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ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday February 2 2020, at 13:00-14.30 UTC, the African IXP Association, in partnership with the Internet Society, presents the seventh webinar in the Virtual Peering Series – Africa, with the theme 'Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs'.
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/afpeering7-300x169.png" alt="Livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Tuesday February 2 2020</strong>, at <strong>13:00-14.30 UTC</strong>, the <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.af-ix.net/" target="_blank">African IXP Association</a></strong>, in partnership with the <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong>, presents the seventh webinar in the <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/" target="_blank">Virtual<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span> Peering Series – Africa</a></strong>, with the theme '<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/" target="_blank">Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs</a></strong>'.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em">There are many approaches to establishing and running an Internet Exchange Point today including Home-grown initiatives, Franchise deployments, “Powered by” solutions, Government mandated projects as well as Turnkey IXPs.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em">This session aims to provide a balanced discussion on the possible benefits and the drawbacks of the different approaches to the establishment and management of IXPs, allowing the audience to draw their own conclusions on what best fits their local peering environment.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/afpeering7fr-300x169.png" alt="livestream" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>Le <strong>mardi 2 février 2021</strong>, de <strong>13h00 à 14h30 UTC</strong>, l'<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.af-ix.net/" target="_blank">Association africaine des IXP</a></strong>, en partenariat avec l'<strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/" target="_blank">Internet Society</a></strong>, présente le cinquième webinaire de la <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/" target="_blank">série Virtual Peering - Afrique</a></strong>, sur le thème « <strong><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/" target="_blank">Franchise vs IXP locaux</a></strong> ».</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em">Il existe aujourd’hui de nombreuses approches pour établir et gérer un point d’échange Internet, y compris des initiatives locales, des déploiements de franchise, des solutions «Powered by», des projets mandatés par le gouvernement ainsi que des IXP clé en main.</p>
<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em">Cette session vise à fournir une discussion équilibrée sur les avantages possibles et les inconvénients des différentes approches de l’établissement et de la gestion des IXP, permettant au public de tirer ses propres conclusions sur ce qui convient le mieux à son environnement local de peering.</p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 1em"><strong>TWITTER <a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://bit.ly/IPeerInAfrica" target="_blank">#IPeerinAfrica</a> @internetsociety @AfIX </strong><br><strong>@lucMissidimbazi #DRC Marco Brandstaetter @DECIX Michele McCann @NAPAfrica_IX Muhammed Rudman @IXPN @rvmNL @AsteroidHQ @ngoburdhan @PCHglobal Hisham Ibrahim @RIPE_NCC</strong></p>
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