AfNOG Workshop Announcement & Application form

["Ayitey Bulley" <abulley at ghana.com>]

Please find below the AfNOG Workshop Announcement & Application form.


-------------------AfNOG 2003 announcement------------------- 
In conjunction with the fourth  meeting of African Network Operators
Group
(AfNOG) in June 2003, AfNOG is holding a Network Technology Workshop
prior to the meeting.  The workshop will be held in facilities of the
Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda, during June 08 - June 13, 2003. (see
http://hotelafricana.com ). The workshop will offer advanced training to
operators of existing African Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who are
participants in the process of developing and enhancing a national
Internet with regional and international connectivity.

Attendance at the workshop includes attendance at AfNOG's fourth
meeting, AfNOG 2003, and 1/2 day AfriNIC meeting session
(www.afrinic.org), which will be held in Kampala on June 14th - 15th,
following the workshop.

This workshop builds upon the experiences of the previous AfNOG
workshops held in Cape Town, South Africa, Accra, Ghana, Lome, Togo and
the INET workshops held during 1993-2000 at eight  locations around the
world.

GOALS

 The goals of the workshop are:

1. To train a critical mass of trainers and professionals in network
infrastructure and services to be able to support an extension of
Internet-related activities within the African countries  represented.

2. To identify and share individual and institutional contacts as well
as information sources that will assist the process of national
development, using international Internet connections.

3. To build robust professional linkages between all participants in the
programs so that the mentor-student and colleague-colleague
relationships formed during the workshop and conferences will remain
strong and of continuing usefulness well beyond the workshop and
conference.

4. To increase the level of co-operation among existing projects and
activities for establishing public data networks in Africa.

5. To train people and groups of people who will return to their country
and region and who will teach others what they have learned at the
workshop.


PROGRAM

An intensive program of instruction is planned for the workshop,
composed of two instructional tracks.

Participants attend only one of the two instructional tracks presented
in English, and one in French, since the tracks run concurrently.

All participants will engage in extensive hands-on training, setting up
and managing prototype infrastructure and services.

The course descriptions below include for each instructional track:

            1. Who should attend this course.
            2. What you need to know to enter this course and benefit
from it
                (Prerequisites).
            3. What you will learn in this course (Subjects).


TRACK 1. SCALABLE INTERNET SERVICES

Who should attend: Technical staff who are now providing mail, file,
web, and other TCP/IP based services to local and/or dial-up end users.

Prerequisites: UNIX use and some Unix system administration.

Subjects: large-scale provision of UNIX-based TCP/IP services such as:

DNS (Domain Name Service)
SMTP mail exchange
POP mail delivery
Mailing lists
HTTP web service
Security

TRACK 2. SCALABLE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

Who should attend: Technical staff who are now operating a wide area
TCP/IP network, likely with international and/or multi-provider
connectivity. Those who will be involved in the establishment and/or
operation of a basic national network infrastructure in the country.

Prerequisites: experience using TCP/IP-based networking technologies.

Subjects: configuration and operation of larger scale backbones,
including:

Basic routing
OSPF routing
BGP routing (limited)
Management of router configuration
NOC (Network Operation Center)
Exchange points between networks
Security

TRACK 3. INFRASTRUCTURE RESEAUX IP (FRENCH TRACK: same as Track 2)

Base des reseaux IP
Bases de configuration des routeurs Cisco
Routage statique (utilisation d'Unix et de Routeur Cisco)
OSPF
Architecture d'un reseau redondant
BGP
NOC services et application
Securite Reseau

PLACE

Workshop activities to be held at the Hotel Africana in Kampala, Uganda.
The workshop attendance fee includes room and board at the Hotel
Africana during the workshop and the AfNOG and  AfriNIC meetings, which
follow. Shuttle bus and taxi transportation is available from the
airport to the workshop accommodations.



DATES

Participants should plan to arrive in Kampala on or before 1800 hours on
Saturday 7th June, 2003, and leave after 1800 hours on Sunday 15th June.
Workshop sessions will be held starting in the afternoon, Sunday 8th
June, and end in the evening of Friday 13th June.

The AfNOG 2003 meeting begins at 0900 hours, Saturday 14th June 2003 and
continues till 1200 hours on Sunday, 15 June 2003. AfriNIC session
begins at 1400 hours, Sunday, 15th June 2003.


ELIGIBILITY

The workshop is specifically directed toward the needs of people from
Africa who are playing an important part in introducing and extending
public internetworking in their countries and region. Attendees should
be involved in establishing the Internet's presence, in
institutionalising its operation, and in assisting the country's schools
and universities, governmental agencies, local firms, and residents in
exploiting the range of services available through the net. By the
Internet, we mean the publicly accessible Internet, with unrestricted
access for educational and commercial institutions and the
not-for-profit community.

Working engineers from international and bilateral technical
co-operation agencies, as well as engineering professionals having
substantial involvement in international technical assistance
activities, are also eligible for admission as space allows.

