[AFRINIC-announce] Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 is Open

[AFRINIC Communication]

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Join us for AIS’15 in Tunisia
24 May - 5 June, 2015

On Feb 24, 2015, at 5:42 PM, AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce at afrinic.net> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS’15, is now open.  We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 24 May - 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia to submit their presentation abstract. 
> 
> To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS’15, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: 
> 
> • Internet Governance
> • E-governance
> • Core Internet Infrastructure
> • Access, Utility and Development
> • The Internet and Economic Development
> • Business Practices and Technology
> • Higher Education in the Age of Technology
> • Cyber Security
> • Technology and Business
> • Cloud Computing
> • Open Data/Big Data
> • Technology and Content Production
> • Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community
> • Mobile Applications
> • IPv6
> • Peering and Interconnection
> • DNS
> • RPKI
> • IXPs 
> 
> Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration.
> 
> 
> Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. 
> 
> Speakers’ Guidelines
> 
> 	• Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation.
> 	• The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes.
> 	• We shall send you a URL of our online submission system to upload your final presentation slides.
> 	• The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than three (3) days prior to the presentation date.
> 	• Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts should they require them. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session.
> 	• Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length.
> 	• Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content are not allowed.
> 
> 
> How to submit:
> 
> Please send submissions to: aiscfp[@]afrinic.net. Your proposal should contain the following information:
> 
> 	• Full Name
> 	• Email Address
> 	• Affiliation
> 	• Title of Presentation
> 	• A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation
> 	• Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available)
> 	• Length of talk (minutes)
> 	• Short biography
> 
> Important dates to note 
> 
> • Deadline for submitting an application –    24 March 2015
> • Notification of acceptance of application – 31 March 2015
> • Final submission of draft presentation  –  30 April 2015
> • Submission of  final presentation - 24 May 2015
> 
> If you are interested in presenting at AIS'15, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration at: aiscfp [@] afrinic.net.
> 
> We look forward to reading your proposals. 
> 
> AIS Team
> 
> 
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