<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="">Bom dia Prezados,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Para conhecimento e em nome do comité de programa do AFPIF - o evento de 2020 não será realizado.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">O evento fica assim remarcado para Agosto de 2021 no Ruanda, conforme planeado inicialmente para 2020.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cordialmente,</div><div class="">Darwin-.</div><div class=""> <br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Kyle Spencer <<a href="mailto:kyle@stormzero.com" class="">kyle@stormzero.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[afnog] AfPIF 2020 Postponed to 2021</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">1 May 2020 at 20:28:11 CEST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:afnog@afnog.org" class="">afnog@afnog.org</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">[Version française ci-dessous]<br class=""><br class="">Hi everyone,<br class=""><br class="">As you may be aware, the African Peering and Interconnection Forum<br class="">(AfPIF) is scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 18-20 August<br class="">2020.<br class=""><br class="">Since the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19, we have been closely<br class="">monitoring the developments of the pandemic with an eye toward<br class="">determining whether or not to proceed as planned.<br class=""><br class="">In light of the current situation, the African IXP Association (AFIX),<br class="">together with the local host, the Rwanda Internet Community and<br class="">Technology Alliance (RICTA), have decided that it is best to postpone<br class="">the event to August 2021.<br class=""><br class="">We're deeply disappointed that we won't be able to see all of you this<br class="">year, but we feel that this decision is in everyone's best interest.<br class=""><br class="">We will communicate further information including the precise meeting<br class="">dates sometime in the future.<br class=""><br class="">Until then, please stay safe!<br class=""><br class="">Regards,<br class="">Kyle Spencer,<br class="">On behalf of AFIX and RICTA<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">---------------------------------------<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">Bonjour à toutes et à tous-<br class=""><br class="">Comme vous le savez, nous avions prévu de tenir le Forum Africain du<br class="">Peering et de l'Interconnexion (AfPIF) du 18 au 20 août 2020, à<br class="">Kigali, au Rwanda.<br class=""><br class="">Cependant, suite à l'épidémie mondiale de COVID-19, nous suivons<br class="">attentivement l'évolution de la pandémie et ainsi avons pris les<br class="">décisions réfléchies pour protéger la santé et la sécurité de notre<br class="">communauté et nos participants.<br class=""><br class="">Compte tenu de la situation actuelle donc, l'Association des IXP<br class="">africains (AFIX) et l'hôte local, la Rwanda Information Communication<br class="">and Technology Association' (RICTA) ont conjointement décidé qu'il est<br class="">préférable de reporter AfPIF2020, provisoirement, au mois d’août 2021.<br class=""><br class="">Nous vous tiendrons au courant ici avec de plus amples renseignements<br class="">sur les démarches à suivre et les nouvelles dates éventuelles à<br class="">retenir pour la reunion.<br class=""><br class="">Restez en sécurité!<br class=""><br class="">AFIX et RICTA<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">afnog mailing list<br class=""><a href="https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog" class="">https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog</a></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>