"Opening new frontiers in Research and Education Networking in Africa"

Group photo of participants at UbuntuNet-Connect 2009 at Africana Hotel, Kampala, Uganda on 12th November 2009

UbuntuNet Alliance in Association with RENU, the NREN of Uganda organised UbuntuNet-Connect 2009 on 12th - 13th November 2009 at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Uganda. The theme for the Conference was "Opening new frontiers for Research and Education  Networking in Africa."

The conference was officially opened by the Ugandan Minister of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Hon Mr Aggrey Awori. The annual conference brought together over 100 practitioners and stakeholders to address current challenges, share lessons, and plan for the continuing growth of research and education networks in Africa. UbuntuNet-Connect 2009 also provided opportunities for special interest groups (such as the one on Grid Computing)  to share their experiences and plans in the light of improving connectivity across the continent.

UbuntuNet-Connect 2009 was preceded a 5 day NREN Routing Workshop; a 1 day Grid Computing Tutorial; and a 1 day FEAST Meeting.

Visit the Conference website to access presentations in this link.