I've been asked to forward this. Please reply to Art st. George. Jill Foster (ISUS WG chair) %%%%%%%% Forwarded message %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1993 21:14 MST
From: "DOV - DR. ART ST. GEORGE" <STGEORGE@bootes.unm.edu> Subject: INET 93 To: jill.foster @ newcastle.ac.uk
Dear Jill: would you please circulate the announcement below to the European community?> Also, I'm in charge of the network services track for the developing nations workshop of INET 93. I am in need of someone with French/English language skills and knowledge of network services to act as either an instructor or mentor. If you know of anyone, please let me know. Thanks, Art ======================================================================= INET '93 Network Training Workshop for Developing Countries February 2, 1993 In conjunction with the INET '93 Conference, the Internet Society is sponsoring a workshop for networking training for developing countries prior to the conference itself. The workshop will be held at Stanford University during August 10-16, 1993. Goals ----- The goals of the workshop are: 1. To train a critical mass of trainers/professionals in network infrastructure, transport and services to be able to support an extension of meaningful networking activities leading to Internet connectivity within developing countries represented. 2. To identify and share individual and institutional contacts as well as information sources that will assist the process of development, using international connections to and on the Internet. 3. To build robust professional linkages between all participants in the programs so that the mentor-student and peer relationships formed during the workshop and conference will remain strong and of continuing usefulness well beyond the workshop and conference. 4. To increase the level of cooperation among existing projects and activities for establishing data networks in developing countries. Program ------- An intensive program of instruction is planned for each of three program tracks: 1. Basic technical transport training. This training is designed for network technicians and technical staff focusing upon the establishment and operation of an initial network presence in a country and possibly initiating the deployment of a basic national network infrastructure in the country. It is anticipated that this initial network presence will be upgraded at a later time to support full Internet connectivity. Participants in the basic technical track should have some hands-on experience administering a computer system. Additional experience with operating systems, modems, basic communications protocols and related topics is highly desirable, but not required. Upon completion, participants will be expected to teach these skills to others in their country, expanding the breadth of networking knowledge available nationally. Topics covered will include: - Overview of computer systems, operating systems, and data communications - Store-and-forward and packet network concepts; alternative network development approaches and protocols - Modem technology - UUCP networking: principles, operation, and management - Internet-connected electronic mail services - Internet basic structure and services - Organizational steps to setting up national nets Participants will work in small groups to configure a network of store- and-forward UUCP mail nodes, and will install electronic mail services on the network. 2. Advanced technical transport training. This training is designed for network engineers who may have operational UUCP or FidoNet links within their country and/or to other countries and who want to learn about establishing and maintaining an IP network. This track will teach how to install and operate low cost Internet links within a country and between countries. Philosophy and administration will be taught as well as host, router, and physical link operation. Upon completion, participants will be expected to teach these skills to others in their country, expanding the breadth of networking knowledge available nationally. Participants should know basic communications concepts and some protocols and should have had experience operating a network node, such as FidoNet, UUCP or IP. As most work will be done with DOS and routers, participants need have no UNIX experience, but it would be helpful. Attendees should be engineering- capable. Topics covered will include: - TCP/IP protocols; IP routing principles and capabilities - Routers: DOS-based and commercial products - The domain naming system; name servers and services - Management and debugging of routed networks - Issues in multi-protocol environments - Functions and operation of a network information center (NIC) and a network operations center (NOC) - Network administration and security Participants will engage in extensive hands-on training, setting up a group of prototype low-cost IP-based nodes and establishing a network with them. In addition, participants will be able to take advantage of the workshop's location in Silicon Valley to visit several major suppliers of networking hardware and software for technical presentations and discussions. 3. Network navigation and services training. This training is designed for network information specialists focusing upon how to use connectivity to the Internet to obtain access to specialists, network resources, and information in electronic data bases. This group includes but is not limited to librarians, development specialists, and information specialists within government, higher education, and non- governmental organizations (NGOs). The purpose of the track is to provide participants with the skills to discover and exploit the various network services available on the Internet worldwide. Upon completion, participants will be expected to teach these skills to others in their country, expanding the breadth of networking knowledge available nationally. Participants should have had some hands-on experience using a computer system. Additional experience with operating systems, modems, basic communications protocols and related topics is highly desirable, but is not assumed. Topics covered will include: - Development of global data communications and impact upon developing countries - Personal electronic communication: locating experts and establishing effective communications - Many-to-many communication: UseNet News - Telnet: Remote access to computing systems and information services - FTP: Finding and retrieving network-accessible information files - Electronic libraries: on-line catalogs, periodicals and databases - Internet navigation tools and information search strategies Participants will engage in extensive hands-on training, accessing and using actual Internet resources through Stanford University's computing facilities. In additional to undergoing technical training and laboratory work, participants in all three tracks will have an opportunity to have dinner and spend an evening with a host family in the Silicon Valley area. Location -------- The workshop will be held at Stanford University, in Palo Alto, California, U.S.A. Palo Alto is approximately 30 kilometers south of the San Francisco International Airport and 50 kilometers south of the city of San Francisco. Limousine transport is available from San Francisco Airport to Palo Alto. Workshop sessions will take place in the Jordan Quadrangle and at the Elliott Program Center. Participants will be housed in student housing within the Sterling Quadrangle, located a 5 minute walk away from workshop session locations. Dates ----- Participants should plan to arrive at Stanford University on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 