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--></style></head><body lang=en-MU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear </span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Colleagues</span><span style='color:black'>,<br><br>AFRINIC is now the only RIR with IPv4 addresses in its free pool - 1,967,616 million to be precise. This is of course grossly inadequate to meet Africa’s current IP address needs, making IPv6 the only sustainable way to continue to grow the potential of the Internet in Africa.<br><br>This is why, after having trained over 6000 engineers from 50 countries, we designed and organised the world’s first deployathon in 2018 as a mechanism to shorten the time between learning about IPv6 and actually implementing it. <br><br>So far, we have run 5 deployathons in which 55 network operators have participated and within 3-4 days, were able to accomplish the following:<br><br><br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 28 address plans in IPAMS<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 23 validated route6 object<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 10 validated RPKI ROA objects<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 10 advertised IPv6 prefixes<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 10 complete IPv6 infrastructure audits<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 8 IPv6-enabled core networks<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 6 IPv6 domain objects<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 5 networks with IPv6 user traffic<br><span class=apple-tab-span> </span>• 4 IPv6-enabled enabled network<br><br><br>If selected, you will get the same step by step guidance, tools and techniques we have perfected in 5 deployathons and 44 helpdesk calls to help you move your IPv6 deployment one clearly measurable step forward in full accordance with your network change management processes.<br><br><br><b>Date: 1-4 September</b><br><b>Time: 4 hours each day</b><br>Location: Zoom (but we promise it will be fun)<br>Eligibility: Qualified engineers from any country in Africa<br><br><br>If you are an engineer who runs a network and believe that you can make one concrete visible step towards IPv6 deployment (or advanced your stalled IPv6 deployment), apply for a spot here: </span><a href="https://vox.afrinic.net/215164?lang=en" title="https://vox.afrinic.net/215164?lang=en">https://vox.afrinic.net/215164?lang=en</a><span style='color:black'><br><br>Only 45 spots are available. The application deadline is <b>27 August 2020.</b> <br><br>For more information and queries about e-Deployathons, please contact: </span><a href="mailto:do@afrinic.net">do@afrinic.net</a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Susan M.A. Otieno<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Marketing and PR Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC)</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br></span><span lang=EN-US style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: <a href="http://www.afrinic.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.afrinic.net</span></a><br><a href="http://facebook.com/afrinic"><span style='color:#0563C1'>facebook.com/afrinic</span></a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/afrinic"><span style='color:#0563C1'>flickr.com/afrinic</span></a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/afrinicmedia"><span style='color:#0563C1'>youtube.com/afrinicmedia</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>