<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Hello All,</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Français ci-dessous</span></i><span class="" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">This is a friendly reminder to register to join the session, <i class="">Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs</i> on 2 February 2021 at 13:00 – 15:00 UTC.</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">This session brings a balanced discussion on the possible benefits and the drawbacks of the different approaches to the establishment and management of IXPs, allowing the audience to draw their own conclusions on what best fits their local peering environment.</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">The first 1.5hrs will be dedicated to the theme of the day followed by a 30-minute interactive social event for participants on “Gather Town” online platform. The social event is designed to promote networking, collaboration, and partnership.</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Register to join now: <a href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/" class="">https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/</a></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Regards,</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">----</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Bonjour à tous,</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Ceci est un rappel amical pour vous inscrire a la session, <a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/" class=""><i class="">Franchise vs Homegrown IXP</i></a><i class="">s </i>le 2 février 2021 de 13h00 à 15h00 UTC. </font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Cette session vise à fournir une discussion équilibrée sur les avantages possibles et les inconvénients des différentes approches de l'établissement et de la gestion des IXP, permettant au public de tirer ses propres conclusions sur ce qui convient le mieux à son environnement local de peering.</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">La première heure et demie sera consacrée au thème de la journée, suivie d'un événement social interactif de 30 minutes pour les participants sur la plateforme en ligne «Gather Town». L'événement social est conçu pour promouvoir le réseautage, la collaboration et le partenariat.</font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Inscrivez-vous maintenant: <a href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/" class="">https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/</a></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span class="" style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><br class=""></font></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Cordialement,</font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">AfPIF Secretariat </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p></body></html>