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AfriNIC Update
Manila, APNIC-27
AfriNIC’s Vision is spearheading Internet technology
and policy development in the African Region.
AfriNIC at Glance in 2009
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2009 Budget:
◦ Operating cost: ~ USD 1,8 M
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Head count: 11 staff
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Administration: 4
Communication: 2
Technical: 5
Planned head count 12/2009: 18 (many recruitments)
Membership
◦ 494 Members billed in January 2009
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Policies:
◦ 2 Policies proposed and under discussions
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Training Activities
Training has been an important part of
our activities since 2005.
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 More than 39 training sessions have
been conducted in different
countries in the region since 2005.
 Since 2006, training has also
focused on awareness on IPv6.
 15 training session is planned for
2009.
 Currently working on improving
training tools (online training, Virtual
Labs, training material, etc.)
 Our goal is to conduct training in the
entire Continent by Dec 2010
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Policies Activities
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Policies proposed and under discussion
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afpol-v4200901 IPv4 Soft Landing Policy
Jan 05 2009 Draft
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afpol-v6200901 IPv6 Allocations to Non-Profit Networks
Jan 13 2009 Draft
Cooperation & Project
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Continue to support other sister Organisations
◦ AfTLD: Continue Administrative and Financial support.
◦ AfNOG: Continue Financial support of AfNOG meetings.
◦ AAU/AfREN: Planning several LIR/IPv6 session for RENs
around the continent. Provide support to academic sector
to get IP resources they need.
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AfriNIC Launched a Root Server copy project in
Africa with the support of ISOC and few root
Operators. First Training Session with IXPs took
place the end of 2008.
Setup of a Virtual IPv6 Lab in Mauritius
AfriNIC-9 (Mauritius) outcome
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Successful AfriNIC-9 meeting in Mauritius despite the last
minute change:
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We had 95 Participants between the training workshop and
the meeting sessions.
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NRO-NC (ASO-AC) Elections:
o Vincent Ngundi, Paulos Nyirenda, Hytham El Nakhal
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Election of PDP-MG Members
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Elections of ASO-AC member: Jean Robert Hountomey
reelected for 3 years term.
AfriNIC-10
InterContinental Cairo Citystars Hotel
CAIRO, EGYPT, 10-22 May 2009,
Back to back with AfNOG-10
You are warmly invited
Thank You