Name: AfREN 2018
Start: 2018-05-07T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2018-05-07T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Radisson Blu, Dakar

- 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