The following application was submitted (UTC) on Wed, 02 Feb 11 14:23:27 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: IBRAHIM Full Name*: SALISU IBRAHIM Employer/Organization*: BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO Position/Title*: TECHNOLOGIST II Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: Alternate Telephone: Email*: ibrahims4547@buk.edu.ng URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1976-06-04 Country of Residence*: NIGERIA 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 BELONG TO THE NETWORK TEAM OF MY INSTITUTE TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- AS AN OPERATING SYSTEM Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- FOR SOME YEARS AGO, UBUNTU VERSION. 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)* ----------------------------------------------------------- AT AfNOG ACCRA GHANA 2009 Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- NO Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ NO Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- NO Switches* --------- NO Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- NO 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, SENIOR TECHNOLOGIST, MEMBER OF THE NETWORK TEAM AND IT IS RELATED TO THE CURRENT DATA NETWORKING SUCH AWAY THAT NOW DATA NETWORKING IS NOW PAST. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NETWORK OUR INSTITUTE IS NOW IMPROVING, WE USE LINUX AS OUR NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Academic Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 3000 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I HAVE SOME FOR MY CURRENT JOB AND TRYING TO IMPROVE IT. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I WILL USE IT FOR MY INSTITUTE If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- AfNOG 2009 ACCRA GHANA A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I USE IN MY DAILY ROUTING WORK 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 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------- Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $1,000 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Dr. MUNTARI H. ALI, DIRECTOR CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO. dircit@buk.edu.ng, dirmis@buk.edu.ng Second Referee* --------------- AUWAL ALHASSAN TATA TEAM LEADER SYSTEM ADMIN, CENTRE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO. tataa@buk.edu.ng END OF APPLICATION