SdNOG-2
Sudan Network Operators Group (SdNOG-2) Meeting was held on 26 -27 August, 2015 in Khartoum, at AlSalam Rotana Hotel.
In conjunction with the overwhelming community requests from SdNOG-1, the organisers have incorporated technical workshops from 23 - 25 August into the event, before the plenary sessions. The technical workshops in the form of an, instructor-led class, incorporating theoretical, and practical aspects from experts in the field. It is expected that the technical workshops be of no less than 3day duration. Other workshops may also be held, although it is envisaged that nothing will be held concurrently with the plenary sessions.
Contents
SdNOG-2 Reports
Special Thanks To Our Sponsors
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors! We extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors, without whom our meeting would not be possible:
- Platinum: National Telecommunication Corporation and Internet Society
- Gold: Zain Sudan
- Silver: AFRINIC and RIPENCC
- Internet connectivity: Canar Telecom
- Supporting organization: PCH and SudREN
- Partner: .SD registry
Meeting Layout
| SdNOG-2 Layout | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Room-1 | Room-2 | Room-3 |
| 23 Aug | DNSSEC | Networking Best Practices | |
| 24 Aug | |||
| 25 Aug | IXP Best Practices | ||
| 26 Aug | Plenary Day 1 | ||
| 27 Aug | Plenary Day 2 | ||
SdNOG-2 Workshops
We had 3 technical workshops from 23 - 25 August 2015, Those technical workshops in the form of an, instructor-led class, incorporating theoretical, and practical aspects from experts in the field. more detail in this page : SdNOG-2 Workshops.
Meeting Agenda
| Time | Day 1: Wednesday, 26 August 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:20 | Opening Cermoney | |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | SdNOG update | Sara Alamin, SdNOG |
| 09:50 - 10:20 | Domains Industry in Sudan | Tarik Mirgani, .SD |
| 10:20 - 11:00 | Future Direction of Telecommunication in Sudan | prof.Izzeldin Kamel Ameen |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Arbor Worldwide Infrastructure Report | Mark Campbell, Arbor Networks |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | RIPE ATLAS probes | Christian Teuschel, RIPE NCC |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Routing Table Report | Nishal Goburdhan, PCH |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Greasing the wheels of the Internet economy | Fahd Bataynah, ICANN |
| 14:15 - 15:25 | Panel: Data privacy and security, Trading Free for Freedom, On living in the cloud
Moderator: prof. Mustafa Omer Nawari, Panelists: Dr. Iman Abu Almaaly, Fahd Batynah, Philip Papes | |
| 15:25 - 16:00 | Birds of Feather : Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) | Nishal Goburdhan, PCH |
| Time | Day 2: Thursday 27 August 2015 | |
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Keynote: Communication Technologies and Digital Divide in Sudan | Prof. Sami Sharief |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Submarine Cable Talk | Aisha Abdalla, Sudatel |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Easing Offload-Small Cell Backhaul | Ahmed Ortashi, Canar |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | IPv6 - The Saudi Arabian Experience | Sander Steffan |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea Break | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | SDN virtualization and cloud computing | Mohamed Elbashir, Ericsson |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Virtualization for teaching | Patrick Okui |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | System configuration automation | Daniel Shaw, AFRINIC |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | DNSSEC: Just turn it on already | Philip Paeps |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | NOC Report | SdNOG Technical team |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Lightning Talks: Fighting SPAM | Amreesh Phokeer, AFRINIC |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | SdNOG way forward | Hiba Abbas, SdNOG |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Closing Ceremony & Lucky Draw | |
Program Committee
The Program Committee, or PC, is responsible for making sure that the content that will be presented during the event is topical. It was agreed that each major SdNOG event (the plenary) should incorporate new members. Below you can find the volunteer members of the PC :
- Gael Hernandez
- Hiba Abbas
- Mutaz Ishag
- Nishal Goburdhan
- Samir Abdullatif
SdNOG-2 Statistic
SdNOG-2 Preparations
This SdNOG-2 Preparations page contains the steps and tasks that has been done to organize the meeting.
SdNOG-2 Volunteers
Thank you for your help and support, in organising the SdNOG event. We know that there was a lot of work that needed to be completed, and you completed your part seamlessly, and without complaint. You're an invaluable part of the SdNOG community, and we could not survive without you. Thank you!
- Abdalmoneim Ahmed Abdosh
- Alaa Sabir
- Amel Sameer Hamimy
- Basma Mohamed
- Hiba Abbas
- Hiba Alamin Mohamd
- Manhal Mohamed Mokhtar
- Marwa Ibrahim
- Mina Gorge
- Khansaa Abdallah
- Ramah Adawi
- Saleh Shihab Eldeen
- Salma Alamin Mohamed
- Salma Hassan Mohamed
- Samir Abdullatif Omer
- Sara Alamin Mohamed
- Sara Mubarak
- Sirag Eldeen Mahjoub
- Tagi Aldeen
- Tarig Yassin Adam