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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091116
SUMMARY:NgNOG 2009 Workshop
LOCATION:Llorin\, Nigeria
URL:http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/2009announcement
DESCRIPTION:The 4th edition of the Annual ngNOG Workshop and Meeting is sch
 eduled to take place at the University of Ilorin \, as follows:\n\nWorkshop
  and Meeting Venue:\nGeology Complex\,\nUniversity of Ilorin (Permanent Sit
 e)\, Ilorin\, Kwara State\n\nTime: 9:00am Daily\nDate: 08 - 15 November\, 2
 009\n\nEvent Timetable:\nArrival & Registration: 08 November\, 2009 (Sunday
 )\nngNOG Workshop: 09 - 13 November\, 2009 (Monday - Friday)\nngNOG Tutoria
 ls: 14 November\, 2009 (Saturday)\nngNOG Meeting: 14 November\, 2009 (Satur
 day)\nDeparture: 15 November\, 2009 (Sunday)\n\nApplication forms can be fi
 lled on line at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/apply2009.\n\nThe closing date fo
 r receiving applications is Saturday 19th September 2009.\n\nAbout the 2009
  ngNOG\nngNOG is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical info
 rmation between operators of Internet-connected networks in Nigeria. For mo
 re information please visit http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/about and http://foru
 m.org.ng/ngnog/workshop/structure.\n\nngNOG Workshop on Network Technology\
 nngNOG Workshop on Network Technology offers training in Five Parallel Trac
 ks to those who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-
 connected network with local and international connectivity. The target aud
 ience includes mid-level and senior technical staff of research and educati
 on networks\, public and private networks\, commercial Internet Service Pro
 viders (ISPs)\, NGOs and other stakeholders.\n\nSystem Administration: focu
 sed on using a Unix-like operating system as a platform for delivery of Int
 ernet services.\n\nInternet Services and Applications: focused on the desig
 n and operation of email\, web\, applications\, and other Internet services
 \, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users.\n\nInternet
  Infrastructure: focused on the design and operation of networks using rout
 ers and switches\, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interc
 onnected sites.\n\nEnergy Planning and Appropriate Power Technology: focuse
 d on Energy Planning for Networks\, backups\, and alternative power technol
 ogies for networks in energy-challenged environments.\n\nICT Strategy\, Pol
 icy and Management: focused on Strategies for managing departments and unit
 s that provide ICT Services in an organization\n\nFurther information about
  the workshop can be found at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/workshop/structure.
  Application forms can be filled on line at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/apply
 2009.\n\nInterested applicants should kindly note that applications will be
  closed on Saturday 19th September 2009.\n\nngNOG Tutorials\nTutorials will
  be held on 14 November\, 2009 at the Geology Complex of the University of 
 Ilorin’s Permanent site.\n\nTutorials are technical workshops which focus o
 n a particular subject in-depth and are generally non-commercial in nature.
  Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment\, and may include a 
 hands-on practical component. They are intended to offer advanced training 
 relating to technology and best practices already deployed or soon to be de
 ployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations.\
 n\nFor more information about how to apply to teach or present a tutorial p
 lease visit http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/tutorials.\n\n4th ngNOG Meeting\n\nTh
 e 4th ngNOG Meeting will also hold at the Geology Complex of the University
  of Ilorin’s Permanent site\, on 15 November\, 2009.\n\nThe meeting is also
  modeled after AfNOG (African Network Operators Group www.afnog.org) meetin
 g. The meeting consists of delegates to the ngNOG Workshop\, but also other
  engineering staff from network service providers\, managers from IT enterp
 rises\, policy makers\, regulatory bodies\, and senior members and administ
 rators of the research and education community.\n\nPresentations or panel d
 iscussions may range in length from 30 minutes to 1 hour.\n\nThose interest
 ed in making a presentation or chairing a panel discussion at the ngNOG mee
 ting are invited to express interest by submitting a proposal as described 
 at http://forum.org.ng/ngnog/conference\n\nThe closing date for receipt of 
 applications and expressions interest to present is Saturday 19th September
  2009.\n\nMore: https://nsrc.org/calendar/helpfiles/workshop_info_main.php?
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