The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 25 Feb 11 21:04:45 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: KAYIHURA Full Name*: THIERRY Employer/Organization*: KIST Position/Title*: STUDENT Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: Alternate Telephone: Email*: kathink35@gmail.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1984-08-24 Country of Residence*: RWANDA 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 do like to have more knowledge of Network Infrastructure based from the experience of different skilled person. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- Sometimes, i usually use windows. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- But i attended SA-E workshop in Rwanda Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- On a simulator 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 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* -------- Yes i did it just on a simulator Switches* --------- Yes on a simulator Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- No Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- No CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- Network security, based on MPLS fiber optic network What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- i have not experienced any security intervention How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- I do like to use the knowledge i will get to share it ith others who will not have the opportunity to attend afnog and to help my country to develop itself in ICT. 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad a final year student (for bachelor in engineering), i am doing a project on performance study and optimization of an MPLS based fiber optic network, i think this workshop will be helpful to me. 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 will just talk about my country connectivity to the International Internet is via Satellite and through fiber Opitic from SEACOM. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: Academic Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 200 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I attend CCNA training, i still have to pass the exam, and i also attended SA-E workshop. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I do like first to share, then, to be one of the input which will develop my country in the ICT field. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 2010- SA-E A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As i am still at the university, i did not have the opportunity to share my knowledge, but it helped me to use Linux. 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- As a student it is difficult for me to raise the amount of $2000 at once, once you will allow me to attend, i will be abble to raise the remaining amount. After attending the worskshop, the knowledge i will get will be another input for the development of ICT in Rwanda. How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- KIST Your Government --------------- Rwanda Your personal contribution -------------------------- 1050 Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- $ 950 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Mr KAYIHURA Eddy email:ekayihura@gmail.com Tel: +250788309212 RDB-IT Second Referee* --------------- A.Professor NTAGWIRUMUGARA Etienne email:e.ntagwirumugara@kist.ac.rw tel:+250788353874 CEO RWEDNET END OF APPLICATION