(Apologies for cross posting) 4th Annual AfTLD African ccTLD Event 2-7 March 2010, Nairobi Kenya The African Top Level Domains Organization (AfTLD), the association of African ccTLDs, announces its 4th Annual African ccTLD 2010 event. The event will be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 2 - 7 March 2010 just before the ICANN 37 Meeting. The event will be generously hosted by the Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC), a member of AfTLD with the support of local sponsors. The Annual General Meeting (AfTLD AGM) which will be held on Sunday, 7 March 2009 will be preceded by a five-day technical training workshop on Initial Registry Operation Course (IROC), an initiative of ICANN/ISOC/NSRC, and introduction to DNSSEC. The theme for the event is “Enhancing Internet Management in Africa”. AfTLD hereby invites interested parties to attend. Among the parties expected to attend are: • ccTLD organizations from Africa and elsewhere • Telecommunications firms • Internet service providers (ISPs) • Governments • ICT agencies • Any other interested persons and firms. The workshop is part of AfTLD’s effort to enhance capacity of ccTLD managers in the Africa region to manage their registries efficiently and in a cost effective manner. Presentations will also be made on registry services and systems to inform ccTLDs in the region on the best systems and services that suits their environment. An update on AfTLD’s research activities with the Regional Top Level Domain Organization (RTLDO) and capacity building efforts will also be made at the annual meeting. More details including registration page, detailed event program, hotel and Venue information will be available on the AfTLD website (www.aftld.org) shortly. For enquiries on sponsorship and other issues please contact Eric Akumiah, AfTLD Administrative Manager, at email address [email protected]. About AfTLD AfTLD 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. AfTLD 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. ------------------ Eric Akumiah AfTLD Administrative Manager, [T/F] : +233-21767466 [M] : +233-243380612, +233-203774281 [E]: [email protected] [W]: http://www.aftld.org Skype: ericaftldsec ____________________________________________