[afnog] Workshop on "Optimization Technologies for Low-Bandwidth Networks" for research workers from developing countries (fwd)

[Steven G. Huter]

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> From: Marco Zennaro <mzennaro at ictp.it>
> Date: May 3, 2006 2:24:46 AM PDT
> To: wndw-team at lists.wndw.net
> Subject: [Wndw-team] Please advertise :-)
> 
> The deadline for applying to the Workshop on "Optimization Technologies for 
> Low-Bandwidth Networks", to be held in Trieste, Italy, from the 9th to the 
> 20th October 2006 is approaching. Applications should be completed and 
> returned before 17 May 2006.
> The Workshop will provide information and practical training on how to gain 
> the maximum benefit from existing connections to the Internet, exposing 
> participants to the latest techniques to optimise the use of low-bandwidth 
> network connections. It will consist of theoretical lectures, laboratory 
> hands-on sessions and demos. Linux will be used as primary O.S. Case Studies 
> by Participants are also welcome, describing their computing and networking 
> environment and connectivity related problems, issues on content delivery, 
> etc.
> 
> Participation
> The Workshop is open to scientific computer consultants and network managers 
> working in scientific institutions and isolated scientific environments with 
> a minimal infrastructure. The main purpose of the Centre is to help 	 within 
> a framework of international cooperation. Scientists and students from all 
> countries which are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA may attend 
> the Workshop. As it will be conducted in English, participants should have an 
> adequate working knowledge of this language.
> As a rule, travel and subsistence expenses of the participants should be 
> borne by the home institution. Every effort should be made by candidates to 
> secure support for their fare (or at least half-fare). However, limited funds 
> are available for some participants who are nationals of, and working in, a 
> developing country, who will be selected by the Organizers, and who are not 
> more than 45 years old. Such support is available only for those who attend 
> the entire duration of the Workshop. There is no registration fee. For both 
> technical reasons and limited resources the total attendance to this Workshop 
> is limited.
> 
> Topics:
> Open Source Software (OSS) for bandwidth optimization; OSS for network 
> services in a scientific environment; Bandwidth issues in network 
> administration and Unix system administration; Network architecture design 
> and optimization; DNS caching, network monitoring, bandwidth management and 
> measurement; Network traffic filtering, security and authentication; 
> Proxy/Caching systems, ftp/web mirroring, off-line web; Web filtering 
> techniques for low bandwidth environments; Web to e-mail gateways; E-mail 
> management: strategies against spam and viruses.
> 
> More info are available at:
> http://sdu.ictp.it/lowbandwidth/index.html
>