Good man. You have my undying support, Mr. Kayihura.
Mark. On 4/Feb/20 21:32, Sami Salih wrote: > Thank you Boss for those words, I feel that it's comes from a honest > heart, I I'm sure the community got the same feeling. Be sure all of > us share the same story with slight difference, for me I was first > time invited for 2009 meeting in SA, then we organized the first IG in > Sudan, and we success to reach 30% IPv6 traffic in the REN network. > AFRINIC means a lot for us, and to our local community, so any type of > support you need please just let us know and we will never hide. > > once again thank you for this kind message, and wish you all the best. > > Sami Salih, > Community Member. > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Eddy Kayihura <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 4, 2020 9:47:20 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [Community-Discuss] A personal note > > > Dear Colleagues, ( French version below) > > One day in April 2006, I was informed by Rwandatel CTO that I would > attend an AFRINIC meeting in Nairobi as our company had received a > fellowship from them. This intrigued me because I did not understand > why our IP provider was willing to sponsor a trip for a member for no > apparent reason. > > Not only did I not find any catch but I discovered a community that I > had no clue existed. I heard of IPv6 for the first time and later > registered for a course which happened at AFRINIC 9 in Balaclava, > Mauritius. This connection together with the AfNog one helped me grow > quickly in the networking field. > > Back home, many colleagues attended AFRINIC and AfNog events and we > started seeing scalable network and systems managed by young Rwandans. > > 14 years later, Afrinic has evolved in many ways and is still around > committed to its mission of supporting Internet technology usage and > development in Africa. > > I have grown over the years to become AFRINIC’s CEO. The large number > of support messages I have received since it happened has been very > humbling and demonstrates the fact that AFRINIC is dear to the hearts > of many people all over the world. > > AFRINIC has had more than its fair share of ups and downs and > challenges over the years. However, there are inspiring stories of its > positive contributions and impact in many countries. It continues to > play a fundamentally important role in Internet development across > Africa and the Indian Ocean region. > > During my few weeks in office, I have endeavored with the team on > analysing and identifying all key focus areas from the feedback we > have received from our membership and community. > > The key focus areas include: > > - Restoring the accuracy of the database and enhancing membership > experience. > > - Delivering on promises of major technical products and projects > anticipated by our membership and community. > > - Building, developing and maintaining our community through providing > capacity building, research and engagement opportunities. > > - Restructuring a cohesive and efficient team that will deliver on all > the above and more. > > I would like to commend the team’s resilience and dedication over the > years and I am a firm believer that our success will not be attainable > without the involvement of each of us. As a member-based organisation > and a community-driven organisation, the support of our members and > community is also vital to our triumph as a whole. > > I will be giving a monthly update on the progress we make on the > different areas and we welcome your suggestions, support and > constructive feedback as we travel this journey together. > > Kind regards, > > Eddy > > > ***** > > Chers Collegues, (votre indulgence pour les accents et potentielles > fautes d'ortographes est appreciee) > > Par un jour normal en 2006, le CTO de Rwandatel m'a informé que je > participerai à une reunion d'AFRINIC à Nairobi et qu'ils prennait tout > en charge. Je fus intrigué car ne comprenant pas pourquoi notre > fournisseur d'adresse IP serait si genereuse. > > Je n'ai cependant trouve aucun piège. Bien plus, j'ai plutôt decouvert > une communauté dont j'ignorai totalement l'existence. J'ai entendu > parler de IPv6 pour la premiere fois et me suis enregistré pour un > cours qui a eu lieu lors de AFRINIC 9 a Balaclava en ile Maurice. > Cette connection ainsi qu'avec AfNog m'a aide a progresser rapidement > dans le domaine de la connectivite. > > Au pays, plusieurs collegues ont participé aux réunions d'AFRINIC et > AfNog et nous avons commencé à voir de jeunes rwandais gerant des > reseaux et systèmes bien configuré. > > 14 annees plus tard, Afrinic a evolué de plusieurs maniere tout en > restant fidele à sa mission de soutenir l'usage et le developpement > des technologies de l'Internet. > > J'ai aussi progressé jusqu'à en devenir le Directeur Général. Les > inombrables messages de soutien que j'ai recu etaient bien chaleureux > et demontrent a quel point Afrinic est cher é plusieurs personnes au > travers le globe. > > Afrinic a eu son lot de hauts et bas au travers des années. Cependant, > il y a plusieurs histoires inspirantes sur sa contribution dans > plusieurs pays. Afrinic continue a jouer un role fondamental pour le > developpement de l'Internet sur le continent ainsi que la region de > l'Ocean Indien. > > Pour mes premieres semaines en fonction, je me suis attelé avec > l'equipe a analyser et identifier les points les plus saillants des > feedbacks recu de nos membres ainsi que la communaute. > > Ces points incluent les elements suivants: > > - Restaurer l'intigrite de la base de donnees et ameliorer > l'expenrience de nos membres; > > - Finaliser l'implementation des differents produits et projets promis > et souhaite par nos membres ainsi que la communaute en general; > > - Developper notre communaute au travers des diverses activites de > formation, recherches et reunions; > > - Restructurer une equipe plus efficace afin de remplir toutes les > promesses citees ci-haut et bien plus encore. > > Je souhaite saluer la tenacite et le devouement de l'equipe Afrinic au > travers des annees et je suis convaincu que notre succes n'est pas > atteignable sans l'implication d'un chacun. Comme une organization > "member-based" et orientee vers la communaute, le soutien de nos > membres ainsi que des membres de la communaute est primordial si nous > voulons celebrer notre aboutissement comme un block. > > Je vous donnerai une mise a jour mensuelle sur les avancements que > nous ferons sur differents fronts et vos suggestions sont le bienvenu > tout au long de ce voyage. > > Respectueusement votre, > > Eddy >
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