19 August 2024
Hilton Hotel, Kinshasa, DRC
Day 0: 19 August 2024 | AFIX Meeting |
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08:00-09:00 | Registration |
09:00-10:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Plenary See AFIX Agenda |
20 – 22 August 2024
Hilton Hotel, Kinshasa, DRC
Day 1: 20 August 2024 | Peering Coordinators Day |
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08:00-09:00 | Registration |
09:00-10:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks The Data Center Landscape New Technologies and Innovations—Case for AI in Data Centres in Africa—Panel Peering Personals #1 |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Internet Exchange Points RDC-IX Introduction and Updates: Nico Tshintu (ISPA-DRC) RDC Cache-Fill Strategies: ISPA-DRC How to Run an IXP for 1st 5 years: Darwin Costa (DE-CIX) Peering Personals #2 |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:30-15:30 | Tools and Automation Introducing the Open Fibre Standard: Steve Song |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Internet Research and Analysis Towards Measuring Content Locality: Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) TBD Peering Personals #3 |
18:00-21:00 | Opening Peering Social |
Day 2: 21 August 2024 | Plenary Day 1 |
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08:00-09:00 | Registration |
09:00-10:30 | Peering Bilaterals #1 (Newcomers session to run concurrently) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks Keynote(s) Network Infrastructure Trends Africa: Patrick Christian Peering Personals #4 |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Exploring DR Congo Market Overview: Laurent Ntumba |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Peering Bilaterals #2 (BoFs can run concurrently) |
18:00-21:00 | Gala Dinner |
Day 3: 22 August 2024 | Plenary Day 2 |
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08:00-09:00 | Registration |
09:00-10:30 | Cable Sharks: Myth or Menace? Moderator: Mark Tinka |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:30 | Peering Bilaterals #3 (BoFs can run concurrently) |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:30 | Policy and Regulation Smart Africa Session Moderator: TBD |
15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00-17:30 | Lightning Talks IXP Tracker: Amreesh Phokeer (Internet Society) Open Mic Closing Session and AfPIF Host Announcement for Next Year |