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On Dec 19, 2017 19:18, "Aji Fatou Sey" <aji.fatou.sey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for sharing Alagie :)
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> On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 6:57 PM, Alagie Ceesay <aceesay84 at gmail.com>
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Victor Ndonnang via Internet Society* <Mail at connectedcommunity.org
>> >
>> Date: Tuesday,
>>
>> Dear Chapter Leaders,
>>
>>
>>
>> Forwarding this message from AfNOG for your information and action.
>>
>>
>>
>> For those of you who are interested by these workshops and possible
>> fellowship, please use the links below to submit your applications before 31
>> st December 2017.
>>
>> English:www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php
>> French:www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Victor.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Victor Ndonnang
>>
>> Chapter Development Manager, Africa Internet Society
>>
>> The Internet is for Everyone
>>
>> https://www.internetsociety.org
>>
>>
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>> *From: *afnog <afnog-bounces at afnog.org> on behalf of nancy dotse <
>> nancy at ghana.com>
>> *Reply-To: *nancy dotse <nancy at ghana.com>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 10:22 AM
>> *To: *"afnog at afnog.org" <afnog at afnog.org>
>> *Subject: *[afnog] THIRD REMINDER : AIS 2018 - AfNOG Announcement -
>> English
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I trust all is well.
>>
>> This is the Third reminder reference Announcement of AfNOG 2018 . All
>> interested participants should kindly visit AfNOG Website
>>
>> and register asap as the DEADLINE is close.
>>
>> We also request that you forward the announcement to various mailing lists
>>
>> Wish you all a Merry Christmas in advance and the ery best of the New
>> Year.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>> *********
>>
>> Africa Internet Summit (AIS) : Workshop & Meetings 29thApril – 11thMay
>> 2018
>>
>> Africa Internet Summit (AIS) Secretariat announces AfNOG's program at The
>> Africa Internet Summit scheduled to be held in Dakar, SENEGAL from
>> 29thApril – 11thMay 2018.
>>
>> AIS is the pinnacle multi-stakeholder event combining, workshops,
>> conferences and networking for the internet Industry. The annual summit
>> attracts internationally renowned Instructors, Experts and Speakers to
>> share the latest innovations and Best practices in the Internet industry.
>> This is the place where the African Technical Institutions and Af* such as
>> AfNOG, AFRINIC, AfREN, AfricaCERT, AfTLD - AROC, AfCHIX, ISOC Africa,
>> AfrICANN, AfGWG etc meet.
>>
>> Meeting the needs of the Africa Internet Community
>>
>> AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and
>> includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use
>> and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business
>> aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security,
>> Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research.
>>
>> About the Entire Event
>>
>> Event Calendar include the following:
>>
>>    - AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in
>>    a week-long hands-on workshop)
>>    - Several one /two full-day Advanced AfNOG Tutorials
>>    - AfricaCERT Workshop & Forums
>>    - AFRINIC Trainings
>>    - AfREN Forum
>>    - AfTLD – Workshop & Meeting
>>    - ISOC Africa Sessions
>>    - ICANN Africa Day
>>    - AfCHix TechWomen Summit
>>    - A one-day AfNOG Plenary Session
>>    - A three-day AFRINIC Plenary Session.
>>
>> In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in
>> collaboration with other organizations.
>>
>> Who Attends?
>>
>> A broad range of ICT Industry leaders and technical experts including
>> Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Engineers, CSIRTs Engineers and
>> Policy makers who wish to acquire the necessary skills in ICT, Government,
>> Regulators, Telecommunication companies and ICT vendors. It is a good
>> opportunity for networking among peers and businesses.
>>
>> Why Attend?
>>
>>    - The AIS addresses the current and future needs of operators in the
>>    ICT Industry
>>    - It is focused on popular and emerging ICT Industries such as Cyber
>>    Security, Mobile Networking among other.
>>    - It features discussions on a wide range of issues of the Internet
>>    including the current and newest trends in ICT.
