[afnog] East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF): Opening the Internet Governance Debate in East Africa, ³Thinking Globally; Acting Locally²

[Vincent Ngundi]

(Apologies for cross posting)

The Kenya ICT Board in conjunction with the Kenya Network Information Center
(KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), Communications Commission
of Kenya (CCK) the East African ICT for Development Network (EA ICT4D),
International Development and Research Center (IDRC) and other participating
organizations invite you to the East Africa Internet Governance Forum
(EAIGF) to be held between the 10th and 12th of November, 2008 in Nairobi
Kenya.

The EAIGF is a follow up to the National Internet Governance Forums (NIGF's)
being held in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda in October 2008 and which
are aimed at identifying, exploring and building consensus around national
level Internet Governance issues.

The East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) aims at:
€    creating awareness,
€    instituting a consensus building process to develop a common
understanding of East African Internet governance
€    building policy capacity in order to enable meaningful participation in
global Internet policy, governance and development.

The outcomes of the EAIGF will be submitted and presented at the third
global Internet Governance Forum taking place in India in December 2008.

As a key player in the Internet industry, it is our pleasure to invite you
to the Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event will be sent in due
course.

For planning purposes, please register for the meeting at:
http://www.eaigf.or.ke or send an email to:  meeting at eaigf.or.ke confirming
your attendance.

Kind Regards,

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Vincent Ngundi
Administrative Manager
KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Center
http://www.kenic.or.ke
vincent at kenic.or.ke
[T] +254 20 4450057/8
[C] +254 20 2398036
[M] +254 733 790073
[F] +254 20 4450087
 
"dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!"



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