Middle East Regional Interest Group Meeting Abu Dhabi, UAE 17 September 2012
Registration: Please complete this registration form if you plan to participate in the meeting. There is no charge to attend, however an accurate count assures food and seating for all.
Participants are invited to also attend the Ankabut User Meeting 18-19 September in Al Ain, UAE. (Please register here to attend the Ankabut User Meeting)
Location: Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Auditorium, Level 2
Host: ANKABUT, UAE Research & Educational Network
Time: 8:30am-5:00pm
Accommodation: Our hosts have arranged a special room rate at the Park Rotana (AED 400 single, AED 470 double) that are available to us for the meeting date. You must book before 31 August 2012 to receive this special rate. For reservations please complete form and fax to +971 2 6573259.
As always, accommodation costs are the responsibility of the attendee.
Visa: All out-of-country attendees will require a visitor visa. For more information on visa requirements, click these links
http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/visa.php
http://www.amchamabudhabi.org/site/about_visitors?nav=05
Agenda:
0830 - 0900 Registration
0900 – 0910 Introduction of Internet2 and Middle East SIG (pdf)
(John Chapman, Georgetown University in Qatar)
0910 – 0940 Welcome and Update from Internet2 (pdf)
(Dave Lambert, Internet2)
0940 – 1025 Middle East NREN Challenges and Opportunity (pdf)
(Fahem Al Nuaimi, ANKABUT)
1025 – 1045 Coffee
1045 – 1115 ASREN Update (pdf)
(Yousef Torman, ASREN)
1215 – 1330 Lunch
1330 – 1400 EUMedConnect (pdf)
(David West, DANTE)
1400 – 1445 Roadmap for Networked Enabled Medical Science Cooperation Between Middle East and the World (pdf)
(Anil Srivastava, Open Health Systems Laboratory, Johns Hopkins)
1445 – 1530 Update on Submarine Cable Capacity (pdf)
(Yves Poppe, TATA Communications)
1530 – 1600 Closing remarks