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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Start the new year by joining AIT for a stimulating event on Histories of the Internet from 10 to 4 (plus drinks / networking) on 9 January in the City of London, or online.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The Forum will discuss significant innovations over the past six decades with reflections on their relevance to emerging developments, </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>seeking to learn from its history rather than simply celebrate success stories.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Five panels of multi-disciplinary academics, practitioners and leaders from civil society, business, industry, and government will present and engage with a live audience in London, open through a hybrid form to online participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attend in person to build new academic networks in a developing field, and foster academic-industry interaction, or participate online with colleagues active in the area.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>See the full programme, speaker bios and book your place at: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-of-it-forum-on-the-histories-of-the-internet-tickets-691738758247"><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-of-it-forum-on-the-histories-of-the-internet-tickets-691738758247</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Concessions available for associated societies<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In line with AIT’s objective of raising public awareness of the rich and important history of technology in the UK we are offering up to 10 free places for students. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are a student and wish to participate, get in touch. If you know of a student with an interest in this area, please encourage them to apply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Tom Abram</span></b><span style='color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Director – Archives of IT</span></b><span style='color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#06400C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="mailto:research@archivesit.org.uk"><span style='color:#0563C1'>research@archivesit.org.uk</span></a></span><span style='color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="http://www.archivesit.org.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A'>www.archivesit.org.uk</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>> <a href="https://archivesit.org.uk/sign-up/" title="https://archivesit.org.uk/sign-up/"><span style='color:#0F5C1A'>Subscribe</span></a> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>to<span style='background:white'> our e-newsletter</span></span><span style='mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ArchivesIT" title="https://twitter.com/ArchivesIT"><b><span style='color:#0F5C1A'>@ArchivesIT</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#06400C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0F5C1A;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Please support us at </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#06400C;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="https://archivesit.org.uk/get-involved-4/make-a-difference/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://archivesit.org.uk/get-involved-4/make-a-difference/</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Registered Charity No: 1164198</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>This e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. 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