The following application was submitted (UTC) on Thu, 10 Feb 11 19:03:15 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: DIBBA Full Name*: ALIE E. Employer/Organization*: QUANTUMNET COMPANY Position/Title*: SUPERVISOR/HEAD OF UNIT Business Address ---------------- KAIRABA AVENUE Business Phone: 00 220 4378430 Alternate Telephone: 00 220 4378424 Email*: aadibba@qanet.gm URL: www.qanet,gm FAX: 00 220 4378406 Date of Birth: 1975-01-08 Country of Residence*: THE GAMBIA Passport Name: ALIE E.DIBBA Passport Number: PC230481 Passport Issuing Country: THE GAMBIA Passport Issue Date: 2008-09-05 Passport Expiry Date: 2013-09-05 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ it will allow me to be more focussed in the clientel management proceedure TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: false How much have you used it? -------------------------- never Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- no Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- I HAVE MANAGED TCP/IP NETWORKS Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ no Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- NO BUT READ CONCEPTS Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- NO Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ I HAVE MANAGED APACHE, AND IIS SERVERS Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- I HAVE MANAGED CISCO AND HUAWEI ROUTERS Switches* --------- I HAVE MANAGED CISCO AND HUAWEI SWITCHES Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- I HAVE MANAGEED SOLARWINDS NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- NO CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- no What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- no How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- no ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Quantum Net is the Gambia's leading Internet service provider and only 3G network service providers, am working as a technician responsible for monitoring and managing some of our client systems servers. The IT industry in the Gambia is growing rapidly therefore new skills and techniques are needed to meet its present and future challenges and demand. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ some of our client servers run on Unix(Debian & FreeBSD), our company is connected to the internet via our upstream Gamtel who are connected via fiber to Sonatel. Sonatel is on the sat3 network Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider Academic Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 250 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have did some in house training on basic Unix systems and web servers. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To improve my skills in administering and managing system network servers and also we offer training at our company i hope to use the knowledge gain in this training to teach others in our training institute. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- no The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- no FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requested aid to cover travel expenses. Explain why you are asking for financial assistance. How will your organisation and your country benefit from your training? What other sources of funding have you approached, and what were the results? ------------------------------------------------------------------- I need some assistance as i cannot raise all the funds needed to pay for the training because my Employer has recently sponsored some other people for thier cources. This training will benefit my country greatly as i can use the knowledge gather to train others in our institute who will later serve in various work fields. i have approach my company for sponsorship and they are willing to pay part of the expenses. If you are requesting financial support for travel expenses, please provide a good estimate of round trip, lowest economy excursion airfare between your place of residence and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in May 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Airfare ------- Airline ------- Type of fare ------------ City of departure ------------------ Source of your estimate ------------------------ How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- $900 and my air ticket Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $1000 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Mr. Kemo Jatta Chief Technical Manager Quantumnet Co. Ltd. Tel: (220)3100888 Email: kjatta@qanet.gm Second Referee* --------------- Mr. Omar Lette Human Resource Manager QCell Ltd. Tel: (220)3333106 Email: omar.lette@qcell.gm END OF APPLICATION