Final call! Submit a paper for the UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 conference UbuntuNet-Connect 2013, the unique annual conference that provides the appropriate forum to showcase progress in research and education networking in Africa, is this year again inviting authors to submit papers. The theme for this, the 6th UbuntuNet Alliance annual conference, is: Transforming Research and Education. …
UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 – A Seaside Extravaganza! Have you registered? Do not miss this opportunity! The programme for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012 is out. With 40 abstracts from 20 countries in Africa and around the world, it has been tight selecting papers for presentation. UbuntuNet Alliance uses a triple blind review process, and our international panel of reviewers …
All Roads lead to Dar es Salaam for UbuntuNet-Connect 2012, 14 – 16 November 2012 The historical city of Dar es Salaam (Haven of Peace), will be the venue for Africa’s premiere research and education networking event, UbuntuNet-Connect. This will be at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort on the shores of the Indian Ocean: …
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 …
Promoting research and education networking agenda through strategic communication Do our NRENs have the national visibility that can make their task easier? It seems that this may not be the case! Through an in-house study, UbuntuNet Alliance has discovered that many of its member NRENs do not appear to prioritise communication, as such people within …
A Conference not to miss! Here is an opportunity for you to interact with the African Research and Education Networking community and learn about the progress and status of REN activities in Africa. This year’s UbuntuNet-Connect 2010 will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa at Kopanong Resort and Conference Centre from the 18th-19th November 2010. …
A coming together of many minds: East African Higher Education and ICT Symposium in Kampala The two-day East African ICT & Higher Education Symposium 2010 was held in Kampala, Uganda from 27 – 28 June 2010. The Internet Society, Verizon and the Uganda Communications Commission were catalysts of the gathering. This multi-stakeholder Symposium brought together …
All Roads lead to Kampala! UbuntuNet-Connect 2009 will be held this year in Kampala, hosted by the Research and Education Network of Uganda, RENU. A cluster of activities will take place surrounding this event: An NREN Routing Training Workshop, 7-10 November, co-sponsored by the Alliance, ISOC, and AAU; Meeting of the NREN CEOs and CTOs …
Twenty Sites Participate in the TNC2009 Right from their Desktops Over 20 remote sites from all over the world participated in the 2009 TERENA Networking Conference which took place in Malaga in Spain from 8 to 10 June 2009. Remote participation was open during the session: Implications & Benefits of Connectivity Beyond Europe on 9th …
