Information on Internet2 activities in the international arena.

[Heather BOYLES <>]

NEW! Netcast:  A live netcast of the meeting will be available at

http://commonsvcg.oar.net/Internet2 
Once the netcast is running, an entry will appear on this page titled,
"Enhancing African Connectivity" This will be the stream from
the meeting.  Thanks very much to OARnet and the Ohio State
University for supporting this netcast.

Meeting webpage at: 

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

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 : Salon B 
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
what infrastructure is needed to support international collaboration in
research and education; currently available telecommunications
infrastructure; and plans for commercial and R&E networking 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 any current status. Finally, the meeting will
conclude 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
To view Roster click here:
ROSTER 

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
Steve Huter, Network Startup Resource Center and University of
Oregon
Bob Hawkins, World Bank
George Sadowsky, Principle Investigator, NSF Study grant on African
connectivity and Internews Network
Anil Srivastava, World Bank
Heather Boyles Internet2 
Ana Preston Internet2

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