AfREN 2018
Monday 7 May 2018, 11:00
→
17:30
Africa/Dakar
Radisson Blu, Dakar
Radisson Blu, Dakar
Route de la Corniche O, Dakar 16868, Senegal
Boubakar Barry
(
WACREN
)
11:00
→
12:30
Session 1
11:00
Introductions
20m
11:20
ASREN update
15m
Speaker
:
Mr
Yousef Torman
(
ASREN
)
11:35
Ubuntunet Alliance Update
15m
Speaker
:
Dr
Pascal Hoba
(
Ubuntunet Alliance
)
Slides
11:50
WACREN Update
15m
Speaker
:
Mr
Alain Patrick AINA
(
WACREN
)
Slides
12:05
AAU Remarks (TBC)
15m
Speaker
:
Ms
Nodumo Dhlamini
(
Association of African Universities
)
12:20
General discussion on REN updates
10m
12:30
→
14:00
Lunch
1h 30m
14:00
→
15:30
Session 2
14:00
Blockchain; What it is and why NRENs should be involved
20m
Speaker
:
Prof.
Nii Quaynor
(
AfNOG
)
14:20
Internet of Things (IoT)
20m
Speakers
:
Isaac Armah-Mensah
(
University of Cape Coast
)
,
Uli Raich
(
University of Cape Coast
)
14:40
LIBSENSE - Library Support for embedding NREN Services and e-Infrastructure
20m
Objectives, on-going study, AfREN collaboration and current status
Speaker
:
Mr
Omo Oaiya
(
WACREN
)
Slides
15:00
Bootstrapping NREN Identity Federations and the eduroam Confederation in Africa
30m
Update on the African eduroam Regional Proxy Server (RPS), growth of national roaming operators (NROs) and current status of eduID.africa.
Speaker
:
Mr
Tiwonge Banda
(
Ubuntunet Alliance
)
Slides
15:30
→
16:00
Coffee Break
30m
16:00
→
17:30
Session 3
16:00
Towards formalization of AfREN
1h 20m
17:20
Closing remarks
10m