[Chapter-delegates] PRESS RELEASE: ISOC & ghNOG Organise 2nd UNIX Sysrmes Administration Workshop for Network Operators

[Eric Akumiah]

For Immediate Release
ISOC GHANA & ghNOG ORGANISE ghNOG-2 UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
WORKSHOP & PUBLIC MEETING

Accra, Ghana March 2010: The Ghana Network Operators’ Group (ghNOG) in collaboration with the Internet Society, Ghana Chapter (ISOC GHANA) and the Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) will be organizing the ghNOG-2 Unix Systems Administration Workshop from March 15-19 at the GTUC. The Workshop is an initiative of Internet Society, in partnership with AfNOG to build ICT capacity at the country level. The Workshop, which is targeted at technical staff that are now providing Internet services or those who will be involved in the establishment and/or provision of basic Internet services in the country.
After attending this track, participants will be able to install, upgrade, secure and competently manage the UNIX operating system on standard PC hardware, and use it to provide essential Internet services on a network. It is aimed at participants who are technically competent, but may have had little or no prior exposure to the UNIX environment.

The first ghNOG workshop (E0 Localization Unix System Administrative Workshop) in Ghana took place at the University of Cape Coast, in July 2009 and was organized by Internet Society Ghana Chapter. Internet Society (Global) the proponent of the E0 localization workshops, AfNOG and NSRC supported the workshop and meeting.

A public meeting will be held on Friday, March 19, under the theme: Towards an Enhanced Internet Infrastructure, where Internet technical community will make updates on their activities. A panel discussion on ITU’s proposal to become a Regional Internet Registry (RIR) is scheduled to be on the programme. The general public is invited. For details of the programme, please go to:
http://www.isoc.gh/ghnog2/meeting.html

A pdf copy of statement is attached to this mail.

About ghNOG
The Ghana Network Operators’ Group (ghNOG) is a forum for sharing technical information amongst technical operators of Internet services in Ghana.

For further information on the event, please contact:
Vera Doku
Communication Chair, ISOC- Ghana
Email: vera.doku at gmail.com Tel: +233 244627994


      
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