[AfrIPv6-Discuss] SAVE THE DATE: Hackathon @AIS - May 27th to May 28th 2017

[Stephen Honlue]

    Greetings,

    ISOC and AFRINIC are organizing a Hackathon to bring together
    engineers who are interested in learning about the IETF (Internet
    Engineering Task Force) and how IETF standards can be applied to
    code. The hackathon looks to encourage developers to discuss,
    collaborate and develop utilities, ideas, sample code and solutions
    that show practical implementations of IETF standards.

    When: Saturday May 27th to Sunday May 28th, 2017
    Where: Boma Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya (venue of the Africa Internet Summit)
    Room: TBD

    Participant Skill Requirements

      *
        Must be comfortable programming in C (other languages are also a
        bonus)
      *
        Must have experience working with the UNIX/Linux Shell
      *
        Knowledge of the DNS Protocol is a must
      *
        Experience with managing any DNS server 
      *
        Familiarity with IPv4 and IPv6
      *
        Understanding of Networking and Client - Server architecture
      *
        Prior experience with UNIX and Linux system administration would
        be a bonus

    What you will need to participate

      *
        Bring a laptop on which you are comfortable developing software
      *
        You may be required to install additional software
      *
        Anything else that is required will be provided, such as Virtual
        Machines if needed
      *
        Installing and becoming familiar with VirtualBox or something
        similar will help
      *
        Wireless access to the Internet will be provided
      *
        Team ethic (working as a team to solve a problem)

    Preparation

      *
        Familiarity with the IETF prior to the event (http://ietf.org)
        and RFCs (https://www.ietf.org/rfc.html)
      *
        Familiarity with GitHub prior to the event would be useful to
        have (http://github.com)
      *
        Online course on DNS and Networking will be made available to
        participants prior to the event

    Post Hackathon Activities

      *
        Further engagement regarding the IETF (more on this at the event)
      *
        Invitation to attend or organize an IETF Hub for the IETF 99 
      *
        Guidance on how to organize similar hackathons

    Registration details will be sent this week. Space will be limited.

    Technologies that will be covered in the Hackthon will be on the
    Domain Name System (DNS) and IPv6 and RFCs related to both. 

    Please note that there will be no travel support for this event and
    we will not be able to respond to any related travel funding requests. 

    More details in coming soon


    Regards



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