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
)
Session 1
1
Introductions
2
ASREN update
Speaker
:
Mr
Yousef Torman
(
ASREN
)
3
Ubuntunet Alliance Update
Speaker
:
Dr
Pascal Hoba
(
Ubuntunet Alliance
)
Slides
4
WACREN Update
Speaker
:
Mr
Alain Patrick AINA
(
WACREN
)
Slides
5
AAU Remarks (TBC)
Speaker
:
Ms
Nodumo Dhlamini
(
Association of African Universities
)
6
General discussion on REN updates
12:30
Lunch
Session 2
7
Blockchain; What it is and why NRENs should be involved
Speaker
:
Prof.
Nii Quaynor
(
AfNOG
)
8
Internet of Things (IoT)
Speakers
:
Isaac Armah-Mensah
(
University of Cape Coast
)
,
Uli Raich
(
University of Cape Coast
)
9
LIBSENSE - Library Support for embedding NREN Services and e-Infrastructure
Objectives, on-going study, AfREN collaboration and current status
Speaker
:
Mr
Omo Oaiya
(
WACREN
)
Slides
10
Bootstrapping NREN Identity Federations and the eduroam Confederation in Africa
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
Coffee Break
Session 3
11
Towards formalization of AfREN
12
Closing remarks