Participants who have attended the AfNOG 2000, 2001 & 2002 training or
any of the INET Developing Countries Workshop will be considered
eligible to attend the AfNOG 2003 workshop on a space-available basis;
however, these former participants must apply for a course of study
other than subjects studied previously. Their request must be consistent
with their responsibilities in a national and/or regional context, and a
convincing argument for repeated attendance must accompany the
application. This should include a statement of the activities carried
out as a result of the previous workshop. Less financial aid will be
available for repeat attendees than for first-time applicants.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION

To apply for admission, please complete the application form and return
it as soon as possible, but no later than 31st March, 2003. If you
expect to attend the workshop as the result of being awarded a United
Nations or similar fellowship awarded by a multilateral of bilateral aid
agency, please inform us of the details in your application.

Applicants will be notified of their acceptance to the program and the
amount of financial aid available to them (if any), by April 14th.

Please note that the workshop activity includes attendance at the AfNOG
2003 and AfriNIC meetings. If you are admitted to the workshop, you
should NOT register separately for the meeting; that will be done
automatically for you.

NOTE: Applicants are required to submit their application via email, and
also to give an electronic mail address for future correspondence
regarding the workshop. A reliable FAX number should also be included on
your application.

Please be sure that all of the contact information you submit is legible
and accurate, or we will not be able to contact you.


VISAS

Every visitor to Uganda must have a valid passport in order to obtain
the necessary visa from Uganda. If you apply to attend the workshop, be
prepared to obtain a passport immediately upon receiving an invitation
to attend, or sooner if practical, since visa procedures may be lengthy.

It is the responsibility of participants to ascertain the visa
requirements that apply to them and to obtain any appropriate visas
(including transit
visas) needed to attend the workshop and the related meetings.AfNOG will
assist applicants in this matter by providing visa application
information, an official letter of invitation as well as information
regarding the Workshop, AfNOG and its professional goals and activities.

HEALTH RESTRICTIONS

Accepted participants will be notified of any health restrictions and
regulations for entry into the country.

COSTS

The cost of attending the workshop and associated events is U.S.$1600
.This fee includes:

All tuition and fees for the workshop. All lodging charges from
Saturday, 07th June through Sunday, 15th June 2003.

All meal charges for the period starting with dinner on Saturday
evening, 07th June through dinner on Sunday evening, 15th June 2003.
Registration at the AfNOG 2003 meeting ( Saturday 14th June) and the
AfriNIC meeting (Sunday, 15th June), including the midday meals included
in registration for those meetings.

Participants should bring the equivalent of U.S. $30 for airport
transfers. They may wish to budget approximately U.S.$50 for optional
travel and other needs and activities (laundry, etc.) Sunday, 08
June,2003 through Sunday, 15th June 2003.

For some candidates, the AfNOG Workshop will provide financial
assistance to cover a part or all of each participant's overall
expenditures. If you request financial aid for the workshop, please be
certain to provide the financial information that is requested in the
application for admission. Financial aid will take the form of either
pre-paid airline tickets for travel to and from Kampala, a partial or
total coverage of the workshop fee, or both.

The overall amount of aid available will be extremely limited. Please
make all possible efforts to secure whatever funding is possible from
sources known to you. If you are requesting financial aid from the
Workshop, please tell us why it is necessary, how you expect to fund
part of your expenses, and what efforts you have made and are making to
obtain additional aid. Please note that aid from AfNOG may depend upon
your ability to obtain partial financial support from other sources.
Preference will be given to qualified applicants who have own financial
support.

Payment of workshop fees may be made by funds transfer, certified check
or in cash. Additional details will be provided in the admission letter.

================================

AfNOG 2003 WORKSHOP ON NETWORK
TECHNOLOGY FOR AFRICA
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION FORM
Please fill out completely and email it by 31st March, 2003 to
workshop-apply at afnog.org

A. Personal data
FAMILY NAME (LAST NAME, SURNAME) ONLY:
Full Name:
Employer/Organization:
Position/Title:
Business Address:
Business Telephone:
Alternate Telephone:
E-mail address:
Fax:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Name as it appears on passport or other travel document: Passport
number: Country issuing passport: Date passport was issued: Date of
passport expiration:

Knowledge of English: Please rate your knowledge in these categories:
Listening/comprehension: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Reading: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Speaking: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Writing: minimal / fair / good / excellent

Knowledge of French: Please rate your knowledge in these categories:
Listening/comprehension: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Reading: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Speaking: minimal / fair / good / excellent
Writing: minimal / fair / good / excellent



Please indicate with an asterisk (*) the most reliable addresses and
telephone/fax numbers above which can be used to reach you.

