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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081127
SUMMARY:NgNOG 2008 Workshop
LOCATION:Lagos\, Nigeria
URL:http://www.forum.org.ng/ngnog/2008announcement
DESCRIPTION:The 2008 Nigerian Network Operators Group Workshops and Meeting
 s\, University of Lagos\, 16-26 November\, 2008\n\nThe Convenors of the Nig
 erian Network Operators Group are pleased to announce the 3rd edition of th
 e ngNOG Workshops and Meetings scheduled to take place as follows\;\n\nWork
 shop Venue:\nCenter for Information Technology and Systems\,\nUniversity of
  Lagos\n\nTime: 9:00am Daily\nDate: 17 - 21 November\, 2008\n\nConference V
 enue:\nAfe Babalola Hall\, University of Lagos\n\nTime: 9:00am Daily\nDate:
  24- 25 November\, 2008\n\nEvent Timetable:\nArrival & Registration: 16 Nov
 ember\, 2008 (Sunday)\nngNOG Workshop: 17 - 21 November\, 2008 (Monday - Fr
 iday)\nngNOG Tutorials: 22 - 23 November\, 2008 (Saturday -Sunday)\nngNOG M
 eetings: 24 - 25 November\, 2008 (Monday - Tuesday)\nDeparture: 26 November
 \, 2008 (Wednesday)\n\nThis 10 day event is a domestication of the annual A
 fNOG Workshop on Network Technology (www.afnog.org) and will include two da
 ys for meetings and the Annual Conference on ICTs and Education.\n\nAbout n
 gNOG\nngNOG is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical inform
 ation between operators of Internet-connected networks in Nigeria. For more
  information please visit http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/about\n\nngNOG Workshop
  on Network Technology\nngNOG Workshop on Network Technology offers trainin
 g in Five Parallel Tracks to those who are in the process of developing and
  enhancing an Internet-connected network with local and international conne
 ctivity. The target audience includes mid-level and senior technical staff 
 of research and education networks\, public and private networks\, commerci
 al Internet Service Providers (ISPs)\, NGOs and other stakeholders.\n\nSyst
 em Administration: focused on using a Unix-like operating system as a platf
 orm for delivery of Internet services.\n\nInternet Services: focused on the
  design and operation of email\, web\, and other Internet services\, in way
 s that can scale to handle large numbers of end users.\n\nInternet Infrastr
 ucture: focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and s
 witches\, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected 
 sites.\n\nEnergy Planning and Appropriate Power Technology: focused on Ener
 gy Planning for Networks\, backups\, and alternative power technologies for
  networks in energy-challenged environments.\n\nICT Strategy and Management
 : focused on Strategies for managing departments and units that provide ICT
  Services in an organization\n\nFurther information about the workshop can 
 be found at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/workshop/2008structure. Application f
 orms can be filled on line at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/apply.\n\nIntereste
 d applicants should kindly note that applications will be closed on 20th Se
 ptember\, 2008.\n\nngNOG Tutorials\nTutorials will be held on 22-23 Novembe
 r\, 2008 at the Center for Information Technology and Systems of the Univer
 sity of Lagos.\n\nTutorials are technical workshops which focus on a partic
 ular subject in-depth and are generally non-commercial in nature. Tutorials
  take place in a classroom-style environment\, and may include a hands-on p
 ractical component. They are intended to offer advanced training relating t
 o technology and best practices already deployed or soon to be deployed on 
 networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations.\n\nFor mor
 e information about how to apply to teach or present a tutorial please visi
 t http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/tutorials.\n\n3rd ngNOG Meeting and Conference 
 on ICTs & Education\n\nThe 3rd ngNOG Conference and Meeting will be held at
  the Afe Babalola Hall of the University of Lagos on 24-25 November\, 2008.
 \n\nThe conference is modeled after AfNOG (African Network Operators Group 
 www.afnog.org) conferences and the ICTs and Education Conferences that was 
 initiated by the University of Jos in 2003. The meetings consist of enginee
 ring staff from network service providers\, managers from IT enterprises\, 
 policy makers\, regulatory bodies\, and senior members and administrators o
 f the research and education community.\nPresentations or panel discussions
  may range in length from 30 minutes to 2 hours.\n\nThose interested in mak
 ing a presentation or chairing a panel discussion at the ngNOG meetings are
  invited to submit a proposal\, following the instructions at http://forum.
 org.ng/ngnog/conference\n\nPlease note that the closing date for receipt of
  expressions interest is 20th September\, 2008.\n\nMore: https://nsrc.org/c
 alendar/helpfiles/workshop_info_main.php?id=418
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