The African Network Operators' Group

WorkShop Name	Location	Dates
AfNOG 2000	Cape Town, South Africa	30 April - 5 May, 2000
AfNOG 2001	Accra, Ghana	5th May - 13th May, 2001
AfNOG 2002	Lome, Togo	5th May - 14th May, 2002
AfNOG 2003	Kampala, Uganda	8th June - 15th June, 2003.
AfNOG 2004	Dakar, Senegal	16th May - 21st May, 2004.
AfNOG 2005	Maputo, Mozambique	17th April - 22nd April, 2005
AfNOG 2006	Nairobi, Kenya	7th May - 17th May, 2006
AfNOG 2007	Abuja, Nigeria	23rd April - 4th May, 2007
AfNOG 2008	Rabat, Morocco	24th May - 6th June, 2008
AfNOG 2009	Cairo, Egypt	10th May - 22nd May, 2009

Inspirations

Inspired by the desire to share technical challenges in setting up, building and running IP networks on the African continent, some of the pioneer Network Operators have come together and established a network of key operators on the continent.

The Africa Network Operators Group (AfNOG) is a forum for the exchange of technical information, and aims to promote discussion of implementation issues that require community cooperation. The goal is for coordination and cooperation among network service providers to ensure the stability of service to end users.

Activities

AfNOG held its inaugural meeting on 6th May 2000 in CapeTown- South Africa. It is the desire that subsequent meetings be held at suitably selected cities in different countries on the African Continent.

AfNOG meetings will be preceded by tutorials and technical workshops on key network issues, standards and so forth. AfNOG, in support of AfriNIC, will facilitate and promote optimal use of IP space and names allocation to African Network Operators.

As AfNOG evolves, its anticipated that it might evolve into regional-tech meetings, where technical staff from the regional networks could meet to discuss operational issues of common concern to that region.

AfNOG will primarily fund its operations from conference/workshop registration fees and sponsorship from interested industry and academia.