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 …
Health scientists and researchers from around the world now have an open access to a collection of over 20 hours of scientific video presentations and discussions developed by the Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. Keystone Symposia is a US based nonprofit organisation that convenes open- peer-reviewed conferences that connect the scientific community and …
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The Tanzanian Education and Research Network, (TERNET) in April 2017 appointed Dr. Magreth Mushi as its new CEO replacing Dr. Amosi Nungu who has been moved to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in the department of Science, Technology and Innovation. Confirming her appointment, Dr. Mushi, who previously served as Deputy CEO for the …
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to inform researchers and prospective authors that it is now receiving Abstracts for presentation of papers at UbuntuNet-Connect 2017, the 10th annual research and networking conference of the Alliance. UbuntuNet-Connect 2017 will be held on 2 – 3 November 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme: “Enabling Intra – African …
National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) within the UbuntuNet Alliance region continue to evolve at different paces. While some NRENs are progressing at a faster rate, others are progressing slowly. NUANCE caught up with Damas Makweba, the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for the Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET) to find out the state of …
Lack of funding amidst a deep economic meltdown in Burundi has left the country’s research and education institutions struggling to afford high speed and affordable internet connectivity. Burundi Education Research Network (BERNET) CEO, Professor Gregoire Njejimana told NUANCE on the sidelines of the 11th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members in Livingstone, Zambia that …
During the UbuntuNet Alliance organised NREN CEOs Indaba held in Livingstone, Zambia the question: ‘Are African NRENs at a risk of becoming extinct just like Dinosaurs?” attracted a long and interesting discussion. The question was posed to NREN managers and representatives by Professor Madara Ogot, when he was making a presentation on sustainability and business …
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At the end of the 11th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members on 21st April 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia, participants offered a standing ovation to one of the most outstanding individuals of the Alliance; Dr. Iman Abdelrahman. This was after UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr. Pascal Hoba had officially announced that the former Vice Chairperson …
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to introduce to its community the new networking engineer Wilson Wasswa, who started working for the Alliance from 1st April 2017 and is based in Kampala, Uganda. Wasswa says he is excited to have joined the Alliance which he believes presents an excellent opportunity for him to deploy his professional skills. …
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