The following application was submitted (UTC) on Wed, 02 Mar 11 16:49:19 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Issah Full Name*: Andaratu Vanessa Employer/Organization*: BroadBand Home Limited Position/Title*: Support/Monitoring Engineer Business Address ---------------- SSNIT Head Office Business Phone: 233302740074 Alternate Telephone: 233277284702 Email*: andavanissa@yahoo.com URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1985-04-02 Country of Residence*: Ghana Passport Name: Issah Andaratu Vanessa Passport Number: G0017620 Passport Issuing Country: Ghana Passport Issue Date: 2010-07-20 Passport Expiry Date: 2015-07-19 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ To improve my understanding of network monitoring and support and also share experience with my peers TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: false How much have you used it? -------------------------- Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- setting up a SOHO 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 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The institution is an ISP am at the callcenter, my duties are monitoring the entire network and providing technical support to clients using our network. This workshop would give me a better understanding of how the networks running on various platforms works. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Operating systems used are both linux and windows based and some of the network software include network monitoring softwares. Our organisation connects to the internet by SAT3 Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 50 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most of our servers are windows based and some unix platform, undergoing this training would give me a better understanding and enable me work efficiently in my institution. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To impact the knowledge gained to my other colleagues at my intituition 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?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No financial assistance requested. REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- Mr Issah Yahaya Ministry of Communications P.O. Box M38 Accra. Ghana Second Referee* --------------- Mr Ernest Brown Broadband Home Limited 30 Independence Avenue Accra-Ghana END OF APPLICATION