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On Tuesday-Thursday August 20-23 2024 the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024 will convene in Kinshasa, DRC. An open and inclusive forum, AfPIF focuses on developing Internet interconnection and traffic exchange opportunities by bringi… </span>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6613d6472c24ef5e71bfff8fc0604493b728a02b6e8007e512a06a8dd2536559&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=1b38c15d4412835809d440946334995c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cDovL2lzb2MubGl2ZS8xODI2OQ=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank"><img role="button" src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/afpif2024-300x169.png" alt="isoc live" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Tuesday-Thursday August 20-23 2024</strong> the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=81b2ea264d02d11f2264d24da6ec2f774e5c957ab066c142b63342df58bb5fa2&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=93380666aed4be8fad699850e4f343b1&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZwaWYub3JnL2FmcGlmMjAyNC8" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">African Peering and Interconnection Forum</a></strong> (AfPIF) 2024 will convene in Kinshasa, DRC. An open and inclusive forum, AfPIF focuses on developing Internet interconnection and traffic exchange opportunities by bringing together key players – infrastructure providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), content producers and providers, data center operators, policy-makers and regulators, to advance the peering ecosystem in Africa.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">AfPIF aims to promote the development of national and cross border interconnection and offers the African technical community a unique opportunity to showcase interconnection challenges and opportunities.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">Du <strong>mardi au jeudi 20 au 22 août 2024</strong>, Le <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ee44dfe8939098d238b92657e8678322a7e2c7069849c8ecc154918edf0f3e38&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=e3d56c721b55c31088394b81adf65d4a&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZwaWYub3JnL2ZyL2FmcGlmLTIwMjQv" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Forum africain sur le peering et l’interconnexion</a></strong> (AfPIF) 2024 se déroulera à Kinshasa, au RDC. Forum ouvert et inclusif, l’AfPIF se concentre sur le développement d’opportunités d’interconnexion et d’échange de trafic Internet en réunissant des acteurs clés – fournisseurs d’infrastructures, fournisseurs de services Internet (FAI), points d’échange Internet (IXP), producteurs et fournisseurs de contenu, opérateurs de centres de données, politiques-makers et régulateurs, pour faire progresser l’écosystème de peering en Afrique.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">AfPIF vise à promouvoir le développement de l’interconnexion nationale et transfrontalière et offre à la communauté technique africaine une occasion unique de présenter les défis et les opportunités de l’interconnexion.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOUR</strong> <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=05028ab097c13ffddd59f8f0d623e1fc9945c3d117aeec383ed44f05b70174dc&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=04b3acbaff7ea033575be4320c7aee81&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWZwaWYub3JnL2FmcGlmMjAyNC9hZ2VuZGEv" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">https://www.afpif.org/afpif2024/agenda/</a> (ALL TIMES WAT = UTC+1)</p>
<h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;margin:48px 0px 24px"><strong>Day 1: 20 August 2024</strong></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>09:30 Panel: Africa’s Data Center Landscape</strong><br>
<strong>Bhavik Pattni</strong> (Raxio),<br>
<strong>Ranjith Cherickel</strong> (iColo)<br>
<strong>Valtter Louhivuori</strong> (Finnfund)<br>
<strong>Obinna Adumike</strong> (Rack Center)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Dr. Ayotunde Coker</strong> (OADC)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>11:00- Internet Exchange Points</strong><br>
<strong>How to Run an IXP for the First 5 Years – Darwin Costa</strong> (DE-CIX)<br>
<strong>IXP and Data Center Ecosystem Development – Djo Tshiabadala</strong> (Orange DRC)<br>
<strong>RDC Cache-Fill Strategies – Daniel Alongi Elenga</strong> (ISPA-DRC)<br>
<strong>IXP Tracker – Amreesh Phokeer</strong> (Internet Society)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>14:00 Tech, Tools, and Automation</strong><br>
<strong>Introducing the Open Fibre Standard – Steve Song</strong> (Mozilla)<br>
<strong>Spatial Division Multiplexing: A New Paradigm – Mark Tinka</strong> (TransmissionCo)<br>
<strong>PeeringDB Update – Ben Ryall</strong> (Meta)<br>
<strong>AFRINIC: Tools to Help Secure Internet Routing – Behou Brice Abba</strong> (AFRINIC)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>15:15 Peering Personals #1</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>16:00-17:30 Internet Research and Analysis</strong><br>
<strong>Towards Measuring Content Locality – Amreesh Phokeer</strong> (Internet Society)<br>
<strong>Analyzing Collateral Impact of Cable Cuts in Africa – Theophilus Benson</strong><br>
<strong>West Africa’s Digital and Infrastructure Outlook – Obinna Adumike</strong> (AF-CIX)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>17:15 Peering Personals #2</strong></p>
<h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;margin:48px 0px 24px"><strong>Day 2: 21 August 2024</strong></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>11:00-12:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>11:15 ISOC > AFIX Handover Ceremony</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>11:30 Network Infrastructure Trends in Africa – Patrick Christian</strong> (TeleGeography)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>14:00 Exploring DR Congo</strong><br>
<strong>RDC Market Overview – Laurent Ntumba</strong> (ISPA-DRC)<br>
<strong>DRC-IX in a Second Role for its Growth – Nico Tshintu</strong> (ISPA-DRC)<br>
<strong>Meta’s Edge in Africa: Planning for the Future – Ben Ryall</strong> (Meta)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>16:00 Panel: Empowering Women Engineers: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures</strong><br>
<strong>Oumie Lindo</strong> (SEGUCE)<br>
<strong>Gloria Tshiunza</strong> (Liquid)<br>
<strong>Olga Kavira</strong> (DRC Ministry of Posts and Telecom)<br>
<strong>Purity Musalila</strong> (Zambia)<br>
<strong>Sally Wentworth</strong> (Internet Society)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Massaka LoLo</strong> (AMWIBA)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>17:15 Peering Personals #3</strong></p>
<h3 style="color:rgb(45,51,56);line-height:1.2;font-size:22px;margin:48px 0px 24px"><strong>Day 3: 22 August 2024</strong></h3>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>11:00 Panel: Cable Sharks: Myth or Menace?</strong><br>
<strong>Ben Ryall</strong> (Meta)<br>
<strong>Dr. Ayotunde Coker</strong> (OADC)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Mark Tinka</strong> (TransmissionCo)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>12:15 Peering Personals #4</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>14:00 AFRINIC Update – Cedrick Adrien Mbeyet</strong> (AFRINIC)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>14:30 Panel: Interconnection Policy and Regulation</strong><br>
Moderator and Panelists TBD</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>16:00 Panel: Emerging Trends at IXPS: Challenges and Opportunities</strong><br>
<strong>Jorgen Grinnes</strong> (Amazon)<br>
<strong>Darwin da Costa</strong> (DECIX)<br>
<strong>Kyle Spencer</strong> (UIXP)<br>
Moderator: <strong>Michuki Mwangi</strong> (Internet Society)</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>17:00 Open Mic</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>17:30 Closing Session and AfPIF Host Announcement for Next Year</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong><br></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=40160d39171f8985c8d90257184c7c1087910f7c8471b9f069a11cbb9d40ffa1&blog_id=151329629&post_id=18269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=f8fcf980996261aa6603d914c7f60c61&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvNGROMGlVNQ=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">#AfPIF2024</a> @AfPIF @ISOC_Africa @Af_IX #IPeerinAfrica</strong></p>
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