Tuesday 12 December, Pre-workshop academic disputations and Seminar

Disputation 1: Interdomain Routing and Faster Restoration in Optical Networks
Respondent: Americo Muchanga, KTH and UEM
Opponent: Prof. Mouftah Hussein, University of Ottawa

Disputation 2: Hybrid Routing in Next Generation IP Networks: QoS Routing Strategies and Network Control Mechanisms
Respondent: Antoine Bagula, KTH and Stellenbosch University
Opponent: Prof. Burkhard Stiller, ETH

Seminar: Advances in Survivable Optical Networks
Prof. Mouftah Hussein, University of Ottawa

Wednesday 13 December, Challenges and Visions of Academic Networking

Session 1: Opening Session
Chairperson: Björn Pehrson, KTH/ICT/ECS/TSLab

Session 2: European Academic Networking
Chairperson: Björn Pehrson, KTH/ICT/ECS/TSLab

• "European perspectives on Academic Networking - Global Reach of e-Infrastructures", Mario Campolargo, European Commission, INFSO/F3 - Research Infrastructures, International Cooperation (slides)
• "e-Infrastructures in Europe and beyond - new developments", Carmen Mena-Abela, European Commission, INFSO/F3 - Research Infrastructures, International Cooperation (slides)
• "DANTE", David West, DANTE (slides)
• "East European Leapfrogging", Stanislav Sima, CESNET (slides)
• Discussion

Session 3: Position of Regional Networks
Chairperson: Björn Pehrson, KTH/ICT/ECS/TSLab

• "CANARIE", Bill St.Arnaud, CANARIE (slides)
• "I2CAT", Artur Serra, I2CAT (slides)
• "NORDUnet", Lars Fischer, NORDUnet (slides)
• Discussion

Session 4: African Academic Networking
Chairperson: Americo Muchanga, Ubuntunet Alliance and UEM

• "African Virtual University", Sandra Aluoch, African Virtual University (slides)
• "Ubuntunet Alliance", Victor Kyalo, Ubuntunet Alliance (slides)

Session 5: Cape to Cairo, filling missing international links and extending fibre broadband access to NRENs and others
Chairperson: Americo Muchanga, Ubuntunet Alliance and UEM

• "All East African submarine cable proposals are now said to be Open Access. But which ones will be built and will they be affordable?", Anders Comstedt, KTH and Turnover AB (slides)
• "Will added national fibre links just fortify existing positions? How will they then cross border and transit to submarine cables?", Anders Engvall, Scanbi-Invest AB (slides)
• "Connecting citizens in rural areas. Example of a broadband FTTH roll-out with community involvement in low density areas. Can it be implemented in SSA?", Kajsa Hedberg, Skellefteå Kraft (slides)

Session 6a: African National Research and Education Networks
Chairperson: Victor Kyalo, Ubuntunet Alliance and KENET

• "Report on NREN Survey", Duncan Martin, Ubuntunet Alliance (slides)
• "KENET, Kenya", Victor Kyalo, (slides)
• "MAREN, Malawi", Ulemu Nyasulu, University of Malawi (abstract, slides, paper)
• "MoRENet, Mozambique", Americo Muchanga, UEM (slides)
• "Rwednet, Rwanda", Allbert Nsengiyumva, National University of Rwanda (slides)
• "TENET, South Africa", Duncan Martin, CEO of TENET (slides)
• "Sudan Research and Education Network", Abdelrahim Mohamed, Vice Chancellor of El Imam El Mahdi University, Kosti (slides)

Thursday 14 December, Impact on other sectors of Society

Session 6b: African National Research and Education Networks (Continued)
Chairperson: Victor Kyalo, Ubuntunet Alliance and KENET

• "DRC Research and Education Network", IIunga Mutombo, Directeur du Service des Ressources Informatiques Université de Lubumbashi (slides, paper)
• "ZAMREN, Zambia", Jameson Mbale, University of Zambia (slides, paper)
• "Academic networking in Zimbabwe", Gilford Hapanyengwi, University of Zimbabwe, (slides)
• "Academic networking in Burundi", Pierre Ndamama, Hervé Ntareme and Mohammed Issa, University of Burundi, (slides, paper)
• "RENU, Uganda", Ali Ndiwalana, Makerere University, (slides)
• "Status of the Tanzania Education Network (TENET)", John Kondoro and Amos Nungu, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania (abstract, slides, paper)
• "Zanzibar Enducation Network", Hassan Wekesa, University of Zanzibar, Tanzania (slides)

Session 7: ICT opportunities in small businesses
Chairperson: Albert Nsengiyumva, Ubuntunet Alliance and RWEDNET

• "ICT in Small Businesses: How can Academic Networks be more relevant ", Ali Ndivalana and F.F. Tusubira, Makerere University, Uganda (slides, paper)
• "ICT4RD Project: Provision of ICT Access to Rural Tanzania", John Kondoro and Amos Nungu, Dar e Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania (abstract, slides, paper)
• "Research and Education Networking in Africa, Opportunities for ISP Collaboration", Isaiah Makwakwa, University of Malawi (slides, paper)
• "University - ISP Partnerships facilitating IXP-deplyoment", Eric Osiakwan, AfrISPA (slides)

Session 8: Capacity Building for the establishment of the African Communication Infrastructure
Panel discussion: Moderator: Astrid Dufborg, GeSCI

• Prof. Gregoire Njejimana, Rector of Université Lumiere De Bujumbura, Burundi
• Prof. Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed, Vice Chancellor of University Imam el Mahdi, Sudan
• Prof. John Kondoro, Principal of Dar es Salaam Intsitute of Technology, Tanzania
• Prof. Anders Flodström, President of KTH, Sweden
• Prof. Ramon Wyss, Vice President for Internationalisation, KTH, Sweden

• " Integrated Development and Capacity Building supporting the establishment of the African Broadband Infrastructure", Antoine Bagula and Victor Kyalo (abstract, slides, paper)
• "ISP-in-a-box", Sergio Garcia de Diego (abstract, slides)

Session 9: Social Impact
Chairperson: Astrid Dufborg, GeSCI

• "Social Role of Academic Networks towards emerging information societies, Swaziland as a case study", Caroline Wamala, Luleå Technical University Sweden (abstract, slides, paper)
• "Outreach Activities of the University of Malawi to the Healthcare Sector", Bruce Zamaere, University of Malawi, (slides, paper)

Session 10: Concluding panel discussion
Chairperson: Albert Nsengiyumva, Ubuntunet Alliance and RWEDNET