Southern Africa Network Operators Group
Building and Sustaining Regional Communities
As Africa develops her regional infrastructure, it has become more important to be able to build and sustain regional communities in support of the same. While not intended as a replacement for existing mailing fora, SAFNOG hopes to be able to provide a discussion forum, and build a community for matters specific to the sub-region.
Announcement
MwNOG-1 x SAFNOG-9
SAFNOG is proud to announce its collaboration with MwNOG (Malawi NOG) in its inaugural event, MwNOG-1 to host MwNOG-1 & SAFNOG-9. We look forward to hosting you in Lilongwe, the vibrant capital of Malawi, for this year’s Conference on August 13-15, 2024. The conference will be a two-day event of robust engagement and knowledge sharing on topics relevant to Internet Operations and Technologies and one day of a hands-on technical training workshop.
Known as the "Warm Heart of Africa," Malawi's hospitality ensures a welcoming atmosphere for all guests, this means providing an inspiring, enriching experience that blends cutting-edge facilities with natural beauty and cultural depth.
We look forward to hosting you in Lilongwe, Malawi, this August!
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Sponsors
SAFNOG is a non-profit organization, and as such, we warmly welcome sponsors to contribute to the success of the MwNOG1 x SAFNOG9 Conference. Kindly take a moment to view our Sponsorship Proposal. Each sponsorship opportunity includes the additional benefits as described, which are based on the organization's sponsorship level. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact secretariat at safnog.org
Local Host
Connectivity Sponsor
Lanyard
Workshop Sponsor
Community Sponsor
Silver Sponsor
Call for Papers
The MWNOG-1 and SAFNOG-9 Programme Committee are now seeking contributions for Presentations and Tutorials for their joint 2024 Conference.
We are looking for presenters who would:
- - Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic
- - Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker
- - Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics
Please submit your paper online here
| Conference Milestones | |
|---|---|
| Call for Papers Opens | Now |
| Draft Program Published | As papers are confirmed |
| Final Deadline for Submissions | 23 July, 2024 |
| Final Program Published | 30 July, 2024 |
| Final Slides Received | 06 August, 2024 |
NOTE THAT REGARDLESS OF DEADLINES, SLOTS ARE FILLED ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.
Conference Agenda
| 13th August | ||
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| 0900hrs - 1630hrs: | Peering Workshop | |
| 14th August | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0700hrs - 0830hrs: | Registration | |
| 0830hrs - 0900hrs: | Welcome & Introduction to MWNOG-1/SAFNOG-9: |
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| 0900hrs - 0930hrs: | Conference opening message | Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority |
| 0930hrs - 1015hrs: | Keynote: Every ISP Needs To Use A QoE Middle-Box On Their Network | Frank Borsik, LibreQoS |
| 1015hrs - 1030hrs: | Internet of Things Overview | Samuel Kitiku, CTN |
| 1030hrs - 1040hrs: | What Is A NOG? | Portia Rabonda, Flexoptix |
| 1040hrs - 1100hrs: | Coffee Break | |
| 1100hrs - 1130hrs: | Spatial Division Multiplexing: A New (Subsea) Cable Paradigm | Mark Tinka, TransmissionCo |
| 1130hrs - 1200hrs: | IP-to-DWDM: Redefining Access Network | Byren Meintjes, Adtran |
| 1230hrs - 1400hrs: | Lunch Break | |
| 1400hrs - 1430hrs: | Content, Service Delivery & Cloud Computing | Kondwani Chimatiro, GiantPlus |
| 1430hrs - 1500hrs: | KinDNS | Simon Mayoye, ICANN |
| 1500hrs - 1530hrs: | Universal Service Fund | Ronald Tembo, NYBC |
| 1530hrs - 1540hrs: | Peering Personals - Portia Rabonda, Flexoptix | |
| 1540hrs - 1600hrs: | Coffee Break | |
| 1600hrs - 1630hrs: | NOC Best Practices for Optimal Network Performance | Mwai Janna, SimbaNET Malawi |
| 1630hrs - 1700hrs: | Building Trustworthy Network infrastructure | Elizabeth Kalitsiro Mwale, TechPearl |
| 1730hrs - Late: | Social event | |
| 15th August | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0900hrs - 0930hrs: | Diplomatic Data Corridors | Andrew Nyirenda, MACRA |
| 0930hrs - 1000hrs: | Transport & Access Technologies | Nkhwachi Patrick Theu, ESCOM/OFC |
| 1000hrs - 1030hrs: | ISP Network Architecture Choices | Brian Longwe, CTN Malawi |
| 1030hrs - 1100hrs: | Network as a Service (NaaS): The Future of Enterprise Connectivity | Goodall Salima, inq Digital Malawi |
| 1100hrs - 1110hrs: | Peering Personals | Portia Rabonda, Flexoptix |
| 1110hrs - 1130hrs: | Coffee Break | |
| 1130hrs - 1200hrs: | The Components That Make Up A Submarine Cable System | Mark Tinka, TransmissionCo |
| 1200hrs - 1230hrs: | Empowering The Next Generation In Networking And Cybersecurity | Victoria Kamuona, mHub |
| 1230hrs - 1300hrs: | The Lilongwe Open & Neutral Internet Exchange (LIONEX) | Brian Longwe, LIONEX |
| 1300hrs - 1315hrs: | Closing session: |
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| 1315hrs - 1345hrs: | Lunch Break & End of Conference | |
Program Material
The MwNOG x SAFNOG-9 Conference Programme consists of two parts, these being the Tutorials and Conference Tracks.
Topics proposed must be relevant to Internet Operations and Technologies:
- - IPv4/IPv6 Routing and Operations
- - Internet backbone operations
- - Routing Security, including RPKI and MANRS
- - ISP and Carrier services
- - Peering, Interconnects and IXP's
- - Network Function Virtualizaton
- - Network Automation/Programming
- - Research on Internet Operations and Deployment
- - Network infrastructure security
- - DNS/DNSSEC
- - Access and Transport Technologies
- - Content & Service Delivery and "Cloud Computing"
- - Semi conductor shortage and impact to equipment acquisition and operation
CfP Submissions
Draft slides for both tutorials and conference sessions MUST be provided with CfP submissions otherwise the Programme Committee will be unable to review the submission. For avoidance of doubt this means that submissions which do not include slides will be rejected immediately. For work in progress, the most current information available at time of submission is acceptable.
All draft and complete slides must be submitted in PDF format only.
Final slides are to be provided by the specified deadline for publication on the MwNOG x SAFNOG-9 websites.
Prospective presenters should note that the majority of speaking slots will be filled well before the final submission deadline. The PC may, at their discretion, retain a limited number of slots up to the final submission deadline for presentations that are exceptionally timely, important, or of critical operational importance. Every year we turn away submissions, due to filling up all available programme slots before the deadline. Presenters should endeavour to get material into the PC sooner rather than later.
Any questions or concerns should be addressed to the Programme Committee by e-mail at: pc-chairs at safnog.org
We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals.
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The mailing list was established to provide a forum for the exchange of technical information and the discussion of specific implementation issues that require cooperation among network service providers.
To ensure that the list is a useful forum for discussion of relevant technical issues, participants are asked to respect these guidelines. Failure to do so can lead to posting rights being denied.
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