At least 33 engineers from UbuntuNet Alliance member NRENs benefited from hands-on training workshops in Advanced Routing and Service Deployment at the just ended UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Eighteen network engineers went through a four-day advanced routing workshop organised by UbuntuNet Alliance with assistance from the Network Start-Up Resource Center (NSRC). The …
The African Union Commission (AUC) says it is committed to supporting African Research and Education Networks like the UbuntuNet Alliance following what the Union described as “inspiring work” by the research and education networks of securing affordable ICT access and usage for the continent’s research and education institutions. Director of the Africa Union Commission for …
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UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the 10th edition of the UbuntuNet-Connect annual networking conferences was held on 2-3 November 2017 at the Hilton Addis Ababa Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Enabling Intra-African Collaboration in Research and Education.” The two-day conference was attended by over 210 participants from across the world. The annual conference was preceded …
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Gastric cancer is the deadliest form of cancer in Asia. It accounts for the deaths of some 28 men and 13 women per 100,000. In Japan, gastric cancer used to have a similar profile – number one in mortality, as well as in incidence. But now, although the incidence in Japan hasn’t changed much, mortality …
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RedCLARA has announced Luis Eliecer Cadenas Marin, co-founder of Venezuelan NREN REACCIUN, as its new Executive Director. The announcement was made at the opening ceremony of the TICAL2017 Conference, in the city of San José, Costa Rica, earlier this month. The new Executive Director assumes the position previously held by Florencio Utreras, who served as …
Fifteen years ago, Edward “Ned” Walker, a Michigan State University medical entomologist, spearheaded the use of insecticide-treated bed nets in the fight against malaria in Africa. Now, a seven-year, $8 million NIH-sponsored grant will enable Walker and his team to use a new, creative approach—forensic science. MSU, in collaboration with the University of Malawi College …
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Member NRENs, Regional RENs, partners, stakeholders, researchers and the global scientific community will soon be able to get all information about UbuntuNet Alliance on a new website which is set to be launched soon. The new website is an upgrade from the current Drupal based platform which has been running on the company’s domain since …
Authors and researchers wishing to showcase their work at UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 now have up to 31st August 2017 to submit abstracts to be considered for presentation at the conference. UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the tenth of the series of annual conferences of UbuntuNet Alliance, will be held on 2-3 November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the …
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The Internet2 board of trustees in April announced the appointment of Howard Pfeffer as its new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to replace incumbent president and CEO H. David Lambert, effective June 12, 2017. A press release from the network said Pfeffer brings to Internet2 over 30 years of experience in networking, systems and …
The Newsletter of UbuntuNet Alliance: Networks, Collaboration, Education (NUANCE) is celebrating another milestone after clocking nine years of existence on 1st May 2017. The official monthly e- newsletter of UbuntuNet Alliance was first published on the Alliance’s website on 1st May 2008 and since then it has evolved to become one of the leading newsletters …
