Program
Program
| AC2 Coordination Meeting: Friday 30 November 2018 @Amman Marriott Hotel (MAP) | |
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14:00 - 18:00 AfricaConnect2 – Project Coordination Meeting (Closed Meeting)
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| Project Meetings: Saturday 1 December 2018 - @Amman Marriott Hotel (MAP) | |
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09:00 - 17:30 ASREN Regional Meeting including:
- ASREN NRENs
- GEANT
- EUMEDCONNECT3 Project
- AfricaConnect2 Cluster3 Project
- Internet2 Middle East SIG
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DAY1: SUNDAY, 2 December 2018 - @Amman Marriott Hotel (MAP)
| 08:00 - 09:00 Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:50 Session (1): High Level Joint Opening with AROQA [VIDEO] | |
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HE Prof. Gheith Abandah, Chair of IEEE Jordan Section, Jordan
HE Prof. Abdelrahim Hunait, Assistant Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan
HE Mr. Andrea Matteo Fontana, Head of EU Delegation to Jordan
Counselor Ms. Doaa Khalifa, Director of Education and Scientific Research, League of Arab States, Egypt
HE Dr. Sabri Saidam, Minister of Higher Education, Palestine
HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman of ASREN and AROQA, Jordan
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| 09:50 - 10:15 Keynote (1) [VIDEO] | |
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Erik Huizer, “The Transformational Power of NRENs”, CEO, GÉANT, Netherlands |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 Appreciation and Recognition | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break | |
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11:00 - 12:30 Session (2): NREN Developments in the Arab Region [VIDEO]
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CHAIR: Yousef Torman, ASREN, Jordan
Camille Abou-Nasr, “Technology Cooperation Agreement for Research and Education (TechCARE)”, Assistant Vice President for Information Technology, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Ahmed Dabbagh, “A Must Revolution of the Arab Educational System to be Ready for the 4th Industrial Revolution”, Senior Advisor, Research & Development, ASREN, UAE
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12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
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14:00 - 15:30 Session (3): Roundtable Discussion on Synergies between Regional e-Infrastructures [VIDEO]
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CHAIR: Johnathon Chapman, Sr. Advisor, Global Engagements, Internet2, USA
Edward Moynihan, Principal Network Engagement Analyst, Indiana University, USA
Tiwonge Banda, Ubuntunet Alliance, Malawi
Lars Fischer, Strategy and Policy Officer, NorduNet, Denmark
David West, Project Manager, GÉANT, UK
Salem Alagtash, GJU and ASREN, Jordan
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| 15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break | |
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16:00 - 17:30 Session (4): Why Research and Education are Needed? [VIDEO]
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CHAIR: Abdulmonem AL Kharusi, Director, OMREN, Oman
Ibrahim Moawad, “Biodialog Project- Promote Intercultural Dialog”, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Fares Boubakour, “Transport and Mobility Facing Sustainability Challenges: from the Classical Solutions to the Innovative Solutions Based on ICT”, School of Commercial High Studies (HEC), Algeria
Esther Wilkinson, “Delivering International R&E: Contributions to Global Collaboration, Innovation and Transformation”, Head of International, Jisc, United Kingdom
Messaoud Harfouche, “SESAME; State-of-the-Art Tools for Boosting Science in the Region”, Beamline Scientist, SESAME, Jordan
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| 18:00 - 18:30 ASREN Shareholders Meeting (Closed to ASREN members and by invitation) | |
| 08:30 - 09:00 Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:20 Keynote (2) [VIDEO] | |
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Reem Bsaiso, “Education Dynamics from Practice to Policy”, Founder and Managing Partner – Global Outreach, Jordan |
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| 09:20 - 10:30 Session (5): Access [VIDEO] | |
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CHAIR: Habib Youssef, General Director, CCK, Tunisia
Benjamin Aribisala, “Infrastructure Services towards Data Sharing”, Dean of Faculty of Science and Professor of Computer Science, Lagos State University, Nigeria
Lars Fischer, “Emerging NREN Collaboration for Distance Learning”, Strategy and Policy Officer, NorduNet, Denmark
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| 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 - 12:30 Session (6): Experiences for Research and Education Networks [VIDEO] | |
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CHAIR: Yousif Asfour, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Alexander van den Hil, “NRENs Jointly Building a Global R&E Network”, Product Manager, SURFnet, Netherlands
Mark Williams, “Promoting the Benefits of Trust and Identity in the Arab States”, Jisc, United Kingdom
Kevin Meynell, “Why DNS Security and Privacy is Important”, Manager, Technical & Operational Engagements, Internet Society, Netherlands
Edward Moynihan, “NEAAR: Providing Services in Support of Collaborative Science”, Principal Network Engagement Analyst, Indiana University, USA
Brook Schofield, “Listening to the Community: Federation Development and Deployment Expertise”, Project Development Officer, GÉANT, Netherlands
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| 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 - 15:15 Session (7): Research Contributions [VIDEO] | |
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CHAIR: Ibrahim Moawad, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Elisabetta Zuanelli, “Cybersecurity as a Service: Standards and Tools for Risk Assessment and Evaluation and the POC Platform”, University of Rome, Italy
Mahamoud Mohamed Alasso, “Assessing ICT readiness of higher education in Somalia: Challenges and opportunities”, SIMAD University, Somalia
Abid Ali Minhas, “Tactical Data Link: A Resilient Back Haul Wired Medium for Tactical Armed Forces Communications”, College Of Engineering, Alyamamah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Keneilwe Zuva, “Mobile Healthcare Benefits and the Health Threat Posed by Mobile Health Technologies in Africa”, Senior Lecturer, University of Botswana, Botswana
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17:00 - 17:30 Closing Remarks and Declaration [VIDEO]
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Thank You, Appreciation and Group Photo
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| ITU – ASREN Regional Meeting: Tuesday 4 December 2018 @Amman Marriott Hotel (MAP) | |
| 09:00 - 18:00 High Level Regional Meeting for Building Partnership with Academia in the Field of Cybersecurity |
| Workshop: 4-7 December 2018 @ Al-Fanar Palace Hotel | |
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09:00 - 17:30 NREN BGP Workshop
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