Theme: Access for Success

The UbuntuNet-Connect Annual Conference is now a major calendar event, starting from humble beginnings about four years, and growing each year to what became a world class event in Johannesburg last year: UbuntuNet-Connect 2010 brought together key stakeholders from around the continent and the world and provided a rich environment for learning and networking.  The conference was closed by Mrs Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, Directorate of Human Resources Science and Technology, African Union Commission.  In her closing remarks, Mrs Ngosi commended the positive energy, interaction, and lessons shared during the conference, and challenged the participants to redouble their efforts to ensure access for success.  Access for Success: This was taken up by the Alliance as a battle cry, and has been adopted as the theme for UbuntuNet-Connect 2011.

Access alone does not create success: it is the collaboration so enabled and the full exploitation of advanced e-infrastructures that will lead to success. While maintaining our traditional major areas of coverage, UbuntuNet-Connect 2011 will dwell also on emerging networks and collaboration in Africa in order to spotlight the early adopters in exploiting the growing e-infrastructure and cheaper regional and global connectivity.

Dates and Venue

UbuntuNet-Connect 2011 will be held from the 23rd to the 25th of November 2011 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, the hub of East Africa’s tourism Mecca. The event will be hosted by the Kenya Education Network (KENET).

Related Events

The Conference will be preceded by several events where participation will be by invitation.  These include:

• A two day Technical Workshop (for engineers, especially CTOs, of member NRENs and Network Engineers/Managers of institutions);
• A one day Executive Workshop for the CEOs of member NRENs;
• A one-day AfricaConnect Administrative meeting;
• Meetings of the CTOs; CEOs; Executive Committee; and Board of the Alliance