Join a Local IETF Viewing Hub in Africa

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is the premier Internet standards body, developing open standards through processes to make the Internet work better. It gathers a large, international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Core Internet technologies such as DNS, routing and traffic encryption use protocols standardized at IETF.

The IETF holds three meetings yearly which are livestreamed and can be followed individually, or with others sharing similar interest at a common venue. The next IETF meeting will be held from 25-29 March 2019 in Prague. The usual audience for an IETF meeting is network engineers, system engineers, developers, and university students or lecturers in information technology fields.

The Internet Society Africa Regional Bureau is running an initiative to encourage remote participation in IETF meetings that aims to promote the work of the IETF. IETF Remote Hubs aim to raise awareness about the IETF and allow those who cannot travel to a meeting to participate in the meeting remotely. The meetings are streamed in English only.

Join one of the following IETF Remote Hubs in your area, raise your awareness about the IETF and
engage in the various topics of your interest!

Internet Society Gauteng ChapterVenue: Tshimologong Precinct Wits Link centerDate: Tuesday 26 March 2019Topics of discussion:

  • Home Networking (homenet)
  • Using TLS in Applications
  • dns over https (doh)
  • quantum Internet proposed Research group (QIRG)
  • Network Time Protocol
  • Messaging Layer Security
  • Transport Layer Security (tls)
  • Thing-to-Thing

ETHNOG EthiopiaVenue: HiLCHODate: Tuesday 26 March 2019Topic of discussion: Network Time Protocol

Mozambique Research and education Network – MoRENetVenue: Ministry of Science and Technology, Higher Education and Vocational TrainingDate: Tuesday 26 March 2019Topics of discussion:

  • Dns
    over https (doh)
  • Quantum
    Internet proposed Research group (QIRG)

Internet Society Benin ChapterVenue: UniversityDate: Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 March 2019 Topics of discussion:

  • Using
    TLS in Applications (26 March morning)
  • Dns
    over https (doh)  (26 March morning)
  • Messaging
    Layer Security (28 March morning)

Coded Club GhanaVenue: University of Professional Studies, AccraDate: Thursday 28 March 2019Topics of discussion:

  • GitHub Integration and Tooling  (morning)
  • Human Rights Protocol Considerations (Afternoon)

ISOC Mali ChapterVenue: AGETIC, ACI 2000 HamdalayeDate: Tuesday 26 2019Topics of discussion:

  • Home Networking  (homenet)- Morning
  • Dns over https (doh)- Morning
  • Thing-to-Thing- Afternoon

ISOC BotswanaVenue: University of BotswanaDate: Tuesday 26 March 2019Topic of discussion: Thing-to-Thing- Afternoon

ISOC Ghana ChapterVenue: Ghana-Korea Information Access Center, University of Ghana LegonDate: Tuesday 26 March 2019Topics of discussion:

  • Software Updates for Internet of Things (Morning)
  • Crypto Forum (Morning)
  • Automated Certificate Management Environment (Morning)
  • Technology Deep Dive – Modern Router Architecture BOF (Afternoon)

ISOC NamibiaVenue: NBII – 1-4 Gluck Street, Windhoek WestDate: 26- 27 March 2019

Topics of discussion:

  • Home Networking
  • Quantum Internet Proposed Research Group
  • Decentralized Internet Infrastructure
  • Crypto Forum 

Youth4Internet Cote IvoireVenue: BingervilleDate: Monday 25- Friday 29 2019Topics of discussion:

  • Transport Layer Security (tls)- (25 morning)
  • Network Time Protocol – (25 afternoon)
  • Transport Layer Security (tls)- (25 afternoon)
  • Quic- (27 morning)
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (httpbis)- 28 afternoon)
  • Global Access to the Internet for All- (29 morning)
  • IP wireless Access in Vehicular environment- (29 morning)

CyberStorm – MauritiusVenue: Pointe aux Piments, Villa MU Dates: 21- 29 March 2019 Topics of discussion:

  • Hackathon
  • TLS, 6man
  • HRPC
  • DNSOP
  • UTA

This page will be updated
with info on the hubs and the contact persons at each of the hubs:  https://trac.ietf.org/trac/ietf/meeting/wiki/104remotehubs
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