<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);"><p data-renderer-start-pos="1" data-local-id="894a71c483ac" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Dear Colleagues,</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="19" data-local-id="439e4f7b7543" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">The African Internet community continues to mourn the loss of Alan Barrett, one of Africa\u2019s Internet pioneers, a respected leader, mentor, and friend. Through his decades of service to the Internet community, Alan helped shape Internet infrastructure, policy development, and governance across Africa and globally. His legacy lives on through the institutions he helped build, the policies he shaped, and the many people he inspired.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="454" data-local-id="9418bc80c65d" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">To honour Alan\u2019s life and contributions, we invite you to share a personal tribute, memory, message, or photograph that reflects his impact on your life or work. Selected tributes and photos will be featured during a memorial session and included in a commemorative tribute for Alan\u2019s family.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="748" data-local-id="0f07f971d63f" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Please submit your tribute and photographs <a href="https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial">here</a>.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="748" data-local-id="0f07f971d63f" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">(<a href="https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial">https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial</a>)</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="748" data-local-id="0f07f971d63f" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">We also invite you to join us for the <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Alan Barrett Memorial Tribute</strong>:</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="867" data-local-id="a6c30d675c4c" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Date:</strong> 23 June 2026<br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Time:</strong> 18:00 EAT ( 15.00 UTC)<br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Venue:</strong> Africa Internet Summit 2026, Nairobi, Kenya<br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Format:</strong> Hybrid (In-Person and Online)</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="1005" data-local-id="fc3decf03c5d" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Let us celebrate the life, leadership, and lasting legacy of a man whose contributions helped shape Africa\u2019s Internet.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="1125" data-local-id="03bac0439695" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Kind Regards,</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="1142" data-local-id="123cc3a71a9d" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">AFRINIC Communications.</p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr role="presentation" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><p data-renderer-start-pos="1170" data-local-id="f5393158efe3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Chers membres de la Communauté,</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="1203" data-local-id="0a5403659b7a" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">La communauté Internet africaine continue de pleurer la perte d\u2019Alan Barrett, l\u2019un des pionniers de l\u2019Internet en Afrique, un leader respecté, un mentor et un ami. À travers plusieurs décennies de service au sein de la communauté Internet, Alan a contribué à façonner l\u2019infrastructure Internet, le développement des politiques et la gouvernance de l\u2019Internet en Afrique et dans le monde. Son héritage demeure vivant à travers les institutions qu\u2019il a aidé à bâtir, les politiques qu\u2019il a contribué à façonner et les nombreuses personnes qu\u2019il a inspirées.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="1760" data-local-id="466dea82b786" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Afin d\u2019honorer la vie et les contributions d\u2019Alan, nous vous invitons à partager un hommage personnel, un souvenir, un message ou une photographie reflétant l\u2019impact qu\u2019il a eu sur votre vie ou votre travail. Les hommages et photographies sélectionnés seront présentés lors d\u2019une session commémorative et inclus dans un hommage souvenir destiné à la famille d\u2019Alan.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2127" data-local-id="00920086d25d" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Veuillez soumettre votre hommage et vos photographies <a href="https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial">ici</a></p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2186" data-local-id="2bf64dea2cb0" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">(<a href="https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial">https://2026.internetsummit.africa/alan-p-barrett-memorial</a>)</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2186" data-local-id="2bf64dea2cb0" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Nous vous invitons également à vous joindre à nous pour l\u2019hommage commémoratif en mémoire d\u2019Alan Barrett :</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2294" data-local-id="bc8a01f8fb4b" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Date : 23 juin 2026</strong><br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Heure : 18 h 00 EAT (15.00 GMT)</strong><br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Lieu: Africa Internet Summit 2026, Nairobi, Kenya</strong><br><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Format : Hybride (en présentiel et en ligne)</strong></p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2442" data-local-id="ce20ca48ae5c" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Célébrons ensemble la vie, le leadership et l\u2019héritage durable d\u2019un homme dont les contributions ont aidé à façonner l\u2019Internet en Afrique.</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2583" data-local-id="73052815700a" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">Cordialement,</p><p data-renderer-start-pos="2598" data-local-id="0f81eba5070e" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;">AFRINIC Communications.</p></div></div></body></html>