<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; ">Dear colleagues,</span><br></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div id="yiv417047814"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div id="yiv417047814"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; " id="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_54" class="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_53"><div style="font-family: 'times
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">I trust this e-mail finds you well.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;">NOTE:
Following the first round of discussion with some partners (IHP focal points,
experts etc.), we decided to widen our sphere of HOPE’s activities to Free <b><u>and/or</u></b>
Open Source Software (FOSS) because there is much more “Free Software” than
“Free and Open Source Software” in the water management field and we don’t want
to miss the opportunity to have the FREE SOFTWARE in the HOPE’s Kit since they
can be useful for the target area.</span><span style="color:red;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;">We
therefore readjusted the survey and request you to take few moments to complete
the <b>NEW</b> HOPE PROJECT assessment </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">(<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=ce33f9f6-b475-424b-80bd-260f356f6f1b">Click
here to access</a>)<span style="color:red;">.</span></span></div>
<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">As I mentioned in a
previous E-mail, a dedicated space on the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsis-community.org/"><span lang="EN-US">WSIS-KC Knowledge Communities
platform</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> has been created to capture your
contribution to UNESCO’s Hydro Open-source software Platform of Experts (HOPE)
initiative. Thus, you can now participate in the discussions that would lead to
an official launch of the HOPE platform in Paris towards the first trimester of
2013. During this meeting, partners and members of the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsis-community.org/"><span lang="EN-US">WSIS-KC HOPE Communities platform</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;"> will agree on the way forward piloting the project in
countries/region(s).</span></div>
<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">To be part of the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsis-community.org/"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;">WSIS-KC HOPE
Communities platform</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">, please follow first
the instructions and register your profile in the WSIS KC - knowledge
communities’ platform [</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/register/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/register/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">] and then sign up on the HOPE project.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">We are also waiting for your feedback through our
social networks and we will keep you informed about the development of the
project through the below addresses :</span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " class="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_100">Web page: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.hope-initiative.net/blog/">http://www.hope-initiative.net/blog/</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;"></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " class="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_105"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/UNESCO.HOPE.Initiative"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.facebook.com/UNESCO.HOPE.Initiative</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; " class="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_106"></span></div>
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Twitter : @HOPEInitiative1</span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Remember that<b><u>
UNESCO HOPE team invites</u></b> you to participate in an assessment survey (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.esurveyspro.com/Survey.aspx?id=ce33f9f6-b475-424b-80bd-260f356f6f1b">Click
here to access</a>) designed to gauge your opinions on how to provide Member
States excellence in the area of Open-source software in hydrology. This survey
concerns your recent interactions with specialized software in hydrology and
will help us to lead the discussions on the WSIS-KC Knowledge Communities
platform on the subject. <a rel="nofollow" name="_GoBack" href=""></a>Your responses will be kept
confidential.</span></div>
<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">We are convinced that
you will be an important player in the success of this project and an asset to
the discussions on the HOPE platform on WSIS KC - Knowledge Communities
website.</span></div>
<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;">All the best, Youssef</span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:red;">PS: If you know any partner institutions and individuals that might be
interested in the project, do not hesitate to forward them this E-mail.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal"><b style="font-size:12pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F243E;">Youssef Filali-Meknassi Ph.D., P.Eng.</span></b></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E;">UNESCO Office in
Windhoek</span></b></div>
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Africa and Swaziland</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " class="yiv417047814yui_3_7_2_18_1351842387161_132"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E;"><br>
38-44 Stein Street,<br>
Klein Windhoek,<br>
P.O. Box 24519,<br>
Windhoek, Namibia</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#222222;"></span></div>
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<div class="yiv417047814MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E;">Work Phone : +264 61 2917210</span></div>
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