1st TANDEM NREN Focal Points Community Workshop

Thursday 5 Nov 2015, 08:00 → 18:00 Africa/Accra

Seminar Room, 2nd Floor ,East Wing (Balme Library)

NREN Focal Points are selected members of the community within each NREN, charged with liaising with other NRENs, with WACREN, and with the End Users.

08:00 → 11:00 Joint Session

08:00 Registration

09:00 Welcome remarks from University of Ghana

Speaker: Mr Lucas Chigabatia (University of Ghana)

09:05 Welcome remarks from GARNET

Speaker: Mr Benjamin Eshun (GARNET)

09:10 Introductory remarks from WACREN

Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (CEO, WACREN)

09:15 Brief Introductions

09:30 WACREN and the African R&E Ecosystem

Speaker: Dr Boubakar Barry (CEO, WACREN)

Slides Boubakar_Barry_Reunions_TANDEM_Accra1115.pdf

10:00 Introducing the TANDEM Project

Speaker: Mr Damien Alline (TANDEM Project Coordinator, IRD)

Slides 20151106-NatWorkshop-TANDEM.pdf

10:30 Coffee break and Group photograph

11:00 → 14:30 Session 2

11:00 The role of NREN Focal Points (goals, activities)

Speaker: Mr Tiwonge Msulira Banda (Ubuntunet Alliance)

Slides Role_of_NREN_Focal_Points.pdf

11:30 Feedback from Focal Points on Roles

How they see the role, in its context of work, skills, possibilities, what they will need?

12:15 Presentation of Focal Points Workplan, Methodology of work, General schedule; Activities (Based in roadmap)

Speaker: Dr Venant Palanga (WACREN)

Slides TANDEM_WP4-FP-Accra.pdf

12:30 Feedback and Adjustment of Workplan.

• Focal Points to identify specific activities with researchers/end users for dissemination, identify potential communities. • Obtain a diagnosis about the context from focal points (opportunities, threats or difficulties).

13:00 The TANDEM National Research and Education Network Survey

Speaker: Dr Anagnostou Anastasia (Brunel University)

Slides WP3_Ghana_Workshopv0.4.pdf

13:30 Joint Lunch and Networking

14:30 → 18:00 Session 3

14:30 Completing the Survey

Speaker: Dr Simon Taylor (Brunel University)

15:30 Colaboratorio – The Virtual Collaboration Platform: Tools and Use

Speaker: Carmen Gloria Labbe (RedCLARA)

16:30 Coffee Break

17:00 Use of Social Media

Speaker: Alexandra Cornea (Sigma Orionis)

17:30 Way forward and Closure