The following application was submitted (UTC) on Wed, 09 Feb 11 18:38:59 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: ISHAYA ILIYA JAMES Full Name*: ISHAYA JAMES ILIYA Employer/Organization*: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NIGERIA Position/Title*: SENIOR COMPUTER ANALYST Business Address ---------------- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT,NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX P.M.B 141 GARKI ABUJA NIGERIA Business Phone: +234-9-6719151 Alternate Telephone: +2348055456606 Email*: iiliya@nassnig.org URL: FAX: +234-9-4137530 Date of Birth: 1973-09-25 Country of Residence*: NIGERIA Passport Name: ILIYA ISHAYA JAMES Passport Number: A3504712A Passport Issuing Country: NIGERIA Passport Issue Date: 2006-11-06 Passport Expiry Date: 2011-11-05 WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SI-E: Scalable Network Infrastructure Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ IT WILL PROVIDE ME WITH THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE CONFIGURATION AND OPREATION OF LARGE SCALE NETWORKS CONNECTEDTO THE INTERNET AFTER BEING TUTORED IN UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION (SA-E). TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- HAVE USED IT IN THE COURSE OF MT LEARNING AND AT WORK.QUITE INTERESTING. Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- AS A UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR, I ENCOUNTERED SOME CHALLENGES BUT AT THE END IT PAID OFF. THE LENTH OF TIME IS FOR ONE YEAR, HVAVE USED FREEBSD VERSION 8.0. MANDRIVA LINUX AND UBUNTU LINUX FOR HUMANS. Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- INTERNET COMMUNICATION LINKS TRANSPORT DATA TO AND FROM MILLIONS OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES.COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALL DIFFERENT DEVICES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY TCP/IP A STANDARD SET OF RULE FOR ELECTRONICALLY ADDRESSING AND TRANSMITTING DATA Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ YES CONFIGURED BIND 9.0 AND MANDRIVA LINUX Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- ZIMBRA,WEBMAIL Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- NO 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* -------- CISCO SERIES 1800 Switches* --------- CISCO 2950 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MY EMPLOYER IS HTER NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA THAT FOCUSES ON BUILDING CAPACITY FOR PALIAMENTARIANS AND PARLIAMENTARY STAFF. IAM A SENIOR COMPUTER ANALYST IN THE NETWORKING UNIT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION CENTER OF HTE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF NIGERIA. MY DUTIES INCLUDE MANAGING THE INTERNET NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND ALSO WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEBSITE. 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OUR NETWORK RUNS PRIMARILY ON WINDOWS WITH 2 SERVERS ON REDHAT. INTERNET CONNECTION TO MY ORGANIZATION IS THROUGH VSAT.ALSO NIGERIAS CONNECTIVITY TO THE INTERNATIONAL INTERNET IS NOW THROUGH SAT3 SUBMARINE FIBRE LINK OR GLO1 FIBRE LINK Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ NGO 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* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAVING OBTAINED A DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND WORKING UNDER THE NETWORKING UNIT IN THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, I BELIEVE IT WILL FURHTER EQUIP ME TO FOR HTE TRACK IHOPE TO ATTEND. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED WILL ENHANCE AN EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY AS IT WILL IMPACT POSITIVELY IN CARRYING OUT MY SCHEDULE IN MY WORK PLACE If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 2010, SI-E 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* -------------- MRS FELICIA UCHOLA DIRECTOR, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX P.M.B 141 GARKI ABUJA Second Referee* --------------- MTR RICHARD KWALMI, DATA SSYSTEMS MAMAGER, POLICY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH PROJECT, 14/18 DANUBE STREET, OFF IBB WAY MAITAMA. P.M.B 123 GARKI ABUJA END OF APPLICATION