Information on Internet2 activities in the international arena.

[Heather BOYLES <>]

[apologies in advance for duplicates]

Please join us for:

A meeting on enhancing research and education network connectivity to and
within Africa
Co-organized by the Internet Education Equal Access Foundation (IEEAF)
and Internet2

When: Thursday, May 5
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Where: Arlington, VA
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Details about the hotel and lodging are here:

http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/hoteltravel.html 

What: This meeting is focused on bringing together organizations engaged
in active projects to improve research and education network connectivity
to and within Africa.  A major goal of the meeting is to share plans
and projects, and identify opportunities for collaboration between
agencies and organizations.    Participating organizations
include the National Science Foundation, World Bank, Network Startup
Resource Center, Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Internet2,
IEEAF and others.

Presentations will focus on providing meeting attendees with insight into
the needed infrastructure to support international collaboration in
research and education, including an overview of the underlying
telecommunications infrastructure currently available and planned for
commercial and R&E networks in African countries. The results of
several recent surveys and studies about research and education
networking and the state of African university information technology
infrastructure and utilization will be presented. Organizations already
working in the arena will discuss their projects, objectives and current
status. Finally, the meeting will conclude with a discussion session with
all meeting participants focused on identifying opportunities, areas for
collaboration and next steps.

Who: The meeting is open to interested individuals. Please register at:

http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2005/smmafricareg.html
 

Fees: There is no registration fee for this meeting. Coffee breaks will
be provided in the morning and afternoons. Meeting attendees will take
lunch on their own.

Agenda: A preliminary agenda with topics and speakers is available here:

http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2005/smmafricaagenda.html
 

Special thanks to the following people for their invaluable help in
putting this meeting together:
Meeting Co-chairs:
Don Riley, University of Maryland; Chair, IEEAF Board and SURA IT
Fellow
Warren Matthews, Chair - Internet2 Special Interest Group on Extending
the Reach of Research Networking Internationally and Georgia Institute of
Technology

Program/Planning Committee Members:
Andrea Johnson, Carnegie Corporation
Bob Hawkins, World Bank
Steve Huter, Network Startup Resource Center, University of Oregon
George Sadowsky, Internews Inc; Principle Investigator, NSF Study grant
on African connectivity
Anil Srivastava, World Bank
Ana Preston, Internet2
Heather Boyles, Internet2

This meeting is being held in conjunction with the Internet2 Spring
Member Meeting. For information about and registration for the Internet2
Spring Member Meeting itself, please go to

http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/ 

PLEASE NOTE!  Today is the last day to take advantage of the early
bird registration rate for the Spring 2005 Internet2 Member
Meeting.  After Monday, April 18 at 5pm EDT, a late registration fee
of $50 will be in effect. There is no cutoff for online registration;
however, after 5pm EDT on Friday, April 29, you will have to complete the
registration process on site.  Again, this is registration for the
general Internet2 Member Meeting.  Registration for the meeting on
on enhancing research and education network connectivity to and within
Africa is a separate at $0 registration fee.

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+ mobile:+1.202.255.5581 + office:+1.202.331.5342

1150 18th Street, NW + Suite 1020 + Washington, DC 20036

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