<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Dear All,<br><br></div>This is to inform you that the education and research community will be holding AfREN 2014 in Djibouti this Monday 2 June in Djibouti, as part of the AIS'14 events.<br>
<br></div>Unfortunately, due to the opening ceremony scheduled from 9 to 10:30 am, we will have to start late.<br><br></div></div>Below is the tentative agenda (subject to slight changes):<br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><u><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Session 1</span></u></b><b style><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span>Chair</span></i></b><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">:
<i style>Pascal Hoba, AAU</i><span style> <br></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1100 - 1120</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Welcome
remarks (<i style>AAU, AIS Host, ASREN</i>,<i style> UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN, AfNOG, AfriNIC</i>)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1120
- 1140</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>ASREN
update – <i style>Yousef Torman, ASREN</i><span style> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1140 - 1200</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>UbuntuNet
Alliance update –</span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">
<i style>Joseph Kimaili, UbuntuNet Alliance</i></span><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1200
- 1220</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>WACREN
update </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Omo Oaiya, WACREN</i></span><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1220
- 1230</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>General
discussion </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1230 - 1400</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Lunch</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><u><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Session 2</span></u></b><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><i style>Chair: Adiel Akplogan, AfriNIC</i></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1400 - 1420</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Africa
Training Initiative - towards sustained capacity building </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Omo Oaiya, WACREN, and Joseph Kimaili, UbuntuNet Alliance</i></span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1420 - 1440</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>An
adaptable e-service communication model for rural agricultural extension, </span><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Olutayo Ajayi, Eko-Konnect</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1440 - 1500</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>AfricaCERT
</span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Jean Robert Hountomey, AfricaCERT</i></span><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1500 - 1520</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>R&E
Identity Federation at RENATER – Status and Prospects </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Laurent
Gydé, RENATER</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1520 - 1540</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Regional
REN Peering: Opportunities and Challenges </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Dale
Smith, NSRC</i></span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1540 - 1600</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Towards
a Global Architecture for R&E </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Erik-Jan
Bos, NorduNet</i></span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1600 - 1630</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span>Coffee
break</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6pt"><b style><u><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Session 3</span></u></b><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><i style>Co-Chairs: Nii Quaynor, AfNOG / DaeYoung Kim,
CNU </i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1630 - 1650</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Internet
in Korea </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">–</span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">YoungHee
Lee</span></i><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">, KAIST</span></i><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.8pt"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1650
- 1710<span style> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">Future
Internet Activities in Korea</span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> – </span><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black" lang="EN-US">Taekyoung (Ted) Kwon</span></i><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">, SNU</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.8pt"><i style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><br></span></i><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><u><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Session 4</span></u></b><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><i style>Nii Quaynor, AfNOG</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1710 - 1750<span style> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Roundtable: Sustaining AfREN<span style> </span>(AAU, ASREN, UA, WACREN) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style><b style><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">1750
- 1800<span style> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US">Closing remarks </span><span style="font-size:10pt" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<br><br>You are all invited.<br><br></div>Best wishes,<br><br></div>Boubakar<br><br></div>