<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Another step towards a rich and resilient Caribbean.Internetworking ecosystem.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div class="msg-145445432661845381"><u></u>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><a href="https://isoc.live/15893" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/caribix-smart-300x169.png" alt="ISOC LIVE" width="300" height="169" style="max-width:100%;margin-bottom:24px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Friday October 21 2022</strong> at <strong>11:30-13:00 AST</strong> (15:30-17:00 UTC) the <strong><a href="http://www.com-saint-martin.fr/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Collectivity of Saint Martin</a></strong> will host the official launch of <strong><a href="https://www.smart-ix.fr/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Smart-IX - the Saint Martin Internet Exchange Point</a></strong>. This <strong><a href="https://www.peeringdb.com/org/32816" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">new IXP</a></strong> is part of the <strong><a href="https://projetcaribix.com" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">CaribIX project</a></strong>, launched in March 2022, which has already established an IXP in St Saint Barthélemy, and aims to also set up IXPs in Saint Maarten and Guadeloupe, promising to deliver better Internet speed, security and service quality across the region. The launch will be followed by the signing of an IXP memorandum of understanding, which signifies the willingness of the first IXP participants to begin peering. More participants are expected to join as Smart-IX continues to develop and grow.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px">Le <strong>vendredi 21 octobre 2022</strong> à <strong>11h30-13h00 AST</strong> (15h30-17h00 UTC), la <strong><a href="http://www.com-saint-martin.fr/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Collectivité de Saint-Martin</a></strong> accueillera le lancement officiel de <strong><a href="https://www.smart-ix.fr/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Smart-IX - le Point d'Echange Internet de Saint-Martin</a></strong>. Ce <strong><a href="https://www.peeringdb.com/org/32816" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">nouvel IXP</a></strong> fait partie du projet <strong><a href="https://projetcaribix.com" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">CaribIX</a></strong>, lancé en mars 2022, qui a déjà mis en place un IXP à Saint-Barthélemy, et vise également à mettre en place des IXP à Saint-Martin et en Guadeloupe, promettant d'offrir une meilleure vitesse, sécurité et qualité de service Internet à travers la région. Le lancement sera suivi de la signature d'un protocole d'accord IXP, qui signifie la volonté des premiers participants IXP de commencer le peering. D'autres participants devraient se joindre au fur et à mesure que Smart-IX continue de se développer et de croître.</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>SPEAKERS / ORATEURS</strong><br><strong>Alex RICHARDS</strong>, Conseiller spécial du Cabinet du Président Collectivité de Saint Martin<br><strong>Alain RICHARDSON</strong>, 1er Vice-Président Collectivité de Saint-Martin<br><strong>Gilles Bazajet</strong>, Directeur, Programme Interreg Caraïbes<br><strong>Cédric BENJAMIN</strong>, Directeur Services Informatiques, Collectivité de Saint-Martin<br><strong>Eve Riboud</strong>, CEO, Dauphin Telecom<br><strong>Jean ARNELL</strong>, CEO, Computech<br><strong>Kendall DUPERSOY</strong>, CEO, TELEM<br><strong>Gary Kalloo</strong>, CARIB-IX Project Coordinator, CTU</p>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="https://bit.ly/SmartIX" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">#SmartIX</a> @carib_ix @InterregC @TheCTUnion @caribpeer @e_computech</strong><br><strong>.</strong><br><strong>SIMULCASTS</strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/</a></strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive</a></strong><br><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/</a> </strong>(AI Captions)<br><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CaribIX" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CaribIX</a></strong> (AI Captions)<br><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion</a></strong> (AI Captions)<br><strong><a href="https://youtu.be/SW9LvoS1_hE" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/SW9LvoS1_hE</a> </strong>(CTU YouTube)</p>
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