News

Published On -
Last Modified on -

March 15 2017 - The AFRINIC NomCom2017 is pleased to invite nominations for 1 Co-Chair of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) for a 2-year term. June 2017 to June 2019. The Seat is currently held by Dewole Ajao.

 

PDWG co-chairs are volunteers selected by the community as provided for in the current Policy Development Process (PDP). Their responsibilities are as follows:

  • Creating reports (summaries) of mailing list discussions in preparation for face to face meetings.
  • Chairing the meeting sessions and declaring consensus.
  • Creating post-meeting policy report and posting to the mailing list.
  • Sending notifications of Last Call and evaluating consensus or not thereof.
  • Writing report to the board to recommend ratification of policy proposals that gained consensus.
  • Evaluating emergencies that necessitate varying the normal policy development process.

 

Eligibility

Open to individuals residing within the AFRINIC service region.  All nominations (including self-nominations) shall be supported by a minimum of two AFRINIC community members; the two individuals must not work for the same organization.

 

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. AFRINIC or other RIR staff can neither nominate candidates nor be nominated.

 

Nominating Procedure

Nominations must be submitted using this nomination form. Please browse to the pages below for more information about the PDWG and related material:

 

Deadline for Nominations

The Closure of the Candidate Nomination period is 22nd April 2017 at 20:00 UTC.

Please note that the election will take place during the AFRINIC-26 meeting in Nairobi, Kenya from 31st May-02 June 2017.An eligible voter shall be any non-AFRINIC staff who has registered to attend (and is present at) the AFRINIC-26 meeting. A registration badge shall be requested as proof.

 

 

NomCom 2017

Published On -
Last Modified on -

March 14 2017 - We invite all individuals wishing to present during AIS’17, which will be held from 21 May to 2 June 2017 to submit their presentation abstract. 

 

To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’17, 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
  • 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’17 website at: https://internetsummitafrica.org/component/afmeeting/?view=login
  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 –  14 April 2017 

Notification of acceptance of application – 21 April 2017 

Submission of draft presentation  –   28 April 2017

Submission of  final presentation -  23 May 2017

Page 208 of 220