B. Course of Instruction
Instructional track applied for (Please select only one track; the
tracks will run concurrently): [ ] Track 1 SCALABLE INTERNET SERVICES [
] Track 2 SCALABLE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE [ ] Track 3 INFRASTRUCTURE
RESEAUX IP (French Track, same as English Track
2)

Please indicate your specific interests within the area you have chosen:

C. Technical Skills
1. Are you a UNIX user? How much have you used it? What varieties (e.g.
Solaris, Linux, *BSD)? 2. Have you been a UNIX system administrator?
Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.). 3 Have you
used/administered TCP/IP networks? Describe. 4. Have you set up and/or
administered any of the following? Please give details.
    nameservers
    sendmail/smail/exim
    majordomo or other list manager
    web systems

5. Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following?
Details, please.
    routers
    switches
    network monitoring
    noc

D. Description of Role in National Networking Activities Bearing in mind
that this information will be used to determine whether to admit you to
the workshop, please provide in the format of your choice the following
information about yourself. Please be sure that it is sufficiently
clear, well organized and adequate for this purpose. 1. A description of
your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities,
and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in
your country. 2. A brief description of your computing and networking
environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.),
including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your
country's connectivity to the international Internet.

3a. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply): [ ]
Commercial Network Provider [ ] Academic Network Provider [ ] NGO
Network Provider [ ] Other (Specify)______________ 3b. Approximate
number of full time staff at your institution:________

4. How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the
track you wish to attend.

5. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after
you return to your country.

6. If you have previously attended AfNOG/INET Workshops for Developing
Countries, a. Year and track you attended: b. A precise description of
how you have used the training you have received in the past: c. The
significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country
specifically because of your knowledge and effort:

E. Financial Information

The workshop fee is USD 1,600.00.  This includes accommodation and
meals, but does not include travel.  Applicants are usually expected to
provide their own funding (from whatever sources).  However, AfNOG or
its sponsors may make a limited amount of financial assistance available
to deserving candidates.

Even if you request financial assistance, you might not receive any
financial assistance, and your acceptance into the workshop may be
conditional on your ability to provide all or most of the funding
yourself.  Even if you are very well qualified and in great need of
assistance, it is unlikely that AfNOG or its sponsors will be able to
provide more than U.S.$ 1,400.00 in financial assistance. Financial
contribution to the workshop may be made by funds transfer, certified
check or in cash. Details will be provided in the admission letter.


1. Are you are requesting any financial assistance from AfNOG or its
sponsors to help pay for the workshop fee?

    [ ] Yes, I request financial assistance.
    [ ] No, the workshop fee will be paid by myself or by other
sponsors.


2. If you are requesting financial assistance to help cover the workshop
fee, please provide a complete list of funding sources in the following
form. The list should contain all sources of funds that are available to
you for payment of the workshop fee. The amounts should total
U.S.$1,600.  You may leave this blank if you are not requesting
financial assistance.

    1. Your Institution -- U.S.$ __________
    2. Your Government -- U.S.$ __________
    3. Other sponsors (e.g. international organizations) -- U.S.$
__________
    4. Your personal contribution -- U.S.$ __________
    5. Amount you ask from AfNOG -- U.S.$ __________
    _________________________________
    TOTAL Income = U.S.$1,600.00

3. Are you are requesting any financial assistance from AfNOG or its
sponsors to help pay for your travel expenses?

    [ ] Yes, I request financial assistance.
    [ ] No, travel expenses will be paid by myself or by other sponsors.

4. If you are requesting financial assistance fo help cover your travel
expenses, please provide a good estimate of round trip, lowest economy
excursion airfare between your place of residence and Kampala, Uganda.
You may leave this blank if you are not requesting financial assistance.

    1. Airfare:
    2. Airline:
    3. Type of fare:
    4. City of departure:
    5. Source of your estimate (e.g. name and address of travel agent):

5. If you are requesting financial assistance to help cover your travel
expenses, please provide a complete list of funding sources in the
following form. The list should contain all sources of funds that are
available to you for payment of travel expenses.  You may leave this
blank if you are not requesting financial assistance.

    1. Your Institution -- U.S.$ __________
    2. Your Government -- U.S.$ __________
    3. Other sponsors (e.g. international organizations) -- U.S.$
__________
    4. Your personal contribution -- U.S.$ __________
    5. Amount you ask from AfNOG -- U.S.$ __________
    _________________________________
    TOTAL Income -- U.S.$ __________
    (Total should be the same as the estimate in part 4 above.)

6. Justification for Financial Assistance

If you are applying for financial assistance from AfNOG or its sponsors,
please explain why you are not able to provide funding from other
sources.  Please include a discussion of other funding sources that you
have approached.

    _________________________________________________
    (Use as much space as necessary.)



Signature (your name as you would sign it): __________________________
Date:___________________


YOU MUST SEND YOUR COMPLETED APPLICATION BY ELECTRONIC MAIL. Completed
applications should be sent to: workshop-apply at afnog.org The "Subject"
line of the message should contain your surname or family name in the
following format:
Subject: AfNOG Workshop Application: <your-family-name>

For example, if your name is Kofi Annan then the subject
should be

Subject: AfNOG Workshop Application: Annan

If you have questions regarding this announcement and application, they
may be addressed to: workshopinfo at afnog.org To receive a copy of this
announcement and application, send e-mail to: application at afnog.org


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