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The AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee is a standing committee to adjudicate on appeals in terms of the Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP). Any such appeal will involve a disagreement regarding the actions taken by the Chair(s) of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG).

NomCom is hereby calling for nominations from the community for three (3) (seats 3, 4, and 5) Appeal Committee positions up for election. NomCom would like to receive Nominations from all of the AFRINIC sub-regions and are explicitly looking for both Gender and Language diversity although a working understanding of the English language would be highly beneficial. 

The PDAC Charter is available at: https://afrinic.net/images/AFRINIC_Policy_Development_Appeal_Committee.v2.20171126.pdf

Eligibility

  • Be a member of the AFRINIC policy development working group.
  • Must demonstrate to have participated in policy discussions on the rpd list or during the AFRINIC public policy meeting.
  • Such participation above shall be those made earlier than 6 months from the date of call for nomination.
  • All nominations (including self-nominations) must be supported by a minimum of two AFRINIC community members; the two individuals must not work for the same organization. AFRINIC staff can neither nominate candidates nor support them.
  • A person may only nominate one candidate - and, in case of multiple nominations by the same person, only the last nomination will be considered valid.
  • None of the nominated persons may be an AFRINIC Director, or an AFRINIC staff.

To nominate yourself or a candidate of your choice, please complete the nomination form at: https://registration.afrinic.net/elections/appeal-committee-nomination-2018

Deadline for Nominations

The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 15th March 2018 at 20:00 UTC.

Please note that the election will take place during the AFRINIC-28 Annual General Members Meeting in Dakar, Senegal from 6th -11th May 2018

NomCom 2018

 

 

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The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS’18 is now open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held in Dakar Senegal from 29 April to 11 May to submit their presentation abstract.

To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’18, we are seeking presentations of 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
  • Internet of Things
  • Internet Measurements
  • 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.

Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal.

Speakers’ Guidelines

  • Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation.
  • The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes.
  • The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than five (5) days prior to the presentation date.
  • Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts if required. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session.

Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content will not be considered.

How to submit a Presentation Proposal

  1. Please register/login on the AIS’18 website at:  https://www.internetsummit.africa/
  2. Fill in the online form with the requested information.
  3. In the Speakers section, provide your abstract, your biography and slides if available and you are done!

Important dates to note:

  • Deadline for submitting an application – 9 March 2018
  • Deadline for submission of draft presentations – 6 April 2018
  • Submission of final presentation – 22 April 2018

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