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Middle East Regional Interest Group Meeting Amman, Jordan, 13 December 2011

(In Association with ASREN e-AGE 2011 Conference 12 - 14 December 2011)

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. Registration provides a waiver of registration fees for e-AGE2011 (Please register here to attend e-AGE2011).

Location: Amman, Jordan (UTC/GMT +3 hours), Four Seasons Hotel Amman

Host: Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN)

Accommodation: Our hosts have arranged special room rates that are available to us for the meeting dates. Hotel information and reservation instructions are available through the e-AGE2011 web site http://eage2011.asrenorg.net/en/accomodation.html.

As always, accommodation costs are the responsibility of the attendee.

Travel: The official carrier of e-AGE 2011 is Royal Jordanian Airlines(RJ). As a participant in e-AGE2011 you will be automatically entitled for a 20% discount on your air tickets when flying Royal Jordanian. Further details and reservation instructions are found on the e-AGE2011 web site under Travel.

Visa: All out-of-country attendees will require a visitor visa. For more information on visa requirements for Jordan, click here.

Agenda: Our meeting will be held Tuesday 13 December 2011 8:00 - 13:00 at the Four Seasons Hotel.

(Presentations will be posted shortly)

0800 - 0845

Registration

0845 - 0900

Introduction of Internet2 and Middle East SIG
 (John Chapman, Georgetown University in Qatar)

0900 - 0940

Internet2
 (David Lambert, Internet2)

0940 - 1000

ASREN developments
 (Yousef Torman, JUNet)

1000 - 1030

Enhancing Shibboleth to Access Web Educational Resources More Securely
 (Hatem Hamad, Islamic University of Gaza)

1030 - 1100

ANKABUT update
 (Ahmed Dabbagh, ANKABUT)

1100 - 1130

Coffee break

1130 - 1145

Qatar Foundation
 (Sa'di Aweinat, Qatar Foundation)

1145 - 1210

Research and Network Activities in Oman
  (Said Al-Mandhari, The Research Council – Oman)

1210 - 1240

GLORIAD: Middle East and North Africa
  (JJ Jamison, NREN Consulting)

1240 - 1310

Will 2012 be the Year of Regional NREN Connectivity
  (Yves Poppe, TATA Communications)

1310 - 1345

Cancer Collaboratory and Role of RENs in Middle East
  (Anil Srivastava, Open Health Systems Laboratory, Johns Hopkins)

1345 - 1400

IPv6 & NREN
  (Alaa Al-Din Al-Radhi, IPv6 Forum Jordan Chapter)