UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to announce that the 2015 Annual General Meeting of Members, the 9th Council of Members Meeting will be held on 27th March 2015 at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, Malawi. A major item at this upcoming AGM will be election of Trustees for a 2 year term of office, as that of the …
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SudREN hosts 8th Council of Members Meeting The Sudanese Research and Education Network (SudREN) successfully hosted the 8th Council of Members cluster of Meetings in Khartoum Sudan at the end of March 2013. From logistics for entry visas to the actual schedule of activities, participants were amazed as if it wasn’t SudREN’s first time to …
Call for Abstracts: UbuntuNet-Connect 2014 – Infrastructure – Innovation – Inclusion Submit an abstract for the 7th UbuntuNet-Connect 2014!. The conference will be held in Lusaka, Zambia from 11 to 12 November 2014 and will be hosted by Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN), the NREN of Zambia. The theme for this year’s conference is …
Council of Members Cluster of Events in Lilongwe declared a Success By Margaret Ngwira The sudden death of Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika a few days prior to the scheduled 6th Council of Members Cluster Meetings in the country’s Capital City of Lilongwe cast some doubts on the scheduling. Four meetings were scheduled: Special Meeting …
UbuntuNet Alliance announces the 7th Council of Members Meeting UbuntuNet Alliance wishes to inform the community and all Member NRENs that the 7th Council of Members Meeting (the Annual General Meeting of the Alliance) will be held at Protea Hotel Entebbe in Uganda on 12th April 2013. Major highlights of the Council of Members Meeting …
Zambia and ZAMREN on the move The whole continent was glued to their screens to watch the nail biting finish of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the victory of Chipolopolo Stars. On the NREN front also, Zambia is scoring – and not on penalties! In efforts to strengthen its organizational base and to …
EthERNet to host 5th Council of Member Cluster in Addis Ababa in April Once again, the Alliance community will assemble for its top level meeting, the Council of Members, this time to be held at Hotel Jupiter, Addis Ababa, hosted by our Ethiopian NREN, EthERNet. Activities include : 12th April 2011: EthERNet Workshop; 14th April: …
IDRC President visits UbuntuNet Secretariat, Lilongwe Since the inception of UbuntuNet Alliance, IDRC has been one of its most consistent development partners. Even more, the mapping and pursuit of academic and research connectivity by IDRC predates the formation of UbuntuNet Alliance by several years! Therefore it was a great honour and delight for staff to …
SEACOM Cable Cut Highlights Need for Alternate Cable Routes The honeymoon that has been enjoyed by NRENs (and other sectors) due to the reduced internet access prices ushered in by SEACOM came to a rude end when the SEACOM cable experienced a major outage along the Mediterranean section of their connectivity during the third and …
3rd Council of Members Meeting held in Nairobi and New Director elected The 3rd UbuntuNet Alliance Council of Members Meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya on 17th April 2009, hosted by KENET. The Meeting was called in accordance with UbuntuNet’s Articles of Association, which stipulate that the Council of Members Meeting be held within 4 …
