The following application was submitted (UTC) on Mon, 14 Feb 11 14:33:37 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Tesfagiorgish Full Name*: Dawit G.Tesfagiorgish Employer/Organization*: Univerity of Asmara Position/Title*: System Administrator Business Address ---------------- COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE DEPT. COMPUTER SCIENCE PO.BOX 1220 Asmara Eritrea Business Phone: Alternate Telephone: Email*: dawit.tesfagiorgish@gmail.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1984-06-08 Country of Residence*: Eritrea Passport Name: Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ I am interested to learn efficient and scalable network infrastructure technologies, that can be applied in an environment with unreliable network connections. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- administrating pop and smtp servers. web based email servers. building mysql based web applications. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- 3 years of sendmail co-administrator Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: false Describe --------- 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)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Sendmail, pop server Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- no Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Apache Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- linux routing and ip configurations. Switches* --------- no Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- very limited Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- no CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I am administrator of the computer laboratory at the computer science department of University of Asmara in Eritrea. At the department we are committed to play a leading role in the network infrastructure of the country in addition to the university demand to plug itself to the global network. I believe afnog can be a valuable group to aquire the necessary knowledge. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have a B.Sc. degree in Computer science. for the last 4 years I have worked in the department of computer science maintaining exiting network infrastructure and helping users in a various way. Internet connection in Eritrea is very slow and unreliable. My challenge is to make email and internet communication as smooth as possible regardless of the network connection. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Academic Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 350 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have acquired different system/network administration skills from experts visiting our department and though various course (such as web server course) held in Asmara, Eritrea How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, this is actually the main reason. To gain as much knowledge as possible from experts who has gone though the same challenges we have in Eritrea. And to establish continuous communication with these experts beyond the conference. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 the attendance fees. 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- The knowledge I expect to gain will benefit my department and my country as a whole. I plan to request my department for travel and accommodation expense, but that is the maximum I can ask. I would really appreciate if afnog can help cover the attendance/workshop/tutorial fees. How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- 1100 Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- 900 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Steve Huter, NSRC sghuter@nsrc.org http://www.nsrc.org/ I know Steve Huter from my previous colleagues in University of Asmara, and an email conversation last year. He had contacts with our department and ISP in the country like TFANUS. He can be a good source of information about University of Asmara. Second Referee* --------------- Dr. Biniam Gebremichael Radboud University of Nijmegen The Netherlands biniam@cs.ru.nl my teacher and former network administrator of University of Asmara network. END OF APPLICATION