The following application was submitted (UTC) on Thu, 24 Feb 11 10:48:14 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: Ahmed, Olanrewaju Full Name*: Olanrewaju Ahmed Babajide Employer/Organization*: University of Ibadan Position/Title*: Systems Analyst Business Address ---------------- University of Ibadan, Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria Business Phone: 2347055675778 Alternate Telephone: 2348033027479 Email*: ab.olanrewaju@ui.edu.ng URL: www.ui.edu.ng/ABOlanrewaju FAX: Date of Birth: 1982-01-20 Country of Residence*: Nigeria Passport Name: Olanrewaju Ahmed Babajide Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: SS-E: Scalable Internet Services Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ Hosting Intranet Applications TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true How much have you used it? -------------------------- 18 months Have you been a UNIX admin?*: true Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- 12 months Freebsd 7.2 Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: false Describe --------- 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)* ----------------------------------------------------------- sendmail Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- None Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Apache IIS Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- None Switches* --------- DLINK Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- none Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- nonoe 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* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Management Information System Unit We are responsible for managing all the applications developed to manage staff, student and pensioner records. I am a Systems Analyst, which means developing applications, reports interface, search interface for various departments and units We receive several request wanting to know the status of some individuals. Our future goals is to have a webservice whereby government institutions (including foreign) and corporate organisations should be able to access our application to query it to confirm status of individuals instead of writing to us or giving phone calls or even sending people down to our University. If we can get this done, other institutions will definitey buy into the idea. We will ultimately reduce fraud such as forgeries, falsification etc 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 have been working with Microsoft Windows since Windows 98 up till Windows Server 2008. I moved into linux in the year 2003, when I discovered that Virus was a major problem I discovered it was easy to do network applications using Linux and I started full implementation of networked application in 2010 at a workshop organised by PHEA in the University of Ibadan, We installed Moodle on my system and it served as the Web Server during the workshop, it was a fantastic experience seeing the ease at which network application can be deployed using Linux, We had problem configuring IIS on Windows 7, so I had to dual boot my machine for linux to be installed. My University has several ways of linking together, we have fibre and wireless connection in all the faculties, departments and units. We also installed spark so that we can do chat on the network. We are currently connected via the Bandwidth consortium Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Academic Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 4000 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well my experience at my current work has really broaden my horizon. I know if i get additional training I will be able to do more qualitative and standarr work, and the overall objectives and target for giving access to the country will eventually be achieved. I know that i need additional network skills to be able to develop quality softwares that will consider the infrastructures How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The most important is to use new skills to develop my unit, I will also make sure that I train my other colleagues in th University of the technologies I have learned. i will definitely used it to improve my work and the overall vision of the university of Ibadan to be a world class institution 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* -------------- The Chairman ICT University of Ibadan Dr Abdulganiy Raji 2348035850005 abdulganiy.raji@mail.ui.edu.ng Second Referee* --------------- The Assistant Director Management Information System Unit University of Ibadan 2348023371570 os.ismail@mail.uiedu.ng END OF APPLICATION