<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 all, <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This call for proposals may be of interest to members of this list. The deadline for submissions has just been extended to 31 March. I’m sure that Pablo from APNIC, or colleagues from LACNIC would be happy to discuss further or answer any questions. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best regards,</div><div class="">Chris</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">——</div><div class="">Chris Buckridge</div><div class="">Head of External Relations</div><div class="">RIPE NCC<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Pablo Hinojosa <<a href="mailto:pablo@apnic.net" class="">pablo@apnic.net</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">An RFP to study Internet's technical success factors</b></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Greetings from Brisbane,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Hope you are starting the year well and healthy.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Sharing with you an RFP about a collaboration between LACNIC and APNIC, to commission a study about the Internet’s technical success factors.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">English:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://blog.apnic.net/2021/02/22/what-are-the-internets-technical-success-factors/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://blog.apnic.net/2021/02/22/what-are-the-internets-technical-success-factors/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Español:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.lacnic.net/5155/1/lacnic/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.lacnic.net/5155/1/lacnic/</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="ES" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Appreciate your support in promoting these links, recommending capable individuals or submitting a proposal. Any questions, please contact internetstudy {@}<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://apnic.net/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;" class="">apnic.net</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">With best regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">Pablo</span></div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><br class=""></div></body></html>