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Take a little piece of AFRINIC history home with you!

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:47:25 +0000

30 November 2015 - Our "10 Years of AFRINIC" commemorative book will be on sale from 01 December at just US$ 10 per copy.

Walk through the key moments in AFRINIC's history, from the first mention of the idea of an RIR for Africa back in 1995 to 2014, when AFRINIC closed the year with 42 staff and 1,154 members.

Onsite Registration is Open for AFRINIC-23

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 08:05:22 +0000

28 November 2015 - Welcome to the AFRINIC-23 Meeting.

The AFRINIC Training sessions are officially starting today with IPv6 Training at the Azur Le Gilbert’s from 9:00 am.

Onsite registration and badge retrieval is now open and is located behind the reception at the Gilbert’s Hotel.

For shuttle service from and to the venue hotel,AFRINIC Team enquire at registration.

Online Registration for AFRINIC-23 Workshops

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:32:35 +0000

16 November 2015 -We would like to invite you to indicate to us which workshops you are interested in attending during AFRINIC-23 in Pointe-Noire.

- RPKI

- DNSSEC

- CSIRT Services and Tools Selection Procedure

- Web Defacement Incident Handling

- CSIRT Incident Handling challenges

Please login to your account and fill out the section labeled ‘Workshops’.

https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-23/en/component/afmeeting/?view=dashboard

Looking forward to see you all in Pointe-Noire, Congo!

AFRINIC Team

Your Flight and Hotel Details for AFRINIC-23

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 08:49:26 +0000

10 November 2015 - In order for us to better coordinate airport transfers for our delegates, we request that you login into your AFRINIC-23 registration account and fill out the section labeled ''Travel arrangements’’ to provide us with your arrival/departure flight and hotel details in the form.

https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-23/en/component/afmeeting/?view=dashboard

This information will help us make necessary arrangements and will facilitate visa upon arrival in Pointe-Noire, Congo.

Kindly note that without this information, we cannot guarantee that transfer to your hotels from the airport will be available, particularly during late night hours.

We will do our best to provide you with all necessary information on how to proceed should this be the case.

AFRINIC Team

AFRINIC-23 Fellowship Winners

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 12:07:24 +0000

30 October 2015 - AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-23 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-23, being held from 28 November to 4 December in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo:

- Mzat Teslim Adebayo from Nigeria

- Tshishimbi Etienne from Senegal

- Elitcha Komi Mokpokpo Woateba from Togo

- Bonface Witaba from Kenya

- Yvonne Tsara from Zimbabwe

- Manga Willy Ted Gregory Marcel from Cameroon

Congratulations to you all and we look forward to collaborating with you on Internet development initiatives in the African region.

For more information about the AFRINIC Fellowship program please visit: http://www.afrinic.net/en/community/afrinic-events/fellowship

AFRINIC-23 : Update on Congo

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 12:42:28 +0000

27 October 2015 - As you may be aware, the Republic of Congo experienced some civil unrest last week, prior to referendum that was held on Sunday 25 October. The referendum itself is reported to have been peaceful.

Salama Fikira, the security assessment agency we hired, updated us on the situation shortly before the referendum, and they will continue to monitor the situation and advise us accordingly.

Registration is Open for AFRINIC-23

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 07:02:03 +0000

4 September 2015 - We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for the AFRINIC-23 Meeting, being held in Pointe-Noire, Congo from 28 November to 4 December 2015.

Call for Fellowships for the AFRINIC-23 meeting is Open

ashil@afrinic.net (ashil) — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 06:59:21 +0000

4 September 2015 - The Call for Fellowships for the AFRINIC-23 meeting, being held from 28 November to 4 December in Pointe-Noire, Congo is now open.

The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries.

The Call for Presentations for the AFRINIC-23 Meeting is now Open

abiade.dosunmu@afrinic.net (Super User) — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 07:50:36 +0000

31 August 2015 - We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 28 November to 4 December 2015 to submit their presentation abstract.