>>    - Industry experts will be participating in conference sessions from
>>    thought-provoking and visionary keynote presentations to interactive panel
>>    sessions, all addressing the most pressing topics
>>
>> Local Host
>>
>> The Local Hosts for the Event is Ministère des Postes et des
>> Télécommunications, Senegal.
>>
>> Venue & Hotel
>>
>> This will be announced shortly.
>>
>> Time Table
>>
>> Workshop & Tutorials
>>
>> Event Date(s)
>> Unix Boot Camp 29 April 2018 (Sunday)
>> Networking Boot Camp 29 April 2018 (Sunday)
>> CERT Boot Camp 29 April 2018 (Sunday)
>> AfNOG Workshop 30 April - 4 May 2018 (Monday - Friday)
>> AfricaCERT Workshop 30 April - 4 May 2018 (Monday - Friday)
>> AfTLD - Workshop & Forum 30 April - 4 May 2018 (Monday - Friday)
>> AfCHIXTechWomen Summit 5 May 2018 (Saturday)
>> ICANN Day 5 May 2018 (Saturday)
>> AFRINIC Trainings 5 - 7 May 2018 (Saturday - Monday)
>> ICANN Special Workshop 6 May 2018 (Sunday)
>> AfNOG Tutorials 6 - 7 May 2018 (Sunday - Monday)
>> ISOC Africa Sessions TBC
>>
>> Conference
>>
>> Event Date(s)
>> Opening Session 7 May 2018 (Monday at 5 pm)
>> AfREN Meeting / AAF 7 May 2018 (Monday)
>> AfNOG-19 Conference 8 May 2018 (Tuesday)
>> AFRINIC-28 Conference 9 - 11 May, 2018 (Wednesday - Friday)
>>
>> About AfNOG
>>
>> AfNOG (Seehttp://www.afnog.org/) is a forum for cooperation and the
>> exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected
>> networks in Africa. AfNOG aims at building a community of engineers helping
>> each other operate Internet Infrastructure in Africa, and on the Global
>> Internet as well as promote the discussion of issues relating to
>> implementation of new networks that require community cooperation.
>>
>> AfNOG has since year 2000 organized their annual Event in a different
>> African country each year.
>>
>> "While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of the Internet in Africa with
>> trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of
>> the community. In so doing AfNOG's output training capacity has multiplied
>> in the past decade and the community flourished"
>>
>> 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 2017 in eighteen 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 in operating large
>> networks and teaching about network operations.
>>
>> The workshop is divided into eight parallel tracks: ( 5 English & 3
>> French 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.
>>    - SS-F - Scalable Internet Services (en francais), similar to track
>>    SS-E, but given in French.
>>    - 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.
>>    - SI-F - Scalable Network Infrastructure (en francais), similar to
>>    track SI-E, but given in French.
>>    - NM – E, Network Monitoring & Management (English)
>>    - NM-F, Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to
>>    track NM-E, but given in French.
>>    - AR –E, Advanced Routing Techniques (English)
>>    - CT- E, CERT Training (English)
>>
>> Workshop application information is at :
>> English:www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php
>> French:www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php
>> **Workshop Deadline – December 31, 2017
>>
>> About AFRINIC
>>
>> AFRINIC (Seehttp://www.afrinic.net/) is the Regional Internet Registry
>> for Africa headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius. It is responsible for the
>> distribution and management of Internet number resources (IP address space
>> and Autonomous System Numbers) in Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
>> AFRINIC ensures equitable and efficient distribution of Internet number
>> resources to the African Internet community to support Internet governance,
>> technology usage and development across the continent.
>>
>> Trainings and capacity building are a central part of AFRINIC's
>> activities and the objective is to build competence within Africa in IPv6
>> adoption as well as associated technologies required to use internet number
>> resources effectively. More on AFRINIC can be found at (see
>> http://www.afrinic.net/ ).
>>
>> AfricaCERT
>>
>> AfricaCERT will hold a 6 day Workshop & Tutorial on CERT from 30thApril –
>> 5thMay 2018 in Senegal. AfricaCERT is the African forum of computer
>> incident response teams, and aims to propose solutions to Challenges for a
>> better health in the Af* Internet Ecosystem.
