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AfriNIC update Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO, AfriNIC APNIC-28 Beijing, August 27 2009 Spearheading Internet technology and policy development in the African Region 2009 Budget: AfriNIC at a glance today ◦ Operating cost: ~ USD 1.8 M Head count: 15 staff (1 part time) ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Business Area: 4 Communications Area: 3 Technical Area: 7 A new Technical Operation Area Manager hired and joining 1st August ◦ 3 additional full time staff to be hired by end of 2009. Membership: 560 Members at the end of June 2009 Jan-Mar 09 Jul-Sep 08 Jan-Mar 08 Jul-Sep 07 Jan-Mar 07 500 Jul-Sep 06 600 Jan-Mar 06 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1992 1990 1988 1986 1984 1.5 Jul-Sep 05 Jan-Mar 05 (/8 ) : IPv4 Addresses Some Core activities Stats Total IPv4 Allocation & Assignment Growth 1.0 0.5 0.0 Membership Growth 400 300 200 100 0 What are we busy on WAIGF: AfriNIC is leading efforts to organise a regional IGF event in West Africa. Infrastructure redundancy Plan Review of online training tools (material, CBT, virtual Lab … etc). Root Servers Anycast Copy Program: ◦ First Node installed in Tanzania two weeks ago ◦ Two requests in the pipe. AfriNIC Routing Registry Reviewing and exploring a full automation of new membership process. Office Relocation Project One of our major side project this year is the relocation to new office. ◦ Turned Key approach: Call for proposal for design and fit out (completed - 7765 sq.ft) Plan to move by end of 2009 Cooperation Continue to support other sister Organizations ◦ AfTLD: Continue Administrative and Financial support. Sponsors AfTLD annual meetings. ◦ AfNOG: Continue to cooperate with AfNOG in several areas (MoU) $25,000 $23,399 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $10,704 $8,074 $5,000 $6,508 $2006 2007 2008 2009 ◦ AAU/AfREN: Planning LIR/IPv6 session for RENs focal points over the continent. Provide support to academic sector to get IP resources they need. A fund is being put in place to support Universities in becoming AfriNIC member for Resources allocations AfriNIC-10 outcome Successful AfriNIC-10 meeting in Cairo back to back with AfNOG, AfREN and AAF. o We had 150 Participants o Election of new Board members o Mark Elkins (New), o Silvio Almada (re-elected) o John Walubengo (New), o Lillian Karanja (new) o 3 policies discussed o Global Policy on IPv4 allocation from IANA o IPv4 Soft Landing o Assignment to not-for profit Organisations Some pictures from AfriNIC-9 & 10 Thank you