* Full Name<br>Coenraad Loubser<br>
* Email Address<br><a href="mailto:coenraad@wapa.org.za">coenraad@wapa.org.za</a><br>
* Affiliation<br>WAPA - Wireless Access Providers' Association of South Africa<br>Member - WISH Networks (Pty) Ltd. - South African ISP Vendor<br>
* Short biography<br>I serve on the WAPA Executive Committee, and specifically the Business Enablement Working Group - where one of our projects is to enable peering between members. <br>
* Title of Presentation<br>Peering between small (Wireless) ISPs<br>
* A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation<br>Technologies employed, lessons learnt (ongoing), benefits gained (Incl. IPv6 opportunity and enablement), business enabling potential.<br>
* Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available)<br>None<br>
* Length of talk (minutes/hours/days)<br>40 mins<br>
* Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting<br>
(travel and/or accommodation, etc)<br>Will potentially need sponsorship for both travel and accomodation.<br clear="all"><br>Coenraad Loubser<br><br>WAPA - Wireless Access Providers' Association of South Africa<br>2nd Floor, Merriman Place, Cnr. Merriman & Bird Str, Stellenbosch, 7600, ZA<br>
<br>Office: <a href="http://+27878057480" target="_blank">087 805 7480</a><br>Cell: <a>073 772 1223</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:coenraad@wapa.org.za" target="_blank">coenraad@wapa.org.za</a><div>Web: <a href="http://wapa.org.za" target="_blank">http://wapa.org.za</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Babusha Radhakissoon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:babusha@afrinic.net">babusha@afrinic.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear Colleagues,<br>
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Only 1 day left to submit your proposal to present at the upcoming AfriNIC meeting in Serekunda, The Gambia!<br>
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If you would like to present at our event, please send us your proposal to discuss topics relevant<br>
to the African Internet community.Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation,<br>
a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. Find below the submission instructions.<br>
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How to submit:<br>
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Your proposal should contain the following information:<br>
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* Full Name<br>
* Email Address<br>
* Affiliation<br>
* Short biography<br>
* Title of Presentation<br>
* A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation<br>
* Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available)<br>
* Length of talk (minutes/hours/days)<br>
* Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting<br>
(travel and/or accommodation, etc)<br>
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Please review all information provided before submitting your proposal<br>
<a href="mailto:to%3Ameeting@afrinic.net">to:meeting@afrinic.net</a><br>
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Important Dates:<br>
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* Deadline for submissions – 15 February 2012<br>
* Notification of Acceptance – 2 March 2012<br>
* AfriNIC-16 Meeting – 12 to 18 May 2012<br>
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Guidelines:<br>
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Presentation topics can range from but are not exclusive to:<br>
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- IPv6 deployment<br>
- Cyber Security<br>
- Internet Peering and Routing<br>
- Mobile IP<br>
- IXP<br>
- DNSSEC<br>
- RPKI<br>
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* Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length,<br>
with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each<br>
presentation. The maximum time allotted per presentation is 45 minutes.<br>
The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in<br>
PowerPoint two (2) weeks prior to the event date.<br>
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* Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. A full<br>
course outline is required.<br>
<br>
* Demonstration facilities will need to be agreed based on available<br>
resources on-site.<br>
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* AfriNIC will provide the space, tea/lunch breaks and projector equipment.<br>
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* Presenters will be responsible for any handouts. There are typically<br>
approximately 100-150 delegates.<br>
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* All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism<br>
to maximize the value obtained by the attendee.<br>
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* The Meeting Coordination team and the program Committee will make the<br>
selection decisions.<br>
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* Selected presenters will be contacted by the Event Coordinator and<br>
Presenter Liaison to coordinate logistics and details regarding your<br>
presentation.<br>
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* The audience at AfriNIC meetings is mainly composed of technical<br>
network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels<br>
from beginners to seasoned professionals.<br>
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* Presentations that contain any sort of marketing and commercial<br>
content are usually not encouraged at such meetings.<br>
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*Exhibition opportunities for our sponsors *<br>
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We are currently seeking sponsors for our event. Use this opportunity to<br>
maximize your brand exposure. For further details regarding the<br>
different sponsorship packages, please contact Diane on <a href="mailto:sponsorship@afrinic.net">sponsorship@afrinic.net</a><br>
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We look forward to your proposal.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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The AfriNIC Meeting team<br>
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AfriNIC | 11th Floor | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius<br>
Tel: <a href="tel:%2B230%20403%205100" value="+2304035100">+230 403 5100</a> |Fax: <a href="tel:%2B230%20466%206758" value="+2304666758">+230 466 6758</a><br>
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