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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Hind">Dear Chapter Leaders, Friends, colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Hind">I want to share a quick note and thank all who joined our community networking cocktail event at ICANN80 in Kigali, Rwanda. More than 100 community members attended, including four of our board members (Caleb
Ogundele, Maureen Hilyard, Barry Leiba, and John Levine. (former)), our hall-of-famer Nii Quaynor, and our Postel awardee Alain Aina. Our incoming CEO, Sally Wentworth joined via Zoom to say hello to the community—a special thank you to our Rwanda Chapter
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Hind">The event was a fantastic opportunity to connect and strengthen our community ties. For those who could attend, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. I am adding to this thank-you note the
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link to some photos of the event</a>. I hope these memories bring a smile to your face and remind you of the connections made and the enjoyable moments shared.
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https://assets.internetsociety.org/collections/view/2FE1BECA-0360-41E6-ADE9218E291F3729</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Hind">Thank you again for your enthusiasm and support. We look forward to seeing you at future events and continuing to build a vibrant community to achieve our vision, mission, and
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2024/2030-strategy/">2030 strategy</a> —
<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2024/2030-strategy/">https://www.internetsociety.org/resources/doc/2024/2030-strategy/</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Hind">Victor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0C1C2C;mso-ligatures:none">Victor Ndonnang,</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Hind;color:#0C1C2C;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> Senior Manager, Community Engagement,
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