The following application was submitted (UTC) on Sun, 30 Jan 11 12:34:13 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Garba Full Name*: Nura Employer/Organization*: Umaru Musa Yar'adua University Position/Title*: Network Engineer Business Address ---------------- Dutsinma road Business Phone: +2348036018711 Alternate Telephone: Email*: ngarba@umyu.edu.ng URL: www.umyu.edu.ng FAX: Date of Birth: 1978-11-29 Country of Residence*: Nigeria Passport Name: Garba Nura Passport Number: A00156143 Passport Issuing Country: Nigeria Passport Issue Date: 2008-05-06 Passport Expiry Date: 2013-05-05 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: NM-E: Network Monitoring and Management Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ 1. Public Domain Network Monitoring Tools 2. Web Tools TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- Very Often Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ Nameservers Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- Exim Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- Mailman 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* -------- 1. Mikrotik 153,333 2. Cisco 2821 Switches* --------- Cisco 3560G, 3750G, Catalyst500 series. Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- Nagios Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- UMYU-NOC 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a University called ''Umaru Musa Yar'adua'', my position is ''Network Engineer'', My duties and responsibilities include : Network monitoring deployment, configurations, and maintenance of all active network equipments... 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Campus has a Data Center,which include two Cisco 6509 Catalyst switch,cisco router 2821,call managers voice mail server,Idirect 3000 series as the Satellite router,and also at the edge connectivity we have cisco catalyst 3560G,2960G,and 500 series for both data and voice. Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 1500 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously I have attended Network Infrastructure track in 2008,and it's time now to go for the Network Monitoring and Management track.. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. By putting it into practice in our campus network 2. I would like to participate in this year (2011) ngNOG workshop to serve as one of the instructors in Network Infrastructure track... If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 2007,2008 and Unix system admin, SI-E A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I trained some of my colleagues in & outside the campus 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- Umaru Musa Yar'adua University Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- 900 REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- M.B Sani DICT Umaru Musa Yar'adua University,Katsina-Nigeria mbsani@gmail.com +2348034522501 Second Referee* --------------- Engr Nurudeen Usman DAP Umaru Musa Yar'adua University,Katsina-Nigeria. ua_nurudeen@yahoo.com +2348036001557 END OF APPLICATION