---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Victor Ndonnang via Internet Society <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 12:19 AM Subject: Connect Africa : FW: [afnog] Final Announcement: AIS 2019 - AfNOG , 9 - 21 JUNE - KAMPALA - UGANDA To: <[email protected]> Hi all, Forwarding the below message to you for information and action. 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Best regards, Victor. *-- * *Victor Ndonnang* *Chapter Development Manager, Africa* Mobile: +1 770-837-7634 – Skype: Ndonnang [image: [email protected]] <https://www.internetsociety.org/> *The Internet is for Everyone* https://www.internetsociety.org [image: /Users/victor/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_1206349235] <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety> [image: /Users/victor/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_696112137] <https://twitter.com/internetsociety> [image: /Users/victor/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_366865481] <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/> *From: *afnog <[email protected]> on behalf of nancy dotse < [email protected]> *Reply-To: *nancy dotse <[email protected]> *Date: *Friday, January 18, 2019 at 13:19 *To: *Afnog <[email protected]> *Subject: *[afnog] Final Announcement: AIS 2019 - AfNOG , 9 - 21 JUNE - KAMPALA - UGANDA Hi All, The AfNOG Workshop Application deadline has just been extended for two more weeks ending* 30 Jan 2019.* This is the FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT and those who do not apply by the deadline will not get the opportunity to attend the Event. kindly forward to mailing lists to enable interested applicants apply. *Workshop application information is at :* *English: www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php>* *French: www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php <http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php>* Participants should please remember to provide complete answers as Applications will be evaluated based on the answers provided. Best regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Coordinator ---------- Original Message ---------- From: nancy dotse <[email protected]> To: Afnog <[email protected]> Date: October 11, 2018 at 6:25 PM Subject: AIS 2019 - AfNOG ANNOUNCEMENT, 9 - 21 JUNE - KAMPALA - UGANDA Hi All, Hope you are doing well. AfNOG 2019 been announced as below. Interested applicants should please click on the Workshop Online Application link therein to apply. Please remember to provide complete answers as your Application will be evaluated based on the answers provided. Further, kindly forward to various mailing lists Best regards Nancy Dotse AfNOG Coordinator AFRICA INTERNET SUMMIT (AIS) 2019 – WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES AFRICAN NETWORK OPERTORS GROUP (AfNOG) Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG's program at The Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Kampala, UGANDA from 9th – 21st June 2019. AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops, conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry. This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD –AROC, AfCHIX , ISOC Africa, AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet. Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community: AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet :ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research. About the Entire Event : Event Calendar include the following: - AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop) • Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials • AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums • AFRINIC Trainings • AfREN Forum • AfTLD – Workshop & Forum • ISOC Africa Sessions • ICANN Africa Day - o AfChixTechWomen Summit • A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session • A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Attends? A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers, CSIRTs Engineers and Policy makers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government, Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good opportunity for networking among peers and businesses. Why Attend? - The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the ICT Industry • It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber Security, Mobile Networking among other. • It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet including the current and newest trends in ICT. • Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics LOCAL HOST : NFT Consult, Uganda TIME TABLE Workshop & Tutorials - Event Date(s) Unix Boot Camp 9 June 2019 (Sunday) Networking Boot Camp 9 June 2019 (Sunday) CERT Boot Camp 9 June 2019 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop 10 June - 14 June 2019 (Monday - Friday) AfricaCERT Workshop 10 June -14 June 2019 (Monday - Friday) AfTLD – Workshop & Forum 10 June - 14 June 2019 (Monday - Friday) AFRINIC Trainings 15 – 17 June 2019 (Saturday - Monday) AfCHIX TechWomen Summit 15 June 2019 (Saturday) AfNOG Tutorials 15 - 17 June 2019 (Saturday - Monday) Forums & Conference : Event Date(s) ISOC Africa Sessions TBC ICANN Africa Sessions TBC Opening Session 17 June 2019 (Monday at 5 pm) AfREN Meeting / AAF 17 June2019 (Monday) AfNOG-20 Conference 18 June 2019 (Tuesday) AFRINIC-30 Conference 19 – 21 June, 2019 (Wednesday - Friday) About AfNOG AfNOG (See http://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to implementation of new networks that require community cooperation. AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different African country each year. "While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG's output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished" AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology : The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2018 in Nineteen different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's Instructors are an international team with many years of experience in operating large networks and teaching about network operations. AfNOG 2019 Workshop Tracks This year's workshop is divided into six parallel Tracks: ( 5 English & 1 French Tracks). - SS-E Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. - SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. - NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English) - NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (enfrancais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. - AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English) - CT- E, CERT Training (English) Workshop application information is at : English: www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php French: www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Application Deadline – 15th Jan, 2019 AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2019 Tutorials will be available here shortly: www.afnog.org/afnog2019/tutorial About AFRINIC AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry for Africa headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius. It is responsible for the distribution and management of Internet number resources (IP address space and Autonomous System Numbers) in Africa and the Indian Ocean region. AFRINIC ensures equitable and efficient distribution of Internet number resources to the African Internet community to support Internet governance, technology usage and development across the continent. Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC's activities and the objective is to build competence within Africa in IPv6 adoption as well as associated technologies required to use internet number resources effectively. More on AFRINIC can be found at http://www.afrinic.net/ . AfricaCERT AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CSIRT Operations from 10th to 14th June 2019 in Kampala, Uganda. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem. The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to : - Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs; • Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with other stakeholders all over the World; • Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT Security; • Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security; • Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better addressing of legal and regulatory issues; • Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing the resilience of ICT Infrastructure; • Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and Innovation in the ICT security field. Please visit http://www.africacert.org/ for further information. AfTLD – AROC Workshop & Meeting Africa Top Level Domains Organization will be conducting a Workshop & Forum during AIS. Further information will be provided shortly. ICANN Africa ICANN Africa will be holding sessions on ICANN. Further information will be provided shortly. ISOC AFRICA ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance, etc. Further information will be provided shortly. AfCHIX AfCHIX will be holding the Third AfCHIX Tech Women Summit on 15th June, 2019. Further information will be provided shortly. AfREN The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a one day meeting on 17th June 2019. AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking. As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC. The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration, advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN. The sponsorship of campus network Managers to attend the annual AfNOG training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN. Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern & Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa). Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators, regulators, policy makers and international partners. Additional information on AfREN 2019 will be provided shortly. AfNOG - 2019 Conference The 20th AfNOG Conference will be held in Kampala Uganda, on 18th June 2019. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The conferences are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2018 conference in Senegal drew several delegates, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: www.afnog.org/afnog2019/conference AFRINIC- 30 Public Policy Meeting The AFRINIC-30 Public Policy meeting will be held in Kampala, Uganda for three days from 19th – 21st June, 2019. AFRINIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AFRINIC Public Policy Meeting. The three day meeting will be preceded by IPv6 training and training in Internet Number Resource Management. 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