10th. Workshops sessions will be held all day from Wednesday, August 11th through Monday, August 16th. Transportation will be provided to San Francisco at the end of the workshop. The INET '93 Conference will be held at the Hyatt Embarcadero Hotel in San Francisco. The Conference begins on the evening of Tuesday, August 17th and continues through Friday, August 20th. Working language ---------------- The working language of the workshop will be English. A working knowledge of English will be required of each participant. Additional language skills will be supplied by members of the workshop training staff. Eligibility ----------- The workshop is specifically directed toward the needs of people from developing countries who are playing or will play an important part in introducing and extending networking in their countries. Attendees should be involved in establishing a networking presence in their countries, in institutionalizing its operation, and in assisting the country's schools and universities, governmental agencies, non- governmental organizations, local firms, and residents in learning about and exploiting the range of services available through such network connectivity. Staff members of international and bilateral technical co-operation agencies, as well as professionals involved in international technical and development assistance, are eligible for attendance. It is the responsibility of participants to obtain appropriate visas for travel to the United States, if needed, to attend the workshop and the related conferences. Enrollment is limited to about 100 people. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. Costs ----- The cost of attending the workshop and the INET '93 conference is U.S. $1,500. This fee includes: o All tuition and fees for the workshop o All lodging and meal charges, starting with dinner on Tuesday evening, August 10th through lunch on Monday, August 16th o Transportation to industrial site visits and from Stanford University to the San Francisco hotel district at the end of the workshop on Monday, August 16th o Registration at the INET '93 Conference (August 17-20), including meals and social events included in conference registration. Almost all meals during the Conference are covered by this fee. The fee does not include any transportation costs except for local transportation in the San Francisco area as noted above. Participants will be housed in student housing in the Sterling Quadrangle at Stanford University, along with some of the workshop instructors. Participants should plan to budget an additional amount in the range of $75-$100 per day for food and lodging for 4 days and nights in San Francisco. (Almost all meals during INET '93 are included in the conference registration fee and are therefore included in the workshop fee.) Participants wishing to remain in San Francisco for an additional week for the INTEROP '93 Fall Conference and Exhibits should budget an additional $100-$125 per day for 7 days to cover lodging and meals plus approximately $1,000 for INTEROP '93 Fall conference registration and tutorials. Financial assistance -------------------- Financial assistance to cover a part or all of each participant's expenditures is expected be available to deserving and financially needy candidates. The total resources expected to be available to INET '93 for financial assistance are adequate to meet a significant portion but by no means all of the demand from participants requiring such assistance. Participants needing financial assistance are strongly encouraged to seek other sources of funding to meet a part of their expenses in addition to requesting funds from INET '93. Financial assistance will be allocated to participants on the basis of both their financial need and their expected contribution to network development in their country. If you request financial assistance for the workshop, please provide the financial information requested in the application for admission. Financial assistance for workshop and conference attendance will be disbursed in one or more of the following forms: partial or total support of the workshop and conference registration fee, prepaid airline tickets available at point of departure, and cash stipends for INET '93 living expenses, which will be disbursed during the workshop. Application for admission ------------------------- To apply for admission to the workshop, please complete the attached form and submit it to INET '93 Workshop Headquarters by May 1, 1993. If you expect to attend the workshop as the result of being awarded a United Nations or similar fellowship awarded by a multilateral or bilateral aid agency, it would be useful if a copy of the fellowship application were appended to the application. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance to the program and the amount of financial assistance available for them during the first week of June. Applicants who are admitted will be asked to verify their attendance by mid-June, based upon the amount of assistance that can be made available. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit some form of electronic address when available (possibly telex or fax) in order to expedite notification of their acceptance as well as further correspondence regarding participation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INET '93 Developing Countries Network Training Workshop Application for Admission Name: Address: Employer: Telephone: Telex: Fax: Electronic mail address (if any): Nationality: Knowledge of English: __ Track applied for: |__| Basic technical track (check one) __ |__| Advanced technical track __ |__| Network services track 1. Please summarize your educational background and relate your training to the prerequisites for the track you would like to attend. 2. Please describe your current job and duties and how they relate to data networking activities in your country. 3. Please describe how you expect to implement the knowledge you gain through attendance at the workshop and conference(s) upon your return to your country. Do you anticipate any change in your position or duties when you return as a result of your participation in these events? 4. If you are requesting financial aid from INET '93 for attending the workshop and conference, please provide an itemized expenditure budget for your travel and expenses. Please also provide an income budget containing sources of income that are available to you for attending. Please include with your application a signed statement from the head of your institution stating that no additional funds (beyond those included in your income budget) are available to you for the purpose of undertaking this travel and participating in this training and conference activity. 5. Please describe any issues or circumstances that would affect your participation in the workshop, e.g. physical disabilities, medical conditions, or dietary restrictions. Signature: ________________________________ Date: _________________ Please return this application to: Mail: INET '93 Developing Countries Workshop c/o USRA 625 Ellis Street, Suite 205 Mountain View, California 94043 U.S.A. Voice: 1.415.390.0317 Facsimile: 1.415.390.0318 Telex: 235128 NYU UR (Attention: INET '93 Developing Countries Workshop) Applications may be submitted electronically by sending electronic mail to: workshop-request@inet93.stanford.edu ====================================================================== George Sadowsky, Director Phone: (212) 998-3040 Academic Computing Facility Fax: (212) 995-4120 New York University Telex: 235128 NYU UR 251 Mercer Street Bitnet: sadowsky@nyuacf New York, New York 10012-1185 Internet: sadowsky@nyu.edu