WACREN 2017 CONFERENCE, ABIDJAN, 27 – 31 MARCH 2017
PROGRAMME
Monday 27th March 2017
Cybersecurity Workshop – Centre de Ressources Numériques et Pédagogiques, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
Librarians Workshop – Centre de Ressources Numériques et Pédagogiques , Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
ISOC-AFREN Workshop on IETF – Centre de Ressources Numériques et Pédagogiques, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
WACREN NREN CEOs Meeting (on Invitation) – Azalaï Hotel
WACREN NREN CTOs Meeting (on Invitation) – Azalaï Hotel
Tuesday 28th March 2017
Cybersecurity Workshop – Centre de Ressources Numériques et Pédagogiques, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
Librarians Workshop – Centre de Ressources Numériques et Pédagogiques , Université Félix Houphouët Boigny
AfricaConnect2 Coordination Meeting (on Invitation) – Azalaï Hotel, Salle CACAO
TANDEM/Scia-GaIA/MAGIC Joint Workshop – Azalaï Hotel, Salle CITRONNELLE
RITER Workshop – Azalaï Hotel
Wednesday 29th March 2017
TANDEM/Scia-GaIA/MAGIC Joint Workshop – Azalaï Hotel, Salle CACAO
TANDEM Final Event – Azalaï Hotel, Salle CACAO
WACREN Board Meeting (on Invitation) – Azalaï Hotel
18.30 – 20.00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Venue: Azalaï Hotel
19.00 – 21.00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS
Venue: Azalaï Hotel
Thursday 30th March 2017 --- Venue: Convention Centre, Radisson Blu Hotel
08.00 Registration continues
09.00 – 10.30 OPENING CEREMONY
Chair: Prof. Ramata Bakayoko Ly, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Côte d’Ivoire
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Welcome Remarks: Dr. Boubakar Barry, CEO, WACREN
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Welcome Remarks: Prof. Tiémoman Koné, Coordinator, RITER
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Opening Remarks: Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor, Chairman of the Board, WACREN
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Goodwill Messages: AAU, African Union Commission, European Union Commission, AfDB, ECOWAS, UEMOA, UbuntuNet Alliance, ASREN, GEANT, ICANN, RENATER, NSRC
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Sponsors’ Presentations:
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AfricaConnect2 (Platinum Sponsor)
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XON (Gold Sponsor)
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Glo1 (Gold Sponsor)
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Orange CI (Connectivity Sponsor)
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Remarks: Prof. Octave Nicoué Broohm, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Togo (Patron, WACREN 2018)
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Opening Address: Prof. Ramata Bakayoko Ly, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Côte d’Ivoire
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Keynote Address: Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development Complex, African Development Bank
10.30 – 11.00 Group Photograph -- Tea Break
11.00 – 12.30 PLENARY SESSION I – Paper Presentations
Chair: Pascal Hoba, UbuntuNet Alliance
Rapporteur: Agnes Carbon, IRD
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From State Administration to Blockchain: A Policy Perspective on Fundamentals of Identity (Mawaki Chango)
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Optimisation du délai de transmission dans les réseaux de données avec SDN (Gilles Armel Keupondjo Satchou)
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Algorithme de gestion du trafic multimédia basé sur les SDNs dans les NRENs (Koffi Ghislain Pandry)
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Security Architecture for Preventing Malicious Attacks in Software Defined Networks (SDN) (Oluwaseyi Osunade)
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Sponsors’ Minute: Main One (Silver Sponsor)
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 PLENARY SESSION II – Paper Presentations
Chair: Yousef Torman, ASREN
Rapporteur: Benjamin Eshun, GARNET
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Practical Experience from emerging NRENs Around the World (Dale Smith)
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Global Research and Education service sharing: MAGIC and VI-SEEM projects (Ognjen Prnjat)
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Networks for European, American, and African Research (NEAAR) (Jennifer Schopf)
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AfricaConnect2 – R&E networking for West and Central Africa (Cathrin Stöver)
15.30 – 16.00 Tea Break
16.00 – 18.00 PLENARY SESSION III – Paper Presentations
Chair: Cathrin Stöver, GEANT
Rapporteur: Tiwonge Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance
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NREN Software Defined Data-Center Network, a critical foundation for advanced research and future services in Africa (Babatunde Omogbai) --- Remote presentation
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IDN and the role of the academia (Pierre Dandjinou)
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Smashing the Stack for Fun and Non-profit" - Business model and shared experiences (Melanie Rieback)
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Déploiement de EDUcation ROAMing (Eduroam) dans une institution de recherche d’un pays émergent disposant de ressources limitées (Sidy Soumaré)
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Gestion dynamique de l’information contextuelle dans l'Internet des Objets: Applications aux systèmes éducatifs (Digrais Moise Mambe)
20.00 – 22.30 Gala Dinner
Venue: Restaurant “Le Réservoir”
Friday 31th March 2017 --- Venue: Tamarin, Azalai Hotel
08.00 Registration continues
09.00 – 10.30 PLENARY SESSION IV – Paper Presentations
Chair: Tiémoman Koné, RITER
Rapporteur: Owen Iyoha, Eko-Konnect
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E-servicies implementation to enhance ICT's use in a new environment of e-learning and access to scientific information in Cote d'ivoire (Cecile Coulibaly)
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The Role of Librarians in African Higher Educational Institutions as Central Actors in Embedding NREN Digital Services (Pamela Abbott)
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E-learning and ICT in higher education institutional strategies: Drawing lessons from Europe and optimizing e-infrastructure in Africa (Ane Johnson)
10.30 – 11.00 Tea Break
11.00 – 12.30 PLENARY SESSION V – Paper Presentations
Chair: Sabine Jaume, RENATER
Rapporteur: Manuella Abram, GEANT
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Forging Meaningful Synergies between NRENs and CSPs - The Case of Uganda’s NREN RENU (Isaac Kasana)
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REN Startup win-win Program (Ibrahim Alio Sanda)
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A contextual approach to NREN service development: A case study of Eko-Konnect in the WACREN Cloud Pilot (Owen Iyoha)
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Building Capacities to Access and Communicate Research Evidence for Development: Lessons of Collaborative Initiatives in Sierra Leone (Thomas Songu)
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Sponsors’ Presentation: Orange CI (Connectivity Provider)
12.30 – 12.45 CLOSING
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 WACREN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
