The African Internet Summit 2022 (AIS’22) Secretariat is pleased to announce the Call for Technical Presentation abstracts from the African Internet Community wishing to make presentations during the meeting that will take place from 30th May-3rd June 2022. Over the past two years, the meeting has been taking place online, however, AIS'22 will take a Hybrid format. Here, the focus is on seamless collaboration and on content sharing both in-room and online making the meetings as intuitive and straightforward as face-to-face meetings. Remote delegates will join the meeting online while In-person /onsite delegates will sit together in a dedicated meeting venue.

The Technical presentations sessions have provided a forum for both experienced and new delegates to discuss technical topics related to Internet development in Africa.

To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the community at AIS’22, we are seeking presentations on a wide range of issues, broadly related to access, development and digitization of the Internet in Africa. The Presentation can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a demonstration.

We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on:

• Internet Governance.
• Internet Measurements.
• Core Internet Infrastructure.
• Community networks.
• Business Practices and Higher Education in the Age of Technology
• Network data security and management, attack mitigation.
• IP network architecture, sizing, configuration and administration.
• Routing and switching protocols, including unicast, multicast, anycast, SDN, etc.
• Cloud Computing.
• Open Data/Big Data.
• Technology and Content Production.
• Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community
• Applications for end-users (e.g. e-mail, HTTP, DNS, NFVs, etc.)
• IPv6
• Peering, Internet traffic exchange, IXPs
• DNS
• RPKI

The submission deadline is 8th April 2022.

Kindly read the Speaker Guidelines carefully before submitting your proposal.

AIS’22 Speaker Guidelines

• Presentations should be 10 minutes long, with 10 minutes of Q&A at the end of each presentation.
• The presenter should articulate their presentation slowly allowing room for interpretation.
• The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 25 minutes.
• The Presenter will be required to use the AIS'22 Presentation Template. Available for download at: https://2022.internetsummit.africa/slides-template
• 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.

Read more about the Speaker's obligations in the Meeting Etiquette here >> https://2022.internetsummitafrica.org/meeting-etiquette

How to submit a Presentation Proposal

1. Please submit your Presentation Proposal at >> https://registration.afrinic.net/forms/cfp-ais22
2. Fill in the online form with the requested information.
3. In the Speakers section, provide your abstract, your biography and slides.

Should you experience any challenges please do not hesitate to contact us meeting@afrinic.net

Important dates to note:

1. Deadline for submitting Presentation Abstracts – 8th April 2022
2. Deadline for submission of draft presentations – 15th April 2022
3. Submission of final presentation – 22nd April 2022
4. Recording presentations - 22nd April 2022
5. Dry runs will take place from 24th - 26th May 2022, exact dates and timings for speakers only will be announced at a later date.

Please note that due to the limited time allocated to technical presentations in the agenda, only shortlisted abstracts will be slotted in the agenda. All selected presenters will be notified of the status of their presentation abstract making it to the AIS’22 Agenda.

We hope that you can join us and request that you disseminate this among your networks.