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Internet South Africa – AGM 2020

Please join us on Thursday 27 February for our Annual General Meeting. We’ll discuss the past year, the year ahead and choose a new board. Everyone is welcome and drink and snacks will be provided. We look forward to spending the evening with you. Details: Where: Sotano on Bree, Cape Town Date: 27 February 2020…

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2020 Action Plan

ISOC recently announced their 2020 Action Plan and has invited everyone to take part. The 8 projects are: Promoting the Internet way of networking Extending encryption Securing global routing (MANRS) Increasing time security Leading by example with open standards Building Community Networks Fostering infrastructure and technical communities Measuring the Internet You can read more about…

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Well done Team SA

Congratulations to the participants of the 2019 Chapterthon where Internet South Africa came 2nd out of 28 participating chapters. Ghana came 3rd and New York came 1st. Congratulations to both chapters, well deserved. You can watch the final announcement video here

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Only 2 days left to cast your vote

The Voting Phase for this year’s Chapterthon is currently underway and you only have a few days left to make your vote count. If you haven’t viewed the South African entry yet, you can do so here and remember to cast your vote here.

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Chapterthon 2019 is underway

Our grant request for this year’s Chapterthon has been approved and planning is well underway. This year’s theme is: Connecting the Unconnected. We’ll be travelling to the rural Eastern Cape, where we’ll be training 5 people to set up and maintain networks in their community. We’ll also give them vouchers so that they call sell…

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Chapterthon 2019: Applications now open

ISOC’s annual Chapterthon is now open for applications. This year’s theme is: Connecting the Unconnected. How to enter: Submit your idea to your local chapter board for review. The board will then select one entry and submit it. The chapter will then have two months to execute the plan and submit their final report. You…

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New Internet South Africa, New Board Members

Internet SA held their AGM on 28 March, 2019 where a new board was elected. They are: Adri Loubser – ChairAlan LevinAndy RabagliatiTheo MaseloanyaneCoenraad LoubserPercy Nhau Internet SA was established by Internet Society South Africa also known as ISOC ZA and is an official chapter of Internet Society.

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