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WACREN Conference 2019

14–15 Mar 2019
Accra Marriott Hotel
Africa/Accra timezone
Beyond Networks: Applications and Services

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Session

PLENARY SESSION II – Paper Presentations

14 Mar 2019, 14:30
Nkrumah Ballroom (Accra Marriott Hotel)

Nkrumah Ballroom

Accra Marriott Hotel

Liberation Road, Airport City, Accra, Ghana

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  1. 29. A Pedagogical Approach for Developing a Firmware from Open Source Code: Case of WiAFirm, an OpenWRT-based Firmware for WiABox Appliance
    Prof. Thomas Djotio Ndie (University of Yaoundé 1)
    14/03/2019, 14:30
    Teaching and Learning
    Paper

    The desire to know, to share and to contribute to the ever changing scientific and technological development, the enthusiasm of exploiting open materials for other unpredicted purposes have motivated and favored the idea of open source solutions as well as their evolution. The industry of open hardware has given to individuals, scientists and researchers, the possibilities to design and...

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  2. 37. Engagement, Advocacy, and Outreach: Strategies for Optimizing REN Impact on International Collaborations
    Ms Dimple Sokartara (GÉANT), Mr Edward Moynihan (Indiana University)
    14/03/2019, 14:50
    User and Science Engagement
    Presentation

    Partners from the Networks for European, African, and American Research (NEAAR) project and the AfricaConnect2 project are working together to develop coordinated user engagement and outreach strategies in support of international research collaborations working in Africa. These strategies are designed to help identify research collaborations with data transfer requirements and to help improve...

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  3. 31. POLITICS OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION: COULD LIBRARIANS BE THE PERFECT INTERFACE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION?
    Ms ESTHER OBACHI (UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI)
    14/03/2019, 15:10
    User and Science Engagement
    Paper

    Science communication is one of the aspects of Science engagement. A debate on who should communicate science, why and how has been going on in the past few years. Scientists' fear of distortion of scientific facts by journalists and the journalists' fear of scientists' lack of enthusiasm in their writing end up bringing disharmony between the two and leaving the public without accurate...

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  4. 49. Tele-Learning Facilities - Optimizing NREN Connectivity and Room Design for Higher Education
    Mr Brian Moyer (NIAID), Ms Sara Rudolph (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID))
    14/03/2019, 15:30
    Teaching and Learning
    Presentation

    Tele-Learning Facilities - Optimizing NREN Connectivity and Room Design for Higher Education

    The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), University of Science, etc., IDI, Makerere U.

    Background: In Mali and Uganda the NIAID collaborative, African Centers of Excellence (ACE) in Bioinformatics includes a tele-learning program that provides a platform for new course...

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  5. 16. Developing a Science Gateway for Physical Activity Lifelong Modelling & Simulation
    Dr Anastasia Anagnostou (Modelling & Simulation Group, Department of Computer Science, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middx, UK, UB8 3PH)
    14/03/2019, 15:50
    Applications and Services
    Paper

    There are major health concerns that relate to the lack of physical activity in a general population. In the UK, a major study has been carried out that brought together health assessment audits across a range of health conditions influenced by physical activity (cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal conditions, mental health, etc.) This was used to create PALMS (Physical Activity Lifelong...

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