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August 4 2017 - We would like to inform you that, as from today Friday 4 August, AFRINIC shall report on IT related incidents and maintenance activities at https://status.afrinic.net/

This new service will allow the status page to remain accessible even when other AFRINIC services are not working.  It also makes it easier for us to keep you updated.

You may wish to sign up to receive such notifications by email or on slack at: https://status.afrinic.net/

Status messages will continue to be sent to our existing twitter account @AFRINIC_IT, and our existing mailing list incidents@afrinic.net.

You may also sign up for notifications via the “Get Updates” button at the top of the new status page.

 

Past incidents will continue to be archived at https://afrinic.net/incidents/archive

2 August 2017 - AFRINIC is offering fellowships for the AFRINIC-27 meeting to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 27 November to 2 December 2017.

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

The fellow is expected to positively and actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region.

 

To qualify for the fellowship, you:

1) Must be a resident of an African nation

2) Don't need to be an AFRINIC member

3) Are involved in the Internet community.

4) Are willing to report on how this fellowship has benefited you/your Organisation/country within an agreed time frame. 

 

Upon selection, AFRINIC will notify the selected fellows directly and allow them seven (7) days to accept or reject the offer.

 

A public announcement of the fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance by the selected candidates.

 

Please find hereafter the schedule for the fellowship process:

Close of applications:  25 August 2017 

Notification to selected fellows: 11 September 2017

Deadline for acceptance by awarded fellow: 20 September 2017

Final announcement and publication of the fellowship list: 26 September 2017

 

The fellowship includes:

1. Full assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue

2. Hotel accommodation for the AFRINIC event from the day before the beginning to the last day of the event

 

If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the fellowship application form at https://registration.afrinic.net/board2017/afrinic-27-fellowship and submit it with requested information before 25 August 2017, 00:00 UTC.

 

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your applications!