10–11 Nov 2016
the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN)
Africa/Lagos timezone

National Workshop

Draft Agenda

10 November 2016

08:00 - 09:00

Registration

 

SESSION 1 – Facilitator: NUC Executive Secretary - TBC

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome Remarks

09:15 - 10:00

Presentation of NgREN

Joshua Atah, NgREN

10:00 - 10:30

Presentation of WACREN

Boubakar Barry, WACREN

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee break and Group photograph

 

SESSION 2 – Facilitator: Umar Garba Danbatta, NCC (TBC)

11:00 - 11:30

The TANDEM Project and related H2020 projects

Damien Alline, IRD

11:30 - 12:00

Building a Regional Research and Education Network: Lessons from the UbuntuNet Alliance

Chris Rohrer, UbuntuNet Alliance

12:00 -12:30

Research and Education Networks - Experiences from Latin America

Carmen Gloria Labbe, CLARA

12:30 - 13:00

Findings of TANDEM User Needs Survey

Pamela Abbott, Brunel University

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

 

SESSION 3 – Facilitator: Joshua Atah, NgREN

14:00 - 14:30

Use Case and Service Portofolio (TANDEM D3.3)

Philippe Granier, CIRAD

14:30- 15:00

The evolving role of the librarian in NREN development and improved research outputs

TBD

15:00- 15:30

Presentation from a researcher or community of practice in Nigeria

Ike Mowete, University of Lagos

15:30- 16:00

Presentation from a researcher or community of practice in Nigeria

TBD

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break 

 

SESSION 4 – Facilitator: (TBD)

16:30- 17:00

Experience from the Sci-GaIA hackfest in Catania

Benjamin Aribisala, Lagos State University

17:00 - 17:30

AfricaConnect2 – Opportunities for the NgREN community

Boubakar Barry, WACREN

17:30 - 17:45

Closing

17:45- 18:30

Refreshments and networking