Re: [kictanet] AfTLD’s Initial Registry Operation Workshop to be held in Lesotho from 10 to 14 November 2014
The African Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD), the association of African country code top level domains (ccTLDs), has organized an initial Registry Operation Course (IROC) in Maseru, Lesotho. The workshop which will be hosted by Lesotho Communications Authority, will be held from 10th – 14th November 2014. The workshop is in line with AfTLD’s program to enhance management of registry infrastructure on the African Continent. 35 participants from 10 countries will participate in the workshop. For further information contact the AfTLD secretariat at secretariat(at)aftld.org. or www.aftld.org/irocls About AfTLD The African Top Level Domains Organization was established in 2002 to act as a focal point for African Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) managers in coordinating, formulating, developing and presenting a unified approach to issues related to the Domain Name System. The African Top Level Domains Organization also presents a forum for sharing ideas between the regions Internet community with an aim of promoting the utilization of national country’s Top Level Domains.
On 6 November 2014 13:48, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: 35 participants from 10 countries will participate in the workshop. Barrack this is a great initiative to build capacity. Any participants from our region? I never knew there was such an organization as Africa ccTLDs. Regards. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh B: http://lord.me.ke/ T: twitter.com/lordmwesh "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
@Kivuva - this has to be the Africa grouping of the ccNSO On Thu, Nov 6, 2014, at 03:50 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
On 6 November 2014 13:48, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
35 participants from 10 countries will participate in the workshop. Barrack this is a great initiative to build capacity. Any participants from our region?
I never knew there was such an organization as Africa ccTLDs.
Regards.
______________________
Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh
N: twitter.com/lordmwesh
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Hi Mwendwa, Africa Top Level Domains Organization is the correct name. www.aftld.org. AfTLD is the regional organization made up of African ccTLDs. It is acts as a platform and a voice for African ccTLDs to share knowledge , build expertise (capacity building) and represent the interests of African ccTLDs in International Fora. It has a board (Executive Commitee) that is elected by the ccTLD Managers from the African region. Asia has its own equivalent APTLD, Europe CENTR, Latin America (LaCTLD). There is close collaboration between the four regional TLD organizations (www.rtldo.org). The meeting in Lesotho has already commenced there are 28 participants from 10 African countries, Kenya included.. Kenya is an active participant. KeNIC has sent a participant in addition to a training resource. The objective of the workshop is to help Lesotho build its own registry and is being facilitated by resource persons from African registries with the support of the Internet Society, ZA Central Registry, Vodacom, ECONET and the Lesotho Communications Authority (Host) Best Regards On 11/6/14, waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@Kivuva - this has to be the Africa grouping of the ccNSO
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014, at 03:50 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote:
On 6 November 2014 13:48, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
35 participants from 10 countries will participate in the workshop. Barrack this is a great initiative to build capacity. Any participants from our region?
I never knew there was such an organization as Africa ccTLDs.
Regards.
______________________
Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lordmwesh
N: twitter.com/lordmwesh
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Barrack Otieno -
Mwendwa Kivuva -
waudo siganga