<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Dear All,<br><br></div>Please see below the final agenda for AfREN 2015. It will be held at Ramada Plaza in Tunis (<a href="http://www.ramadaplaza-tunis.com/anglais/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ramadaplaza-tunis.com/anglais/index.html</a>), room Didon 3.<br><br></div>Please note that for those who are at Regency Hotel, shuttles will be available at 8:30am and 8:45am. If you miss these shuttles, you can take a taxi (just a 5 min ride).<br><br></div><div>At the end of the meeting, shuttles will take participants to Regency Hotel for the AIS Opening Ceremony.<br></div><div><br>---<br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">AfREN 2015</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Tunis, 1 June 2015</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b style><i style><u><span style="font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">AGENDA</span></u></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Session 1</span></u></b><b style><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span>Chair</span></i></b><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">: <i style>Habib Youssef, CCK</i><span style> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">0900 - 0920</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Welcome
remarks (<i style>AAU, CCK, ASREN</i>,<i style> UbuntuNet Alliance, WACREN, AfNOG, AfriNIC</i>)
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">0920 - 0940</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" 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:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">0940 - 1000</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>UbuntuNet
Alliance update –</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <i style>Joseph
Kimaili, UbuntuNet Alliance</i></span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">
</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1000
- 1020</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>WACREN
update </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Omo Oaiya, WACREN</i></span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1020 - 1030</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">
<span style> </span>General
discussion on REN updates</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1030
- 1100</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">ICT infrastructure and
services for the Research and Education community in Tunisia</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">
</span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– </span></i><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Habib Youssef</span></i><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">, CCK</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1100 -
1130</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Coffee
break <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Session 2</span></u></b><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><i style>Chair: Nii Quaynor, AfNOG</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1130
- 1150</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Update
on ICANN DNSSEC Roadshow – <i style>Yaovi Atohoun
- ICANN</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1150
- 1210</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span><span style> </span>Cloud computing for education and
research </span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– </span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Heithem
Abbes, University of Tunis El Manar </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1210
- 1230</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span><span style> </span>NREN and GRID Infrastructures in Algeria
</span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– </span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Aouaouche
<span class="">El</span>-Maouhab, ARN</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1230
- 1250</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span>
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Partnerships
for African Research & Education Networking Transformation</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">
(PARENT) – </span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Isaac
Kasana, RENU</span></i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1250
- 1310</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span><span style> </span>Update on NSRC Activities in the
UbunutuNet Alliance region </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Patrick </i></span><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Okui</span></i><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">, NSRC</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:70.9pt"><i style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1310 -
1410</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Lunch</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><br></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Session 3</span></u></b><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span><i style>Chair: Henri Kokou Motcho, Niger-REN</i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1410 - 1430</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"><span style> </span>AfricaCERT</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">Update</span><span style="font-size:11pt" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">– <i style>Marcus Adomey, AfricaCERT</i></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1430
– 1450</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Best
Current Operational Practices and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) -
Jan Zorz, ISOC </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1450
– 1510</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Research
Based Fellowship Applications to the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) - Niel Harper, ISOC </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1510
- 1550</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>AfricaConnect2
– <i style>Yousef Torman (ASREN), Pascal Hoba
(UbuntuNet Allance), Boubakar Barry (WACREN)</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 70.9pt"><b style><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US">1540
- 1600</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri" lang="EN-US"> <span style> </span>Closing
remarks </span></p>
<br>---<br><br></div>See you tomorrow.<br><br></div>Boubakar<br><br></div>