For our colleagues in East and Southern Africa > Community Wireless Connectivity Training Workshop > for East and Southern Africa Mtoni, Zanzibar, 21st - > 25th March 2005 > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Dear colleague > > You are invited to apply to participate in the > following hands-on training workshop aimed at > > * Developing the wireless networking skills of > existing and aspiring network engineers and system > administrators in network planning, design, and > management > * Building skills and knowledge for appropriate > technology choices in setting up community wireless > networks > * Providing a platform for testing, developing and > localizing wireless networking training materials > * Promoting contact between users and developers of > wireless technologies > * Improving the capacity for community wireless > networking in Africa * > Planning the future development of this training > project > > The workshop is aimed at non-profit and public > sector workers, as well as people from small > businesses running community-style telecentre > ventures. It is a priority of the workshop that > participants should find opportunities for > participating in the global wireless networking > community, and for taking project ideas further in > their communities. > > The workshop will take place in Mtoni, Zanzibar, > 21st - 25th March 2005. > > BACKGROUND > > Wireless technologies offer developing countries an > important low cost, versatile alternative to wired > infrastructure. They enable communities to extend > the reach of cabled internet connectivity and to be > in control of the planning, implementation and > design of their own networks, making the network > into a tool that really serves the needs of the > community. Open wireless standards are not only > bringing new technical opportunities at very low > cost, but also bringing a decentralized internet > model to an area which has been restricted to > traditional telecommunication operators. > > The Association for Progressive Communications is > coordinating an initiative, supported by the > International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and > the Open Society Institute (OSI), to build capacity > to implement wireless technologies for community > networking in Africa. This workshop is one of a > series to take place in Africa during 2005/2006. > > HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM PARTICIPATION? > > By participating in the wireless training workshop > you will: > > * Explore the unique ways that wireless technologies > can be applied to improve connectivity for > development in Africa > * Learn how to budget for, plan, equip, and set up a > sustainable community wireless network > * Learn how to manage and trouble-shoot the network > * Learn about the relevance of the regulatory > framework that operates in your region for > community wireless networking > > The workshop curriculum covers: > > * Access Point Setup > * Windows/Linux Client Setup > * Site Survey > * Basic Infrastructure and Topology > * Standards & Regulations > * Network Sustainability > * Equipment Preparation > * Equipment Shopping and Budgeting > * Basic Physics > * Antennas & Tower > * Link Calculation > * Network Security > * Managing/Monitoring the Network > * Troubleshooting > > The workshop will also provide a space for > developing training project ideas - including > localizing the materials used at the workshop for > different physical, cultural, linguistic, and > regulatory environments. > > WHO CAN APPLY > > This workshop is aimed at: > > * Networkers - technical staff > * Telecentre managers > * People with responsibility for ICTs planning and > implementation > * ICT project workers > * More generally, aspiring community and wireless > networkers > > We are looking for participants who: > > * Live and work in the regions of East or Southern > Africa > * Have hands-on involvement with networks and a need > for *practical* skills in wireless networking > * Are enthusiastic about the possibilities that > wireless technologies offer * Are committed to > improving access to information communication > technologies by disadvantaged groups > > We are particularly keen to include as many women as > possible in the workshop. > > Participants are not expected to have advanced > technical skills, but should have at least a basic > knowledge of computer networking. > > Applicants with the following skills will be > considered: > > * At least basic knowledge of computer networks - > i.e. TCP/IP skills * Good general computer skills > * A working knowledge of internet applications > * General arithmetic skills - confidence with > addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, > squares and square roots > * Ideally, some basic knowledge of the telecom > regulations and licensing contexts of their region > > The workshop has space for 35 participants. > > TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION COSTS > > The cost of travel, accommodation and meals will be > covered for successful applicants. > > HOW CAN YOU APPLY FOR THE WORKSHOP? > > Applications should be submitted AS SOON AS > POSSIBLE, but no later than 4 February 2005. > > If you would like to apply, please send a plain text > e-mail message, with no attachments, with subject > line "Wireless Workshop", and the following > information to Anna Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > * Your name and e-mail address > * Your physical address and telephone number > * Your organization's name > * A description of your role within your > organization and your networking-related > responsibilities within the organization > * A short description of your experience in > implementing or contributing to the implementation > of connectivity/electronic networking projects - how > your skills and profile match those listed in this > invitation > * A brief indication of how you expect to apply the > skills you gain during the workshop > > Provided we receive your application by the deadline > above, you will be told whether your application > has been successful by 14 February 2005. > > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION > > * The working language of the workshop will be > English > * The workshop will be led by community wireless > networking experts > > The trainers will be specified later. > > This workshop is supported by the International > Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Open > Society Institute (OSI). > > Please feel free to contact me, or my colleague > Alberto Escudero in Dar es Salaam (Tel: +255 745 > 8840 04, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]), if you have questions > about the workshop. > > -------------------------------------------------- > Anna Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Workshop Coordinator Association for Progressive > Communications http://www.apc.org/ > -------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Ann Tothill > Strategic Use and Capacity Building Programme > Manager APC - The Association for Progressive > Communications La Asociaci�n para el Progreso de las > Comunicaciones [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.apc.org/ > Tel. +61 2 8920 0274 > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ItrainOnline: Sharing Internet Knowledge > http://www.itrainonline.org/ > -------- > _______________________________________________ > incom-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/incom-l >
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