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| Saturday 31 May 2008 |
| 09:00 – 09:15 |
Session 0: Welcome - Host (Prof. Mohamed Tahiri), AAU (Boubakar Barry), AfNOG (Nii Quaynor), AfriNIC (Adiel Akplogan)
Chair: Mohamed Tahiri (EMI) |
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| 09:15 – 09:30 |
Session 1: Review of actions planned at AfREN 2007
Chair: Mohamed Tahiri (EMI) |
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Boubakar Barry (AAU): Review of action items from afREN 2007 |
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Ayite Bulley (AfNOG): AfNOG@ AfREN 2008 |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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| 11:00 – 12:30 |
Session 2: Update on national/regional initiatives: ongoing REN establishment processes, experience sharing, success stories, challenges:
Chair: Alex Corenthin (ESP-UCAD): |
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Presentations |
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Redouane Merrouch (CNRST): MARWAN Moroccan REN |
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Nezar Sami (Egyptian Research & Education Network) : EREN - Businesses Go Global |
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Duncan Martin (UbuntuNet Alliance): REN Connectivity - Connecting to the RENs of the World |
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Tiémoman Koné (Côte d’Ivoire): Network for Higher Education and Research in Cote d’Ivoire |
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Mumuni Dakubu (Ghana): The Resurrection of GARNET |
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Aminu Ibrahim (Nigeria): Update on the NREN establishment process in Nigeria |
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Ibrahima Niang (Senegal): National Research and Education Network in Senegal (SenRER) |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 – 15:30 |
Session 3: Optimal management and use of critical resources in campus networks: IP resources, bandwidth, power
Chair: Redouane Merrouch (CNRST) |
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Presentations |
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Adiel Akplogan (AfriNIC): Maniging IP resources in the AfriNIC region |
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Martin Belcher (INASP): Optimal management and use of critical resources in campus networks: bandwidth management and optimisation |
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Ukaegbu Ogwo (Solartime Electric Ltd): Optimal management and use of critical resources in campus networks in Africa: The power supply factor |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Break |
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Session 4: REN Clinic
Chair: Mumuni Dakubu (UG Legon) |
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Presentations |
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Dale Smith (UO): Research and Education Networks Best Practices |
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Duncan Martin (TENET): REN Connectivity Connecting to the RENs of the World |
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| Sunday 1 June 2008 |
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| 09:00 – 10:30 |
Session 5: International cooperation: lessons from other parts of the world; update on international initiatives and cooperation opportunities
Chair: Sandra Aluoch (BWC) |
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Presentations |
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Zita Wenzel (KU): Silk Project - An example of regional cooperation |
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Enrique Pelaez (CEDIA): National Research & Educational Network of Ecuador |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Break |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 |
Session 6: Broadband infrastructure in Africa and fibre technology
Chair: Adiel Akplogan (AfriNIC) |
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Presentations |
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Lishan Adam (ICTFD) and Sunday Foloyan (AfNOG): Broadband Infrastructure in Africa – Fibre Technology |
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Dale Smith (UO): What Does it Mean to "Have Fiber" - Developing a Common Understanding and Terminology |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 7: Content and applications: initiatives, knowledge sharing, grid computing
Chair: Sunday Foloyan (AfNOG) |
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Presentations |
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Margaret Ngwira (Uni Malawi Library) : Supporting Learning and Research: Content Opportunities for Academic and Research Libraries/Networks in Africa |
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Clement Onime (ICTP) : GRID Computing |
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Gerti Foest (DFN) : Applications and Services in a Research and Education Network - Case of DFN |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 |
Break |
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| 16:00 - 17:30 |
Session 8: Roundtable on advocacy and policy development: role of HEI leaders, regulators, regional/continental bodies and development partners
Moderator: Nii Quaynor (AfNOG)
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Panelists |
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Abdou Salam Sall (Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar) |
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Zimani Kadzamira (University of Malawi) |
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Arero Gotu (Addis Ababa University) |
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Nnamdi Nwokike (WATRA) |
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Raphael Koffi (ECOWAS) |
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Andrea Johnson (PHEA) |
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Ben Akoh (OSIWA) |
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| 17:30 - 18:30 |
Session 9: Way forward (Action points
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Chair: Zimani Kadzamira (University of Malawi)
Facilitator: Aminu Ibrahim (Ng ICT Forum) |
AFREN MEETING 2008 
AFREN MEETING 2008
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