>>
>> The objectives of AfricaCERT include, but are not restricted to :
>>
>>    - Assisting African countries in establishing CSIRTs;
>>    - Strengthening the relationships amongst CSIRTs in Africa and with
>>    other stakeholders all over the World;
>>    - Fostering and supporting education and outreach programs in ICT
>>    Security;
>>    - Encouraging information sharing in ICT Security;
>>    - Promoting good practices and experiences sharing among members to
>>    develop a comprehensive framework for cybersecurity including better
>>    addressing of legal and regulatory issues;
>>    - Assisting African CSIRTS in improving Cyber readiness and enhancing
>>    the resilience of ICT Infrastructure;
>>    - Promoting Collaborative Technology Research, Development and
>>    Innovation in the ICT security field.
>>
>> Please visitwww.africacert.org afnog.org/www.africacert.org for further
>> information.
>>
>> AfTLD – Workshop & Meeting
>>
>> Africa Top Level Domains Organization will be conducting a Workshop &
>> Forum during AIS. Further information will be provided shortly.
>>
>> ICANN AFRICA
>>
>> ICANN Africa will be holding sessions on ICANN Day on 5th May 2018 and
>> ICANN Special Workshop on 6thMay 2018
>>
>> ISOC AFRICA
>>
>> ISOC Africa will be holding sessions/tutorials on Internet Governance,
>> etc. Further information will be provided shortly.
>>
>> AfCHIX
>>
>> AfCHIX will be holding the second AfCHIX Tech Women Summit on 5th May
>> 2018. Further information 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 2018 Tutorials will be available here
>> shortly:
>> www.afnog.org/afnog2018/tutorial
>>
>> AfREN
>>
>> The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) will be holding a
>> one day meeting on 7thMay 2018.
>>
>> AfREN is the annual forum on African research and education networking.
>> As one of the Af* organizations, the AfREN forum is part of the annual
>> Africa Internet Summit (AIS) and was convened since 2007 by the Research
>> and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the Association of African
>> Universities in collaboration with AfNOG & AFRINIC.
>>
>> The forum is a platform for discussions on issues of interest to the
>> research and education networking (REN) community such as collaboration,
>> advocacy and coordination of activities in Africa. Sharing of experience
>> and best practices as well as presentation of innovative networking
>> technologies are also regularly addressed at AfREN.
>>
>> The sponsorship of campus network managers to attend the annual AfNOG
>> training workshops has also become an integral part of AfREN.
>>
>> Since 2012, with the formation of regional RENs covering all the
>> countries of Africa, there is a traditional session on updates from the
>> UbuntuNet Alliance (Eastern and Southern Africa), WACREN (West and Central
>> Africa) and ASREN (Arab countries, including North Africa).
>>
>> Typical AfREN participants include among others, campus and research and
>> education network practitioners, REN operators, telecom operators,
>> regulators, policy makers and international partners.
>>
>> Additional information on AfREN 2018 will be provided shortly.
>>
>> AfNOG-19 Meeting
>>
>> The 19thAfNOG meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal on 8thMay 2018.
>>
>> 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 2017 conference in Kenya drew several delegates,
>> mainly consisting of network engineering staff from lnternet Service
>> providers, Telecommunication Companies, Government, Research and Education
>> community, Civil Society. Additional information and the Conference
>> schedule will be available here shortly:
>> www.afnog.org/afnog2018/conference
>>
>> AFRINIC-28 Public Policy Meeting
>>
>> The AFRINIC-28 Public Policy meeting will be held in Dakar, Senegal for
>> three days from 9thto 11thMay, 2018. 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 three day meeting
>> will be preceded by IPv6 training and training in Internet Number Resource
>> Management.
>>
>> Further information will be available at www.afrinic.net/en/community/a
>> frinic-events.
>>
>> Visa Requirements
>>
>> Please check visa requirements with the Senegal Embassy or Consulate in
>> your country.
>>
>> Please join us, once again, as we come together to learn, network and
>> shape the future of ICT in Africa._______________________
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