[rpd] AFRINIC-38 Public Policy Meeting-Cape Town, South Africa,

Fri Aug 28 13:47:11 UTC 2026

I am presuming that the intent here is to align with the descent down to
Cape Town around Africa Tech Festival

I can see the argument from Jordi on this but honestly especially with the
value of in person discussion along the edges of the meeting (and the fact
that there are required to be 2 PPMs per year) and looking at it I don't
think the PPM will be longer than 3 hours I am supportive of the holding of
a PPM at this juncture in Cape Town on that date. I suspect some
intelligent use of time zone differences could be helpful.

I am not aware of an absolute prohibition but if there is then naturally I
am a proponent of AFRINIC following clear commitments and honouring
agreements but I suspect it is a little fuzzier than that. Moreover and
more importantly I think having IETF event participants calling in to the
PPM remotely but together could be helpful.

Naturally my personal affinity to AfricaCom weighs in here :) and I'll be
in Cape Town that week in any event.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 at 15:27, <rpd-request at afrinic.net> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:56:24 +0200
> From: "jordi.palet at consulintel.es" <jordi.palet at consulintel.es>
> To: rpd <rpd at afrinic.net>
> Cc: AFRINIC Communication <comms at afrinic.net>
> Subject: Re: [rpd] AFRINIC-38 Public Policy Meeting-Cape Town, South
>         Africa, 18 November 2026
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> Hi all,
>
> There is an agreement among all the RIRs, IETF, ICANN, ISOC, etc. to avoid
> clashes in their meetings.
>
> This is being organized the SAME week as the IETF in San Francisco. This
> was fixed many years ago.
>
> Clearly the AFRINIC MUST change the dates for this meeting.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
> @jordipalet
>
> > El 28 ago 2026, a las 13:51, AFRINIC Communication via RPD <
> rpd at afrinic.net> escribi?:
> >
> > [Version en fran?ais au bas]
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > We are pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-38 Public Policy Meeting
> (PPM) will be held on Wednesday, 18 November 2026, in Cape Town, South
> Africa.
> >
> > AFRINIC-38 will be held in a hybrid format, enabling participants from
> across Africa and around the world to discuss and review Internet number
> resource policies that guide the management and distribution of Internet
> number resources within the AFRINIC service region.
> >
> > Your participation is important, as the outcomes of these discussions
> contribute to shaping policies that affect the Internet ecosystem,
> businesses, and digital development across Africa. We therefore encourage
> AFRINIC members and the wider Internet community to participate, share
> their perspectives, and contribute to an open and inclusive Policy
> Development Process.
> >
> > Further details, including the programme, registration process, venue,
> and participation arrangements, will be communicated in due course.
> >
> > We look forward to welcoming you to AFRINIC-38 in Cape Town.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > AFRINIC Communication
> >
> > ??????????????
> >
> > Chers membres de la communaut?,
> >
> > Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que la R?union de politique
> publique AFRINIC-38 (PPM) se tiendra le mercredi 18 novembre 2026 ? Cape
> Town, en Afrique du Sud.
> >
> > AFRINIC-38 se d?roulera en format hybride, permettant aux participants
> de toute l?Afrique et du reste du monde de discuter et d?examiner les
> politiques relatives aux ressources num?riques Internet qui encadrent la
> gestion et la distribution de ces ressources dans la r?gion de service
> d?AFRINIC.
> >
> > Votre participation est importante, car les resultats de ces discussions
> contribuent ? fa?onner des politiques qui ont un impact sur l??cosyst?me
> Internet, les entreprises et le d?veloppement num?rique en Afrique. Nous
> encourageons donc les membres d?AFRINIC ainsi que l?ensemble de la
> communaut? Internet ? participer, ? partager leurs points de vue et ?
> contribuer ? un processus d??laboration des politiques ouvert et inclusif.
> >
> > De plus amples informations, notamment sur le programme, les modalit?s
> d?inscription, le lieu et les conditions de participation, seront
> communiqu?es prochainement.
> >
> > Nous nous r?jouissons de vous accueillir ? AFRINIC-38 ? Cape Town.
> >
> > Cordialement,
> >
> > Communication AFRINIC
> >
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:26:27 +0200
> From: jordi.palet at consulintel.es
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> Cc: AFRINIC Communication <comms at afrinic.net>, board at afrinic.net
> Subject: Re: [rpd] AFRINIC-38 Public Policy Meeting-Cape Town, South
>         Africa, 18 November 2026
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> Hi all,
>
> There is an agreement among all the RIRs, IETF, ICANN, ISOC, etc. to avoid
> clashes in their meetings.
>
> This is being organized the SAME week as the IETF in San Francisco. This
> was fixed many years ago.
>
> Clearly the AFRINIC board MUST change the dates for this meeting.
>
> Regards,
> Jordi
>
> @jordipalet
>
> > El 28 ago 2026, a las 13:51, AFRINIC Communication via RPD <
> rpd at afrinic.net> escribi?:
> >
> > [Version en fran?ais au bas]
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > We are pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-38 Public Policy Meeting
> (PPM) will be held on Wednesday, 18 November 2026, in Cape Town, South
> Africa.
> >
> > AFRINIC-38 will be held in a hybrid format, enabling participants from
> across Africa and around the world to discuss and review Internet number
> resource policies that guide the management and distribution of Internet
> number resources within the AFRINIC service region.
> >
> > Your participation is important, as the outcomes of these discussions
> contribute to shaping policies that affect the Internet ecosystem,
> businesses, and digital development across Africa. We therefore encourage
> AFRINIC members and the wider Internet community to participate, share
> their perspectives, and contribute to an open and inclusive Policy
> Development Process.
> >
> > Further details, including the programme, registration process, venue,
> and participation arrangements, will be communicated in due course.
> >
> > We look forward to welcoming you to AFRINIC-38 in Cape Town.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > AFRINIC Communication
> >
> > ??????????????
> >
> > Chers membres de la communaut?,
> >
> > Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que la R?union de politique
> publique AFRINIC-38 (PPM) se tiendra le mercredi 18 novembre 2026 ? Cape
> Town, en Afrique du Sud.
> >
> > AFRINIC-38 se d?roulera en format hybride, permettant aux participants
> de toute l?Afrique et du reste du monde de discuter et d?examiner les
> politiques relatives aux ressources num?riques Internet qui encadrent la
> gestion et la distribution de ces ressources dans la r?gion de service
> d?AFRINIC.
> >
> > Votre participation est importante, car les resultats de ces discussions
> contribuent ? fa?onner des politiques qui ont un impact sur l??cosyst?me
> Internet, les entreprises et le d?veloppement num?rique en Afrique. Nous
> encourageons donc les membres d?AFRINIC ainsi que l?ensemble de la
> communaut? Internet ? participer, ? partager leurs points de vue et ?
> contribuer ? un processus d??laboration des politiques ouvert et inclusif.
> >
> > De plus amples informations, notamment sur le programme, les modalit?s
> d?inscription, le lieu et les conditions de participation, seront
> communiqu?es prochainement.
> >
> > Nous nous r?jouissons de vous accueillir ? AFRINIC-38 ? Cape Town.
> >
> > Cordialement,
> >
> > Communication AFRINIC
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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