[cmNOG] Fwd: [afnog] Join Us! ICANN and ISOC on Building IXP's in Africa - Monday 30 January 2023 at 1400 UTC

[Christian Nzhie]

Christian Nzhie.


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From: Gaelle Fall <fall at isoc.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 3:43 PM
Subject: [afnog] Join Us! ICANN and ISOC on Building IXP's in Africa -
Monday 30 January 2023 at 1400 UTC
To: afnog at afnog.org <afnog at afnog.org>


Dear Colleagues,



*In Africa, there is an insufficient number of active Internet Exchange
Points (IXPs). Because of this, high volume of Internet traffic has to
travel unnecessarily too far **to be exchanged before it then returns to
the same geographical location, resulting in higher costs and slower
speeds. IXPs improve Internet access by keeping local traffic localized
and, because of that, faster and more affordable. To be effective, IXPs
need engineers, service providers, content developers, and policymakers who
share the belief that a strong, collaborative community can leverage the
Internet ecosystem to **improve connectivity and increase the value of the
Internet for end users**.*

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the
Internet Society (ISOC) invite you to join us for a webinar on:

*“Building African IXP Infrastructure: Progressing the Coalition for
Digital Africa.”*

*Monday, 30 January 2023, 14:00 UTC*



We will discuss the ever-changing landscape of African interconnection and
introduce our new partnership to improve the IXP infrastructure in Africa.

ICANN Interim President & CEO Sally Costerton, ISOC CEO Andrew Sullivan, *and
the African IXP Association (AF-IX) Co-Coordinator Kyle Spencer* will share
their thoughts about the future of peering and interconnection in Africa
and how our partnership will help to speed Internet access for users across
the continent.

*Kindly register **here*
<https://events.zoom.us/ev/Al1m_2QI349WkyLgJVCXpOP4L0onkb3RB61EmFnUa_ECHdT6fXL7~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg>
*.*



*The webinar **will be conducted in English, with simultaneous
interpretation in French; and* *recorded for those who cannot attend the
live session. *



All are welcome to attend this webinar. Please feel free to forward this
invite to anyone you think may be interested.



Regards,

ICANN and ISOC




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