The Africa Internet Exchange Point Association (AFIX), in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC), is inviting individuals or entities based in Africa to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the provision of secretariat and administrative services for AFIX.
The attached document includes background information, the scope of work, and submission instructions. For any questions please e-mail secretariat@af-ix.net.
The submission deadline is October 5th, 2018.
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Attached are copies of presentations given at AFIX 2018 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday, August 20th. The event was held in conjunction with the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) and was sponsored by The Internet Society. The AfPIF event website can be found here: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2018/
The AfPIF Program Committee is now seeking volunteers from the community to join the AfPIF-2019 Program Committee.
The program committee is responsible for selecting future AfPIF host country, developing the agenda of the annual AfPIF event. For more information on the scope of work, structure of PC, membership terms, amongst others. Please see the program committee charter for more details about its role and responsibilities: http://www.internetsociety.org/doc/afpif-program-committee-governance-st...
If you would like to apply, please follow the guidelines and instructions outlined here: https://www.afpif.org/call-for-volunteers-to-join-the-afpif-program-comm...
The AfPIF 2018 registration system is open along with the Meeting Tool. Please visit this link to sign up: https://iweek.org.za/registration-2018/
You should automatically get instructions for using the Meeting Tool once you register. If you have any trouble, please contact afpif@isoc.org or management@meetingtool.net for assistance.
The 9th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) will be held from August 21st to 23rd August in Cape Town, South Africa in conjunction with iWeek.
The Programme Committee is currently seeking proposals for content including presentations and panel discussions. See here for more details: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2018/call-for-papers/
The event will focus on Internet interconnection dynamics, content issues, and other critical components of transit deficits at the domestic and regional level. The audience will include infrastructure providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet exchange points (IXPs), mobile network operators (MNOs), content providers, large enterprise networks, policy-makers, and regulators. For more information, visit the event website: https://www.afpif.org/afpif2018/
