<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="">Dear friends and colleagues,<br class=""><br class="">I thought this panel discussion could be of interest for the Cooperation-WG participants. <div class="">I think it will be a very insightful and animated discussion! <div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="BA7CED63-C9D2-4680-A20E-D257EB1C3D99" src="cid:937ADC1D-F4DC-4F7A-AE9A-4E04482F41EF" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><span class=""><b class="">The Internet Model: Fit for the Future or Creaking at the Seams?<br class=""></b></span></font><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Moderator: <b class="">Nurani Nimpuno</b></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Panelists: </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="">Andrew Sullivan</b>, CEO, ISOC, </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="">Geoff Huston</b>, Chief Scientist, APNIC, </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="">Jari Arkko</b>, Snr Expert, Ericsson Research, </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="">KC Claffy,</b> Founder and Director, CAIDA</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i class="">The Internet is an essential part of our lives today. It’s the infrastructure on which we rely for basic services, and many of us use it on a daily basis to communicate and connect with others. The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly highlighted how much we depend on the Internet for work, services, communication, and our social life, and many have been amazed by how well it has coped with the increased demand for Internet services. </i></span></div><div class=""><i class=""><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial;"></span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But is the Internet ready to take on the challenges we face going forward, or is it starting to creak at the seams? This, and many more questions is what we will explore with the Internet experts in this panel discussion!</span><br class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial;"></i><br class=""><b class="">Date and time:</b></div><div class="">Thursday 22 October 15:00 CET | 14:00 BST <br class=""><br class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(35, 35, 51); color: rgb(35, 35, 51); font-family: Lato, Helvetica, Arial;"><b class="">Registration:</b><br class=""><a href="https://linx-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616002521873/WN_9PISk2w1SfyYi_4eQIdI-A" class="">https://linx-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616002521873/WN_9PISk2w1SfyYi_4eQIdI-A</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">It is an open webinar, but you do need to register. Thursday next week at 3pm CET!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Kind regards,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Nurani</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>