[AfriNIC-announce] REMINDER1: Registrations now Open for INRM + IPv6 Workshop in Malawi | 17 - 19 August 2011

[Mukom Akong T]

Dear Colleagues,


We would like to inform you that registration is now open for the
upcoming AfriNIC workshop which will take place in Lilongwe - Malawi  as
follows:

Date:              17th - 19ths August 2011
Venue:            Kamuzu College of Nursing - Lilongwe
Fees:              FREE of charge with priority given to participants
from organisations which arevAfriNIC members.
Registration:  http://www.afrinic.net/training/registration.htm.
Statement of Purpose is mandatory for pre-selection, only selected
participants will be invited to attend.



Course Deliverables | Internet Number Resources Management Fundamentals
Workshop | 1 Day
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At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to

*Describe the issues surrounding IPv4 depletion and the risks it poses
for the continued evolution of the Internet.

*Make a good case for why NAT is bad and not a sustainable solution to
the problem of IPv4 depletion.

*Plan their IP addressing needs and apply for the resources from AfriNIC.

*Describe the policy development process, it's importance and how to
take part it it.

*Describe the structure of the Whois database and its importance.

*Identify the key objects of the Whois database and their attributes.

*Create and manipulate objects in the Whois database.

*Effect Whois database changes for allocations to customers.

*Test their new IP address allocations



Course Deliverables | Understanding and Deploying IPv6 | 2 Days
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At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

*Design an IPv6 address scheme for their organisations.

*Configure IPv6 on Windows/Mac and Linux desktop operating systems.

*Build a routed IPv6 network using both static routing and OSPFv3.

*Configure tunnelling techniques to allow v6-capable sites talk to other
IPv6 sites across a v4-only network.

*Brainstorm solutions to issues holding back IPv6 in their organisations.


Target Audience:
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Network engineers and systems administrators who understand how to
design and build IPv4 networks. Participants must already understand
topics like:

*The OSI model and the various protocols that operate at each layer.

*IPv4 addressing and subnetting.

*Intra-domain routing and OSPF.

*Basic network services like DHCP and DNS.

*How to use the command line interfaces of key routing platforms (e.g
Cisco IOS)


Participants are expected to bring their own laptops which must have the
following utilities installed:

a. Virtualbox - a virtualisation software available freely from
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

b.  A telnet and/or SSH client to use to log into remote equipment. If
your operating system does not have these installed, you can download
and install the following free ones:

== Putty - http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
== Terraterm - http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2/releases/


Fees and Charges
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Participation in this training workshop is FREE of charge and open to our
members and network operators in that priority as well as anyone
interested in understanding how to design and build IPv6 networks.

Tea and lunch will be served during the days of the workshop.Note that
AfriNIC will not bear any transportation and/or accommodation costs for
the participants.


Seats
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Please note that there are only 35 seats available.


Registration:
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http://www.afrinic.net/training/registration.htm. All applicants must
send a Statement of purpose that will be used as the basis for
evaluating their suitability for the course.

For additional information, please do not hesitate to us contact by
emailing training [at] afrinic [dot] net

Regards.



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Mukom Akong T.
Training Manager & Policy Liaison
www.afrinic.net | p: +230 403 5100   |   f: +230 466 6758
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