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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. 2009 Budget: Operating cost: ~ USD 1,8 M Head count: 11 staff Administration: 4 Communication: 2 Technical: 5
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AfriNIC UpdateManila, APNIC-27 AfriNIC’s Vision is spearheading Internet technology and policy development in the African Region.
AfriNIC at Glance in 2009 • 2009 Budget: • Operating cost: ~ USD 1,8 M • Head count: 11 staff • Administration: 4 • Communication: 2 • Technical: 5 • Planned head count 12/2009: 18 (many recruitments) • Membership • 494 Members billed in January 2009 • Policies: • 2 Policies proposed and under discussions
1 52 Training Activities Training has been an important part of our activities since 2005. • 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
Policies Activities • Policies proposed and under discussion • afpol-v4200901IPv4 Soft Landing Policy Jan 05 2009 Draft • afpol-v6200901IPv6 Allocations to Non-Profit Networks Jan 13 2009 Draft
Cooperation & Project • 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. • 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 • Successful AfriNIC-9 meeting in Mauritius despite the last minute change: • We had 95 Participants between the training workshop and the meeting sessions. • NRO-NC (ASO-AC) Elections: • Vincent Ngundi, Paulos Nyirenda, Hytham El Nakhal • Election of PDP-MG Members • 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