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NEW! Netcast: A live netcast of the meeting will be available at http://commonsvcg.oar.net/Internet2
Once the netcast is running, an entry will appear on this page titled, "Enhancing African Connectivity" This will be the stream from the meeting. Thanks very much to OARnet and the Ohio State University for supporting this netcast.
A meeting on enhancing research and education network connectivity to and within Africa
Co-organized by the Internet Education Equal Access Foundation (IEEAF) and Internet2
View Roster of Attendees
When:
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Thursday, May 5
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Arlington, VA
Crystal Gateway Marriott : Salon B
Details about the hotel and lodging are here: http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/hoteltravel.html
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What:
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This meeting is focused on bringing together organizations engaged in active projects to improve research and education network connectivity to and within Africa. A major goal of the meeting is to share plans and projects, and identify opportunities for collaboration between agencies and organizations. Participating organizations include the National Science Foundation, World Bank, Network Startup Resource Center, Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Internet2, IEEAF and others.
Presentations will focus on providing meeting attendees with insight into what
infrastructure is needed to support international collaboration in research and
education; currently available telecommunications infrastructure; and plans for
commercial and R&E networking in African countries. The results of several recent surveys and studies about research and education networking and the state of African university information technology infrastructure and utilization will be presented. Organizations already working in the arena will discuss their projects, objectives and any current status. Finally, the meeting will conclude a discussion session with all meeting participants focused on identifying opportunities, areas for collaboration and next steps.
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Who:
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The meeting is open to interested individuals. Please register at: http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2005/smmafricareg.html
To view Roster click here:
ROSTER
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Fees: |
There is no registration fee for this meeting. Coffee breaks will be provided in the morning and afternoons. Meeting attendees will take lunch on their own.
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Agenda:
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A preliminary agenda with topics and speakers is available here:
http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2005/smmafricaagenda.html |
Special thanks to the following people for their invaluable help in putting this meeting together:
Meeting Co-chairs:
Don Riley |
University of Maryland; Chair, IEEAF Board and SURA IT Fellow |
Warren Matthews |
Chair - Internet2 Special Interest Group on Extending the Reach of Research Networking Internationally and Georgia Institute of Technology |
Program/Planning Committee Members:
Andrea Johnson |
Carnegie Corporation |
Steve Huter |
Network Startup Resource Center and University of Oregon |
Bob Hawkins |
World Bank |
George Sadowsky |
Principle Investigator, NSF Study grant on African connectivity and Internews Network |
Anil Srivastava |
World Bank |
| Heather Boyles |
Internet2 |
| Ana Preston |
Internet2 |
This meeting is being held in conjunction with the Internet2 Spring Member Meeting. For information about and registration for the Internet2 Spring Member Meeting itself, please go to http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/
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