You are invited to an Internet Measurements Workshop to take place at the AIS'18 (https://www.internetsummit.africa/agenda/programme) in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday, 6th of May, 2018 in the Etiene Victor room, Radisson Blu Hotel, from 9:00 to 17:30. The workshop aims to provide participants with hands-on training on tools and techniques for conducting large-scale/distributed Internet measurements. There will also be presentations and discussions on some recent measurements case-studies in Africa. There will also be an opportunity to discuss and establish collaborations around Internet measurements research in Africa. The hands-on training will focus on Ripe Atlas and perfSONAR, and will be facilitated by researchers and engineers from AFRINIC Ltd, RIPE NCC,WACREN/NEAAR and Research ICT Africa. The workshop agenda is here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UOv8SU8nVPDgul3U_hQaKBXV8Mgd94TaEte3s-uApj4/edit?usp=sharing) Questions and/or confirmations of attendance should be sent to Josiah Chavula (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) We look forward to meeting you in Dakar!

12 April 2018 - AFRINIC's Member Services OSIANE 2018 event being held in Congo Brazzaville. Member will be in attendance to provide information to AFRINIC members and any organization willing to become a Member of AFRINIC. We are providing information on the benefits of our services, address information and other information.

AFRINIC through Head of Member Services Arthur Cardinal will be presenting a paper on this conference on the Internet as a strategic tool for development in Africa '' IP address management, a strategic tool for digital development in Africa (AFRINIC) '' .

This is AFRINIC's second participation at this annual event.

The Ad hoc Nominations Committee 2018 is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC Board Nomination process is open for Seat 2 (Western Africa).

Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2 (Western Africa), the Board as per Resolution 201803.399 has appointed the Ad hoc Nominations Committee to Oversee the elections for Seat 2 at the next AGMM in May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal

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NomCom2018 is pleased to announce the following final candidate slate for the open seats on the AFRINIC:

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The AFRINIC Board has appointed the following people to an ad hoc Nomination Committee (NomCom) to handle the election for Board seat 2 (Western Africa), which is vacant following the resignation of Sunday Folayan.

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Following the resignation of Mr Sunday Folayan from the AFRINIC Board, Seat 2 (Western Africa) is vacant.  The Board as per Resolution 201803.399 resolved to hold an election for Seat 2 at the next AGMM in May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal.

This implies that NomCom should propose a slate of candidates, and in terms of the Bylaws article 12.2(ii), the slate of candidates must be included in the notice of the meeting.  However, the current NomCom 2018 includes members who reside in Western Africa, and now there is an open seat for Western Africa, which raises a conflict with the Bylaws article 9.1.

After receiving legal advice and after providing time for AFRINIC members to comment, the Board's intention is to appoint an ad hoc NomCom to handle only the election for Seat 2, leaving the existing NomCom to handle other elections.

I hereby call for volunteers from the community to fill three open positions on an ad hoc Nomination Committee (NomCom) to finalise the list of candidates for Board Seat 2 (Western Africa) for an election to be held at the AGMM in May 2018 in Dakar, Senegal.  If you are interested in serving on the ad hoc NomCom, please send your expression of interest, including a short biography, by email to legalafrinic dot net by Tuesday 3 April 2018 at 12:00 UTC.

Alan Barrett
CEO, AFRINIC