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News and announcements
Posted Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - 15:10
Attached are copies of presentations given at AFIX 2017 meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Monday, August 21st. The event was held in conjunction with the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) and was sponsored by The Internet Society. The AfPIF event website can be found here: http://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/
A few additional notes regarding the meeting and presentations:
- The Cloudflare presentation indicated on the agenda did not occur due to Air France's inability to deliver the presenter, Martin Levy.
- The ARDA presentation noted in the agenda did not have slides. It was a live demonstration using the project website: http://arda.af-ix.net/ARP/index.php
- The presentation on IXP Jedi by Hisham Ibrahim (RIPE) took place in the afternoon session but was not included in the original agenda.
- Flexoptix became the first official paying patron of the African IXP Association at this meeting.
Posted Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - 18:47
The African IXP Association's second bi-annual meeting in 2017 will be held at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on Monday, August 21st in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire at the Azalai Hotel's Citronnelle room. There will be a remote participation system and live translation services available for English and French. The event is generously sponsored by The Internet Society. A copy of meeting agenda/schedule is attached.
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Posted Monday, June 26, 2017 - 20:23
Attached are copies of presentations given at AFIX 2017 meeting in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday, May 28th. The event was held in conjunction with the African Internet Summit (AIS) and was sponsored by The Internet Society. The AIS event website can be found here: https://internetsummitafrica.org/
Posted Friday, June 9, 2017 - 12:42
The 8th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will be held from 22nd to 24th August in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
The event will focus on Internet interconnection dynamics, content issues, and other critical components of transit deficits at the domestic and regional level. The audience will include infrastructure providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet exchange points (IXPs), mobile network operators (MNOs), content providers, large enterprise networks, policy-makers, and regulators.
The Programme Committee is currently seeking proposals for content including presentations and panel discussions. See here for more details: https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en/call_papers
The AfPIF Fellowship program is also open to those who would like to attend the event but need sponsorship. Applicants should be individuals actively engaged in Internet policy, business, and/or technical development relating to peering and transit. Interested parties should apply here: https://www.internetsociety.org/afpif/2017/en/fellowship-2017