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INET Africa Regional Conference Rabat, Morocco
The Internet Society will hold its INET Africa Conference on 6 June 2008 in conjunction with the AfriNIC 7 and AfNOG 9 meetings in Rabat, Morocco. This years INET day theme is "African Interconnection - The value proposition". Please find the draft agenda below.
Draft Agenda
| 08:00 - 08:45 |
Registration |
| 08:45 - 09:00 |
Welcome and Introductions (ISOC) |
| 09:00 - 10:30 |
Setting the Stage;
African Infrastructure Assets Overviews
- African Fiber Assets (Mike Jensen *TBC)
- African NREN Infrastructures (Tusu Tusubira, UbuntuNET)
- IXP Infrastructures (Michuki Mwangi)
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 |
Interconnection Challenges
- African Interconnection Overview (Mustafa Mezghani)
- Challenges in the NREN space (Duncan Martin, TENET *TBC)
- Challenges in the Telco Space (Mouhamet Diop)
- The Regulatory Challenges in Maghreb region (Ahmed Khouja, ANRT)
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| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Interconnection Transit and Peering
- Overview of Transit and peering models (Kurt Lindqvist)
- The value of Interconnection to Content providers (Google)
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| 15:00 - 16:00 |
Interconnection Experiences
- The CELTEL ONE Network Case (George Held, Celtel *TBC)
- The EAIXP Interconnection initiative (EARPTO Rep *TBC)
- Impact of Interconnection in Latin America (Gabriel Adonalyo *TBC)
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:20 - 16:50 |
The Interconnection Business Case (Kurt Lindqvist) |
| 16:50 - 17:50 |
Establishing Interconnection Points
- Factors that determine Interconnection points (Google)
- The NREN influence in Interconnections (Tusu Tusubira, UbuntuNET)
Q & A session
Conclusions and Wrap up |
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