The following application was submitted (UTC) on Tue, 22 Feb 11 07:02:49 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: BIZIMANA Full Name*: Vincent BIZIMANA Employer/Organization*: MTN Position/Title*: ISP Engineer Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: 250788312690 Alternate Telephone: Email*: vincentb2@mtn.co.rw URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1972-04-03 Country of Residence*: RWANDA Passport Name: 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* ------------------------ I need to better understand MAIL and DNS running on Linux/Unix. TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: true 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 --------- 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* -------- I have configured: -Ip addresses, -WAN protocols: frame-relay, Wimax (PPPoE) -Routing protocols: RIP, EIGRP, BGP, Static routes. -Access control list -DHCP Pool ...... Switches* --------- VLAN, pvst, MST. Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- cacti. Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- None CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- Mail security. What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- Access control list setup. How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- To apply it at my work. Share it with my collegues. 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 current employer is MTN Rwanda, an Internet Service Provider. I m In MTN as an ISP Engineer, I m supposed to administer DNS, mail, network monitoring tool, connecteing customers to the Internet using differents technologies, ... 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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At my work, I use windows 2003 servers, windows 7 on my laptop, Centos for AAA, TACACS, MAIL sever and DNS. We are conncected to the International link. We are peering with MTN International (Amsterdam and London). We use BGP . Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Commercial Network Provider : Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 350 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This training will help me to better understand my daily job, and perform it well. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be cause this training is focused on my daily activity, I m sure It will help me to fulfill my duties. Ad also It will help me gain an understandable experience. At the end I will be more productive. If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- 2010 Network Infrastrucure. A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this training, I have studied BGP and I have used it to setup BGP Peering wit one of our providers. And also I m using it to fine tune and monitor our BGP peerings. 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? ------------------------------------------------------------------- This training is inline with my current position. It will help me to to improve myself and at the same time my organization. How will the finances be paid? Your Institution ----------------- Your Government --------------- Your personal contribution -------------------------- Amount you ask from AfNOG (less than $1,000)* --------------------------------------------- 1000$ REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- ISSA NKUSI KARERA MTN Rwanda Data MANAGER . Tel:+250788312443 Second Referee* --------------- Patrick SENZEYI MTN Rwanda Network infrastructure manager. Tel: +250788312284 END OF APPLICATION