<div dir="ltr">Thanks for sharing, Vera.<div><br></div><div>All are to take note that the venue for the Accra Node is at the Ghana Korea Information Access Center (IAC), inside the Balme Library, University of Ghana - Legon, Accra-Ghana</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Kind Regards!<br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">James</div><div dir="ltr">FC, ISOC Ghana<br><div>+233248814328</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Vera Akumiah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vera.doku@gmail.com" target="_blank">vera.doku@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">Dear All,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">We are pleased to inform you that the ISOC Ghana Chapter will be hosting the InterCommunity 2016 event on September 21, 2016 at Ghana-Korea Information Access Centre (IAC), University of Ghana, Legon Campus. The theme of the event is “Connecting the Unconnected and Restoring and Building Trust in the Internet”.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">The event is made of three (3) sessions: Accra Node Session, Africa Node Session and the Global node session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">Session One<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">The first session of the
first part of the program brings together Heads of Departments,
Lecturers/Researchers from some selected universities where computer science or
computer engineering is/are taught for a round table discussion. The purpose of
this round table discussion is to explain the mission and activities of the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), to the Ghanaian university community the
understanding. The second session of the first part of the program will discuss
the internet access in Ghana and its thrust. The output of this session will
constitute the input of the session of Part 2.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">Session Two<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">During the second session
– Intra-regional or Africa session – will become an active “Internet node” and
hook to Africa Internet Community through teleconferencing facilities.<b> Focus will be on the unconnected and the
role organizations in Ghana could play to connect the unconnected: the
challenges and drivers. Also the most critical thrust on the Internet issues in
Africa will be reviewed</b>. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">Session Three<span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%">The third session, Accra
Node will be hooked to the Global internet Community as passive node and we
will <b>listen to other community views on
the internet access and thrust at the global level</b> with some additional
activities.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:150%"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span style="font-size:16px">Please find attached the full programme</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">Regards </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">Vera Akumiah</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">Programmes and Communications Chair.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:26.7px"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:24px">ISOC Ghana Chapter</span></p><div><br></div>
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