<div dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-21328e35-3128-a821-f078-341dc10d09ac"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION AND NETWORKING WORKSHOP FOR EAST AFRICA WOMEN ENGINEERS, KAMPALA, UGANDA (10TH – 15TH NOVEMBER, 2014)</span></p>
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</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Background</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The African Network Operators Group (AfNOG )  invites women engineers from East Africa to participate in an intensive hands-on Unix System Administration and Networking workshop.</span></p>
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</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Workshop Goals and Outline</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Overall objective: 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. We have also introduced some Networking and Routing Topics.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition they will be taught concepts such as: </span></p>
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<span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Basic Internet Protocols and how they work </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Some basic Internet services and how they function, including DNS, Web, SSH and E-mail </span></p>
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<span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Designing installations for long-term scalability of services </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IPv6  Basics </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Routing</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Who should apply</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All East African women engineers, Software Developers and Systems Administrators with a desire to get Unix Administration and Basic Networking skills The Workshop is largely sponsored but Participants are required to contribute the local currency equivalent of $200.00 towards their participation.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Priority</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> however </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">be</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">given</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to applicants from the Uganda and/or East Africa Female Network Engineers resident in Uganda</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pre-requisites:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Experience in managing PCs and installing software (such as installing the 'Windows' operating system), but not necessarily Linux/Unix. Some prior Unix/Linux experience would be of great benefit. </span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Language</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Language of instruction will be English.</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application procedure:</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Complete the application form online here:</span><a href="http://goo.gl/yCCwSW" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://goo.gl/yCCwSW</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> . Please ensure that you submit your application in time and fully completed. Selections will be on a competitive basis. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.</span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Application deadline :</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The applications close on </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">24th September 2014</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Applications received after this date will not be considered. </span></p>
<br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.1500000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information email: </span><a href="mailto:afnogchix2014@afnog.org" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">afnogchix2014@afnog.org</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
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