The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 25 Feb 11 16:38:02 +0000
Items with an '*' were required items in the application form.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: SLIPPI-MENSAH
Full Name*: GREGORY SLIPPI-MENSAH
Employer/Organization*: GHANA DOT COM
Position/Title*: EIS ENGINEER
Business Address
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16 BOUNDARY ROAD , EAST LEGON, ACCRA, GHANA
Business Phone: 233-0302-521695
Alternate Telephone:
Email*: greg@ghana.com
URL:
FAX:
Date of Birth:
Country of Residence*: GHANA
Passport Name: SLIPPI-MENSAH GREGORY
Passport Number: H2215661
Passport Issuing Country: GHANA
Passport Issue Date: 2008-04-25
Passport Expiry Date: 2018-04-24
WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION
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Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management
Reason for Track Choice*
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Bandwidth Uitlisation and Characterisation as well as Latency determination and Nework resource utilisation.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
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Unix User?*: true
How much have you used it?
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Used Unix for about 2 years
Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true
Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.)
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OS Length of Time
Linux 2 years
FreeBSD 1 year
Solaris 1 year
Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true
Describe
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Ghana Dot Com Limited.
Type of network: ISP
consisting of DNS, Mail, Authentication, Dial In Severs all on public IPs
Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details
Bind or any other Nameservers*
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yes, nameservers: bind version 8 -9
Nameservers: com.gh
gov.gh
edu.gh
Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)*
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yes exim,
as well as smtp services for ghana.com
Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)*
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yes , major domo, mail man
Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)*
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yes, have set up apache webserver , installation , configuration and admisinster for domains on ghana.com servers.
Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details.
Routers*
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CISCO 2500
CISCO AS5200
CISCO AS5100
CISCO 3600
Switches*
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Cisco Catalyst 2900, 1912, 1924
Network Monitoring Systems*
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Managed Nagios, MRTG, Cacti and NFSEN
Network Operations Center (NOC)*
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Handling inbound call traffic to resolve customer problems.
Monitoring all aspects of Network, systems, facilities, infrastructure and provide outbound commuications.
CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY
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Which area of security interests you?
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What security interventions have you experienced?
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How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop?
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ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
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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*
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current Employer: Ghana Dot Com Ltd
postion: EIS Engineer
Ghana Dot Com LTD is an IT company that plays a leading role in the IT industry in the Country and in the African continent, especially the subregion.It provides capabilities to enable companies to work efficiently and prfitably in an increasing and competitive environment. Ghana Dot Com is instrumental in setting up internet sevices in the subregion. It's staff are members of ISOC and it offers services including systems integration, management, consulting services , engineering , data communications and the likes.
Duties And Responsibilities: Systems administraion of servers, Unix opration system setup, Network Management
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*
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network devices,CISCO catalyst 2900 series for LAN
CIco 3640 router as GAteway router and Distribution router. CISCO 3640, AS 5200, AS 5100 Dial up Access Routers
Servers: DNS FreeBSD and Linux
Mail Server, Solaris8 FreeBSD Linux Windows 2000 Server
Authentication servers Linux
Internet connectivity
; Ghana Dot Com is currently connected to Internet backbone through NewSkies and runs BGP between our gateway router and NewSky
Bandwidth current : 3 MB/s
Modem :USR courier V92 for dial up Access, Mikrotik radio for point Multipoint access
Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)*
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Commercial Network Provider
Academic Network Provider
NGO Network Provider
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Approximate number of full time staff at your institution*
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40
How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend*
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I administer network monitoring tools like MRTG, Caacti , NFSEn and i hope this track will help me to acquire further knowledge to enable me improve the management of my employer's bandwidth.
How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country*
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To impart knowledge to Ghana Dot Com staff and to members of GISPA (Ghana Internet Service Providers Association)
If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries
Year and track you attended
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SI-E 2010
A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past
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i imparted the knowledge to Ghana Dot Com staff who in turn are training colleagues from other ISPs who need the knowledge.
The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically
because of your knowledge and effort
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the sharing of my knowledge to colleagues from other network service providers has helped to ensure service stability to custoimers and a growing confidence of users in network servive providers.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the
workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?*
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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?
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How will the finances be paid?
Your Institution
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Your Government
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Your personal contribution
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Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)*
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$900
REFEREES
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First Referee*
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Delali Nyarku
Ghana Dot Com
16 Boundary road,
East Legon.
Accra
Second Referee*
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Nancy Dotse
Ghana Dot Com,
16 Boundary Road, East Legon
Accra, Ghana
END OF APPLICATION