<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;padding:0;margin:0;font-size:110%" text="#000000"><table name="HLMsgOuter" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"><table cellpadding="5" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><p><span style="font-size:110%">Dear ladies,</span><br></p><p><span style="font-size:110%">Happy New Year to you all..</span></p><p> <br> We are pleased to announce the IROC 2018 training to be held in the Gambia early this year with regional DNS experts to share experiences and Network.<br> <br> The Initial Registry Operation Course - (IROC) is a 5 days training on DNS Infrastructure and ccTLD Registry Operations that is coordinated in Africa and other Regions to provide support and technical capacity with Policy/Regulation on: DNS Infrastructure, DNS Security, Registry Operations, ccTLDs, Registrars and ISPs around the world involved in DNS to better manage and maintain reliable and secure Domain Name Systems and Registry services.<br> <br> This edition of the training will be hosted in The Gambia with the Support of the Africa Association of Top Level Domains (<a href="https://www.aftld.org/" title="https://www.aftld.org/" target="_blank">AFTLD</a>), The Network Startup Resource Center (<a href="https://www.nsrc.org/" title="https://www.nsrc.org/" target="_blank">NSRC</a>), and The Internet Society (<a href="https://www.internetsociety.org" title="https://www.internetsociety.org" target="_blank">ISOC</a>). <br> <br>You are all encouraged to apply for the Training. please <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLxlBuBFtsqOvqbu7XP0udxPTLc7XiX5vv1tWqEvwhnvDScA/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLxlBuBFtsqOvqbu7XP0udxPTLc7XiX5vv1tWqEvwhnvDScA/viewform" target="_blank"> click here and apply</a></p><p><br><strong>APPLICATION DEADLINE:</strong> 15th January 2019.</p><p><br><strong>EVENT DATE</strong>: 4th to 8th February 2019 <br><br><strong>TARGET PARTICIPANTS:</strong> <br> • Regulators<br> Web Developers <br> • Applications Developers <br> • Web Masters<br> • Network Engineers<br> • System Engineers/Admins<br> • Registrars and <br> • ISP Technicians<br>
<br> <br> <strong>LOCAL HOSTS</strong>: <br> 1. Internet Society (ISOC) Gambia Chapter <br> 2. Information Technology Association of The Gambia (ITAG)<br> 3. Ministry of Information, Communication and Infrastructure (MOICI) <br> 4. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) <br> 5. Serekunda Internet Exchange Point (SIXP)<br> <br> <strong>Please refer to the</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nigc2-SaFXtbdHQ3VA6E32_EYNqZ0emgWGCT1VSg-6c/edit?usp=sharing" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nigc2-SaFXtbdHQ3VA6E32_EYNqZ0emgWGCT1VSg-6c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Course outline here <br> </a><br> Details of the Venue will be communicated soon.<br><br></p><p>Thank you</p><p>Alagie</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="center"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>