This is underway. ISOC Live posted: "On Tuesday February 2 2020, at 13:00-14.30 UTC, the African IXP Association, in partnership with the Internet Society, presents the seventh webinar in the Virtual Peering Series – Africa, with the theme 'Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs'. There are many appro" [image: Livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7>On *Tuesday February 2 2020*, at *13:00-14.30 UTC*, the *African IXP Association <https://www.af-ix.net/>*, in partnership with the *Internet Society <https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>*, presents the seventh webinar in the *Virtual Peering Series – Africa <https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/>*, with the theme '*Franchise vs Homegrown IXPs <https://www.afpif.org/virtual-peering-series-africa/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/>* '. There are many approaches to establishing and running an Internet Exchange Point today including Home-grown initiatives, Franchise deployments, “Powered by” solutions, Government mandated projects as well as Turnkey IXPs. This session aims to provide a balanced discussion on the possible benefits and the drawbacks of the different approaches to the establishment and management of IXPs, allowing the audience to draw their own conclusions on what best fits their local peering environment. [image: livestream] <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7>Le *mardi 2 février 2021*, de *13h00 à 14h30 UTC*, l'*Association africaine des IXP <https://www.af-ix.net/>*, en partenariat avec l'*Internet Society <https://www.af-ix.net/%20https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/africa/>*, présente le cinquième webinaire de la *série Virtual Peering - Afrique <https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/>*, sur le thème « *Franchise vs IXP locaux <https://www.afpif.org/fr/serie-de-peering-virtuels-afrique/franchise-vs-homegrown-ixps/>* ». Il existe aujourd’hui de nombreuses approches pour établir et gérer un point d’échange Internet, y compris des initiatives locales, des déploiements de franchise, des solutions «Powered by», des projets mandatés par le gouvernement ainsi que des IXP clé en main. Cette session vise à fournir une discussion équilibrée sur les avantages possibles et les inconvénients des différentes approches de l’établissement et de la gestion des IXP, permettant au public de tirer ses propres conclusions sur ce qui convient le mieux à son environnement local de peering. *SPEAKERS / CONFERENCIERS* *Luc Missidimbazi*, Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Congo Republic *Marco Brandstätter*, Regional Director Middle East & South Asia, DE-CIX *Michele McCann*, Head of Interconnection and Peering, Teraco Data Environments *Muhammed Rudman*, CEO, Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) *Remco van Mook*, CEO, Asteroid *Nishal Goburdhan*, Internet Infrastructure Analyst, Packet Clearing House (PCH) *MODERATORS / MODÉRATEURS* *Hisham Ibrahim*, Community Engagement and Development Manager, RIPE NCC *LIVESTREAMS* *https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afpeering7>* (English) (open captions) *https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/afpeering7>* (Francais) *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3oxUy6V <https://bit.ly/3oxUy6V>* (EN/FR Interpretation, English closed captions) *REAL TIME TEXT* *https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC <https://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=CFI-ISOC>* (English) *TWITTER #IPeerinAfrica <https://bit.ly/IPeerInAfrica> @internetsociety @AfIX * *@lucMissidimbazi #DRC Marco Brandstaetter @DECIX Michele McCann @NAPAfrica_IX Muhammed Rudman @IXPN @rvmNL @AsteroidHQ @ngoburdhan @PCHglobal Hisham Ibrahim @RIPE_NCC* *SIMULCASTS_* *https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* (English only) *https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live>* *https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live <https://www.facebook.com/ISOCAfrica/live>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/afpeering7 <https://archive.org/details/afpeering7>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13685/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -