AfriNIC’s Vision is spearheading Internet technology and policy development in the African Region. AfriNIC Update Manila, APNIC-27

AfriNIC at Glance in 2009  2009 Budget: ◦ Operating cost: ~ USD 1,8 M  Head count: 11 staff ◦ Administration: 4 ◦ Communication: 2 ◦ Technical: 5 ◦ Planned head count 12/2009: 18 (many recruitments)  Membership ◦ 494 Members billed in January 2009  Policies: ◦ 2 Policies proposed and under discussions

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Training Activities Training has been an important part of our activities since  More than 39 training sessions have been conducted in different countries in the region since  Since 2006, training has also focused on awareness on IPv6.  15 training session is planned for  Currently working on improving training tools (online training, Virtual Labs, training material, etc.)  Our goal is to conduct training in the entire Continent by Dec

 Policies proposed and under discussion  afpol-v IPv4 Soft Landing Policy afpol-v Jan Draft  afpol-v IPv6 Allocations to Non-Profit Networks afpol-v Jan Draft Policies Activities

 Continue to support other sister Organisations ◦ AfTLD: Continue Administrative and Financial support. ◦ AfNOG: Continue Financial support of AfNOG meetings. ◦ AAU/AfREN: Planning several LIR/IPv6 session for RENs around the continent. Provide support to academic sector to get IP resources they need.  AfriNIC Launched a Root Server copy project in Africa with the support of ISOC and few root Operators. First Training Session with IXPs took place the end of  Setup of a Virtual IPv6 Lab in Mauritius Cooperation & Project

AfriNIC-9 (Mauritius) outcome  Successful AfriNIC-9 meeting in Mauritius despite the last minute change: o We had 95 Participants between the training workshop and the meeting sessions. o NRO-NC (ASO-AC) Elections: o Vincent Ngundi, Paulos Nyirenda, Hytham El Nakhal o Election of PDP-MG Members o Elections of ASO-AC member: Jean Robert Hountomey reelected for 3 years term.

AfriNIC-10 You are warmly invited

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