Daily Recap: 28 November 2013
Thursday the 28th marked the official Opening Ceremony of AFRINIC-19 in Abidjan. The day started with the Newcomer’s session, chaired by Anne Rachel Inne, Chief Operations Officer, AFRINIC. Anne Rachel gave an overview of AFRINIC, our mission, our role and a purpose in the Internet ecosystem.
Official Opening
AFRINIC-19 was officially opened by the Honourable Bruno Nabagne Kone, Minister of Posts and ICT of Cote D’Ivoire. In his speech to the packed plenary room, Mr. Kone welcomed AFRINIC and stressed on the importance of the meeting. He stated that AFRINIC in Cote D’Ivoire is an important milestone for the Ivorian ICT landscape and that there were high expectations for the meeting.
Adiel Akplogan, AFRINIC CEO reaffirmed AFRINIC’s commitment to our mandate, emphasizing our support and presence in francophone Africa. Badru Ntege, Chair of the AFRINIC Board stressed on the importance of the Internet, the importance of IPv6 deployment for a common objective, a resilient and sustainable Africa.
Global Updates
The opening ceremony was followed by the Global Updates, by our sister organisations, APNIC, ARIN, LANIC, RIPE NCC, IANA, ICANN, with the NRO/ASO update. This session has been implemented in all meetings and gives the regional audience insight on what is happening globally in the RIR world. 
AFRINIC and RIPE NCC MoU
AFRINIC and RIPE_NCC signed on the 28 November an MoU on 3 specific projects:
1. The distribution of RIPE Atlas probes
2. The installation of 10 Atlas anchor
3. The installation of an Atlas anchor within #AFRINIC's infrastructure
This MoU reaffirms AFRINIC's and RIPE NCC's engagement in the promotion of Internet development in our respective regions.
Presentations
Presentations were then given by Mireille Houndji and Michuki Mwangi, on Content creation and the History of the Internet respectively. Mireille’s presentation was a very interesting one, detailing the importance of content creation as a knowledge base and foundation of the sector, which brought about vibrant reactions from the audience which led to show how a there are currently many initiatives
for good content creation.
Michuki’s presentation, about the history of Internet in Africa depicted the Internet infographics by ISOC, which documented all the important milestones of Internet’s history.
Policy Development Process
Only one policy was discussed at AFRINIC-19, the Academic IPv4 Allocation, policy, authored by Andrew Alston and Sunday Folayan. After discussions, oppositions and comments, the policy did not reach consensus and was returned to the mailing list, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be re-discussed in Djibouti.
ASO election
Fiona Asonga was re-elected as the ASO representative for a new mandate. Fiona was running in the election against Hago Dafalla and Chris Thsimanga Kamukoko.
AFRINIC-19 Gala dinner
The AFRINIC Gala Dinner was a soiree of glitz and glamour and one to remember. The event took place at the Wafou Hotel, overlooking the gorgeous Ivorian Laguna. Traditional dancers welcomed delegates to the sound of drums in a torch lit garden where delegates enjoyed cocktails and balafon music. Dinner, made of delectable Ivorian specialties was served in the beautiful tiered dining room. Delegates enjoyed the food, music and danced the night away. We really hope everyone had a blast and will take those precious memories with them in their suitcases!
