This is a call to those individuals who would like to present at AFRINIC-21, being held from 22 - 28 November 2014 in Mauritius to submit a proposal. 

Join other presenters to share knowledge and discuss policies related to Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking with our audience.

To enrich the discussions at AFRINIC-21, we are seeking presentations on a wide range of issues broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: 

• Internet Governance

• E-governance

• Core Internet infrastructure

• Access, utility and development

• The Internet and economic development

• Business practices and technology

• Higher education in the age of technology

• Cyber Security

• Technology and business

• Cloud computing

• Open data/big data

• Technology and content production

• Relations between mobile operators and the Internet community

• Mobile applications

• IPv6

• Peering and interconnection

• DNS

• RPKI

• IXPs 

Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration.

If you are interested in presenting at AFRINIC-21, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration using the online form available at: http://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-21/en/speakers/call-for-presentations. 

Please read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. 

Important dates to note: 

• Deadline for submitting an application – 04 September 2014

• Notification of acceptance of application – 11 September 2014

• Final submission of draft presentation – 23 October 2014

To submit your presentation proposal:

Step 1 - Log in or create your account on the AFRINIC-21 website

Step 2 - Click on Call for Presentation

Step 3 - Fill in the Form with the required details 

Step 4 - Click on the Submit button on the bottom page 

And you're done!

We look forward to reading your proposals.