[afnog] Fwd: iWeek XV: please diarise

[Nishal Goburdhan]

fyi.

the *NOG related bit here, is that days 2+3 of iWeek-2016, will be 
full-day technical sessions that should be of interest to, well, 
technical/operations minded folk.  we still have a few speaker slots 
open, so if you’re interested in speaking, ping me off-list.  
otherwise, hope to see you attend.

—n.


Forwarded message:
>
> Dear industry representatives
>
> Heads-up - iWeek XV 2016 is heading back to Joburg!
>
> iWeek, South Africa's leading annual Internet industry conference 
> celebrates
> its 15th Year of existence at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, South 
> Africa
> from 19 - 23 September 2016. This is such an auspicious occasion as 
> co-hosts
> ISPA and INX-ZA look back on the enormous changes that have taken 
> place in
> the industry since that first small gathering in 2001.
>
> The conference and the audience have evolved along the way and for 
> some
> years now, the event has been supported by a number of partners, which
> include the Wireless Access Providers' Association (WAPA), the ZA 
> Central
> Registry, the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), and South African 
> chapters
> of the Internet Society. 2015 saw a bumper year in the number of 
> delegates
> passing through the doors.
>
> What's more, ISPA will be celebrating its 20th birthday and WAPA its 
> 10th
> birthday. INX-ZA will also be celebrating the 20th birthday of the
> Johannesburg Internet exchange. This is therefore the perfect occasion 
> to
> represent and market your organisation as the industry comes together 
> for
> this unique year of celebration.
>
> A wide variety of tutorials, seminars, training sessions and workshops
> running in parallel to the plenary events will be provided by the 
> partners,
> ensuring that a range of interesting and relevant topics are presented 
> to
> industry.
>
> Both ISPA and WAPA hold their Annual General Meetings as part of 
> iWeek,
> attracting members from both organisations to the event. Other 
> participants
> include the Wi-Fi Forum SA and the South African ICT Industry 
> Associations'
> Forum. Attendees to iWeek each year are ISP and WISP representatives,
> managers and business owners. In addition, iWeek also attracts a broad
> selection of Internet governance stakeholders, the legal fraternity,
> hardware vendors, academia, representatives from non-profit 
> organisations
> working in the Internet space, and important government 
> representatives.
>
> There are a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities available to 
> suit the
> pocket including a number of cost- effective exhibition tables.  
> Sponsorship
> allows your organisation to market its services to the core Internet
> audience in South Africa, and position itself as an active player in 
> the
> industry. It provides an excellent opportunity to network with leading
> industry stakeholders, developers and customers.  If interested, 
> please
> contact Elaine Zinn at iweek at ispa.org.za or call
> +27 83 327 4806.  The information can also be found here:
> http://www.iweek.org.za/sponsor/
>
> Remember to pre-register by going to the website:
> http://www.iweek.org.za/
>
> The conference is STILL free to attendees.  Please share this notice 
> with
> your clients, suppliers and other interested parties.   Thank you.
>
> The iWeek team
> iweek at ispa.org.za
> Tel: 010 500 1200