowe@gmail.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><serign.omar.lowe@gmail.com></a>;
Abigail Essel <a
href="mailto:pmo@wacren.net"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><pmo@wacren.net></a>;
Effah Amponsah <a
href="mailto:effah.amponsah@wacren.net" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><effah.amponsah@wacren.net></a>;
WACREN CEO <a
href="mailto:ceo@wacren.net"
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"><ceo@wacren.net></a><br
clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: GAMREN
Constitution </div>
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<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Greetings from Lomé.</p>
<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Thank you all for your efforts
in moving this forward. </p>
<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">As we approach the conference,
we will need to schedule
weekly status meetings, even
if brief. May I propose
Mondays, sometime between
11:00 and 14:00 GMT?</p>
<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Abigail,<br clear="none">
Please provide a tracker so we
can stay on top of the actions
identified below and review
progress during these
meetings.</p>
<p
style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Best regards,</p>
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<div>On 27 Jan 2026, at 11:49,
Hydara Mbemba <a
href="mailto:hmbemba@utg.edu.gm" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><hmbemba@utg.edu.gm></a>
wrote:</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Dear
Edward,</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Thank
you. Well noted. I will
reach out to him. </div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Regards</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Mbemba
HYDARA </div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">On
Tue, 27 Jan 2026, 11:06
Edward A Mendy, <<a
rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect"
id="m_-8848541703916181671x_yiv1650527999OWAf30191d4-194f-b898-0c8b-1f9c4ae70785"
href="mailto:edwardamendy@yahoo.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">edwardamendy@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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Dear Dr. Hydara</div>
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I am presently not in the
Gambia, so please reach
out to the team and
coordinate the meeting.
Please consult with James
Gomez, Director of
research, to facilitate a
venue at MoHERST for the
review.</div>
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Edward A. Mendy</div>
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Principal Science
Technology and Innovation
Officer</div>
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Ministry of Higher
Education, Research,
Science and Technology</div>
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The Gambia</div>
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Mob: (+220) 9841890 /
(+220) 3999868 / (+220)
2277978</div>
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Tuesday, January 27,
2026 at 10:28:32 AM GMT,
Hydara Mbemba <<a
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proposing we reach out
to the technical team
for a convenient date
and time to finalize
the draft
constitutions shared
by Omo ahead of the
two weeks deadline .
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HYDARA </div>
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On Fri, 23 Jan 2026,
12:30 Edward A
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Dear All</div>
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Please find below
the action point
of the GAMREN
Technical
Committee Meeting
held yesterday at
MoHERST.</div>
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<span
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Point of the
GAMREN’s
Technical
Committee’s
Meeting held
on Thursday 22<sup>nd</sup> January
2026</b></span></p>
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">1.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">MoHERST to
Coordinate and
ensure that
GAMREN is
registered as a
legal entity
within the next
2 weeks.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">2.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">GAMREN
Technical
Committee to
review and
finalize the
draft
constitution
shared by Omo by
the end of next
week.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">3.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">MoHERST to
formally request
GAMTEL to
Reserve the
following domain
names for GAMREN
within 2 days.</span></p>
<p
style="direction:ltr;line-height:150%;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em"><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">4.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">Saloum to
provide
specifications
of the
aggregated
switch for
GAMREN as soon
as possible</span></p>
<p
style="direction:ltr;line-height:150%;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em"><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">5.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">WARDIP PC
to facilitate
the procurement
of the
aggregated
switch and a
rack as soon as
the
specifications
are provided.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">6.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">MoHERST to
formally request
the booking of
the BICC for the
WACREN Annual
Conference
within 2 days.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">7.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">GAMTEL to
establish the
fiber link at
UTG by the end
of next week</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">8.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">MoHERST to
formally request
GAMTEL for
co-location
space at the
Serekunda
exchange
within 2 days.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">9.</span><span
style="font-family:New;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span
style="font-family:New serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">UTG IT
Department in
consultation
with WAREN
Communication
Officer to
develop GAMREN’s
website within 1
week.</span></p>
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I am please to
inform you that
for action points
3, 6, and 8 the
letters are ready
and submitted to
MoHERST records
office for
dispatch.</div>
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Edward A. Mendy</div>
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Principal Science
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The Gambia</div>
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Mob: (+220)
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Thursday,
January 22, 2026
at 07:04:06 PM
GMT, Omo Oaiya
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thank you
to the GM team
for a
productive
visit. I was
very
encouraged by
the
interactions.</span></p>
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style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">We look
forward to
receiving the
signed WACREN
Conference MOU
from MoHERST
tomorrow, as
they formally
write to ICC
regarding the
venues and to
the Presidency
concerning the
conference and
the
President’s
launch of
GAMREN.</span></p>
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all online.</span></p>
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2026, at
18:02, Hydara
Mbemba <<a
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<div
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for the link
and the
meeting
takeaways.
These points
are well
noted. We will
do the needful
as agreed.</div>
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HYDARA </div>
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2026, 16:52
Omo Oaiya,
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Edward took
detailed notes
and will share
the timelines,
but I wanted
to share the
draft
constitution I
mentioned in
the meeting
and some of
the key issues
that need to
be completed
by March 1 </div>
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<div
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leading to the
establishment
of GAMREN as a
leagl entity</div>
<div
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registration
(I have
provided a
draft
constitution
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leading to the
activation of
the GAMREN
connection to
WACREN and
provision of
the service to
UTG</div>
<div
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of an
aggregation
device to link
all the UTG
campuses.
GAMTEL to
provide
specs. WACREN
to facilitate
purchase if
needed.</div>
<div
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the regstrar
(GAMTEL) to
reserve the
following
names - <a
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href="http://ren.gm/" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"> ren.gm</a>.
<a
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eduroam.gm</a></div>
<div
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GAMTEL for
colocation at
the IX and
reserve a 42U
rack for
GAMREN</div>
<div
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the fibre
connections to
the UTG
campuses</div>
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<div
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wishes,</div>
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WACREN</a><br
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m: +234 808
888 1571 ,
+233 536 269
987</div>
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+233 536 269
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