Hi everyone, AfNOG 2011 has just been announced. Read below for details:
----- Original message ----- > Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:01:48 -0000 > From: "Nancy Dotse" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [afnog] AfNOG 2011 Annoncement - ENGLISH) > > Hi All, > > Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 201. Kindly send to various lists. > > Please note Deadline for receipt of Applications is 25 February, 2011. > We sincerely apologise for the late announcement. > > Regards > > Nancy Dotse > AfNOG Secretariat > > AfNOG-12 and AfriNIC-14: Meetings 29 May - 10 June, 2011 > > The African Network Operators' Group (AfNOG) and the African Network > Information Centre (AfriNIC) are pleased to announce that the 12th AfNOG > Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-14 Meeting would be held in Dar Es > Salaam, Tanzania from 30th May to 10 June 2011. > > About the Entire Event > > AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the > AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a > week-long hands-on workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day > AfNOG Meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC Meeting. > > In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in > collaboration with other organizations. > > Local Host > > The joint Local Host for AfNOG 2011 are Tanzania Communications Regulatory > Authority (TCRA) and Tanzania Network Information Centre (TzNIC) > > Timetable > > > Unix Boot Camp > > 29 May 2011 (Sunday) > > > AfNOG Workshop > > CERT Training (AAF/AfREN) > > > > 30 May - 3 June 2011 (Monday - Friday) > > 30 May - 4 June 2011 (Monday - Saturday) > > > AfriNIC IPv6 Workshop > > 4 - 5 June 2011 (Saturday - Sunday) > > > AfREN Meeting / AAF > > 4 - 6 June 2011 (Saturday - Monday) > > > AfNOG Tutorials > > > > 5 - 6 June 2011 (Sunday - Monday) > > > AfriNIC LIR Workshop > > 6 June 2011 (Monday) > > > ISOC Day > > > > AfNOG-12 Meeting > > 6 June 2011 (Monday) > > > > 7 June 2011 (Tuesday) > > > AfriNIC-14 Meeting > > > > 8- 9 June 2011 (Wednesday - Thursday) > > > AfPIF > > AFGWG > > 10 June 2011 (Friday) > > 10 June 2011 (Friday) > > Venue & Hotel > > Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly. > > About AfNOG > > AfNOG (See <http://www.afnog.org/> <http://www.afnog.org/>) is a forum for > cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of > Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like > this one every year since 2000. > > > > About AfriNIC > > AfriNIC (See <http://www.afrinic.net/> <http://www.afrinic.net/>) is a > Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources > Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy > meetings every year (see < <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/> > http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>). > > AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology > > The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to > people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an > Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The > target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial > Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, > or NGO networks. > > This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held > annually from 2000 to 2010 in eleven different African countries, and also > the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at > eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an > international team with many years of experience operating large networks > and teaching about network operations. > > The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks: > > * SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the > design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways > that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. > * SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the > design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that > can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. > * NM - Network Monitoring & Management (English) > * AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English) > * CT - CERT Training (English) > * SI-F - Infrastructure Reseaux IP (en francais), similar to track > SI-E, but given in French. > > Workshop application information is at : > > > > http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/workshop/online_application_en.php > > > > http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/workshop/online_application_fr.php > > > > > > **Workshop Deadline - 25 February, 2011 > > > > AfREN / Africa Asia Forum > > The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum > communityl (AAF) will be holding a three-day meetings /turorials from 4 - 6 > June 2011. The meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community > such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth > consortia, regional RENs etc. > > Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2011 will be provided shortly. > > AfNOG Tutorials > > AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. > > Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a > hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and > most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training > on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and > related services provisioning for ISP operations. > > Additional information about AfNOG 2011 Tutorials will be availabe here: > > <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/tutorial/ > <http://afnog.org/afnog2011/tutorial/> > > > 12th AfNOG Meeting > > The 12th AfNOG meeting will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 7 June > 2011. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and > dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise > networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are > informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African > backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2010 conference in Kigali, Rwanda > drew over 150 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff > from national service providers, and members of the research and education > community. > > Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here: > <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2011/conference/> > > > > AfriNIC-14 Meeting > > The AfriNIC-14 meeting will be held in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for two days > from 8 - 9 June, 2011. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide > an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These > policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and > distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include > tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the > AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The two day meeting will be preceeded by a > two-day IPv6 training. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its > deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 > pool of address space. There will be an opportunity to discuss the > challenges which our region will be facing with IPv4 address space > exhaustion. > > Further information will be available at <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. > > ISOC DAY and AfPIF Conference > > The Internet Society will be organizing an ISOC DAY on 6th June and African > Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on 10th June 2011 in conjunction > with the AfNOG 12 and AfriNIC 14 meetings in Dar Es Salaam, > Tanzania. > The conference will discuss the situation of Internet Interconnection in > Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange > Points. > > The meeting agenda will be available shortly. > > Visa Requirements > > Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Tanzania. Please check > with the Tanzania Embassy or Consulate in your country Regards, Kyle Spencer _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
