<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">Invitation to CARIBNOG 1</span></p>

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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">August 15^th – 20^th, 2010</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">Westin Hotel & Resort</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">144 Oyster Pond Road</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">St Maarten</span></p>

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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial"> </span>Dear colleagues, members of the LACNOG community.</p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">The
Caribbean Network Operators Group (CARIBNOG) has the pleasure of announcing and
inviting you to participate in the first Regional CaribNOG meeting, CARIBNOG 1,
from August 15^th – 20^th, 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>The event will be held at the Westin Hotel
and Resort in the beautiful island of St. Maarten during the Inaugural St.
Maarten’s ICT Week which is being hosted by the Government of St. Maarten and
the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">The Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG) is a community of
Network Operators dedicated to exchanging technical information and experiences
related to the management of IP networks in the Caribbean region. CaribNOG
conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical
information related to networking technologies, research and operational
practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on practical solutions,
training and insight relevant to the region.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">In St. Maarten, expert speakers from the regional and
international technical community will be conducting hands-on workshops,
in-depth tutorials and presentations on the following topics:</span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1"> VoIP: VOIP workshop – Deploying secure small and medium
Scale VoIP solutions</span></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">        
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1"> LINUX: Configuring and Securing LAMP, creating a secure
LAMP application, IP Services and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Security</span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1"> ROUTING: Basics; introduction to OSPF, BGP, VoIP and SIP</span></p>

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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black;mso-themecolor:text1"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;
mso-themecolor:text1"> CSIRT: Developing a Network Security and Incident
Response Team.</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">You
are welcome to join us in St Maarten for this inaugural meeting.</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText">More detailed information on the event and its program, accommodation,
registration, and general information will soon be available on CARIBNOG's
website: <a href="http://www.caribnog.org">www.caribnog.org</a></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText">Sincerely,</p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">Andre Edwards</span></p>

<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">CARIBNOG 1 Program Committee</span></p>