<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif;font-size:large"><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Dear colleagues</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">I trust this email finds you well. <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">I would like to share with you the SomNOG-5 event programme scheduled to be held from <b>23rd - 28th October 2021. </b>More information about the SomNOG-5 event and call for papers can be found here <a href="https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/overview" target="_blank">https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/overview</a> call for papers here <a href="https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/abstracts/">https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/abstracts/</a> <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">
The Somali Network Operators’ Group (SomNOG) is a forum for Somali 
networking professionals to develop technical capacities, share 
experiences and collaborate on developing expertise and competency 
through training and research in networking and Internet technologies.

<a href="https://somnog.so/about-us/" target="_blank">https://somnog.so/</a></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">As
 you know, we have been organizing this community-driven ICT event since
 2016 and we would like to continue that spirit. Hence, this is a call for papers, presentations, and contributors. Below are the past 
SomNOG events. <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG-1, 2016 <a href="http://ws.somnog.so/somnog1/">http://ws.somnog.so/somnog1/</a></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG-2, 2017 <a href="https://somnog.so/conference17/" target="_blank">https://somnog.so/conference17/</a> <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG-3,2018 <a href="https://somnog.so/conference18/" target="_blank">https://somnog.so/conference18/</a></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG-4 2019 <a href="https://somnog.so/somnog4/" target="_blank">https://somnog.so/somnog4/</a> <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG-5 2020 - <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Postponed due to pandemic.</font></span></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b>SomNOG-5 2021 - Scheduled to be held in 23rd - 28th October 2021</b>. <a href="https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/overview" target="_blank">https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/9/overview</a></font></span>

</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">SomNOG
 annual events have now become the premier popular ICT event in Somalia run by passionate volunteers and contributors. Our last annual event scheduled in October 2020 was postponed due to a COVID19 pandemic. The steering committee has now fixed a new date for the event which will be organized the last week of October 2021. This 7-day event will comprise 
the following activities; <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">1. Four-day Annual Technical Capacity Building Workshops</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">2. One-day Concurrent Tutorials <br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">2. Two-days Annual Conference</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SomNOG media channels;</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://somnog.so/" target="_blank">https://somnog.so/</a><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Mailinglist <a href="http://somnog.so/mailman/listinfo/somnog_somnog.so">http://somnog.so/mailman/listinfo/somnog_somnog.so</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SomNOG" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SomNOG</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Facebook:  <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SomaliNOG1" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SomaliNOG1</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/somnog" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/somnog</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please, stay tuned on our communication channels, and looking forward together with another successful SomNOG5 Event.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Regards</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Ahmed Siyad</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Chair, Steering Committee<br></span></font></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div></div></div>