[Community] Invitation to the SLREN 2016 Conference, 28-29 July 2016, Sierra Leone

Mon Jul 11 10:54:11 GMT 2016

Dear Thomas,

I must first of all congratulate you for all the successes so far and
watching from the side lines I can foresee that you are fast on your way to
becoming a vibrant NREN.

I only have very minor comments the  "Forging international
partnerships-establishing connectivity to regional and global RENs"  should
be ongoing not just at the end of the 2017.  And although implied in the
network infrastructure, you should make the acquisition of IP resources
more visible.

All the best.

best regards,

Benjamin

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On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 12:30 AM, Thomas Songu <tsongu at njala.edu.sl> wrote:

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> Dear NREN Colleagues,
> Greetings from the Sierra Leone REN team! I hope you will be able join us
> at our 2016 Conference!
>
> One key deliverable of our conference is to present a realistic plan and
> budget to establish and develop the SLREN. I have attached the proposed
> estimates for discussion with relevant stakeholders prior to the conference.
>
> I would be grateful if colleague NRENs could kindly review and provide
> candid advice from their NREN implementation experience.
>
> With regards,
>
> Thomas - SLREN
>
> On 4 July 2016 at 20:24, Thomas Songu <tsongu at njala.edu.sl> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>> I write on behalf of the Interim Steering Committee of the Sierra Leone
>> Research and Education Network (SLREN) to invite to the SLREN 2016
>> Conference.
>>
>> The conference will take place on *28-29 July, 2016* at the Njala
>> University Conference Centre, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone, starting each day
>> at *10:00am* prompt.
>>
>> The SLREN 2016 Conference will bring together policy and decision makers,
>> development partners, academics and researchers, Information/Library
>> professionals, IT Experts and collaboration specialists from across Sierra
>> Leone, West Africa and Europe. The aim of the conference is to discuss the
>> status of SLREN establishment and the ongoing activities for the provision
>> of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) services to the
>> higher education and research community in Sierra Leone.
>>
>> The main theme of the conference is: "*Achieving Quality Education
>> through Advanced **Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
>> Services*”, with the following sub-themes:
>>
>>    1. The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks
>>    (NRENs) in Africa
>>    2. UN Sustainable Development Goals and implications for Quality
>>    Education in Sierra Leone
>>    3. e-Readiness Assessment of Sierra Leone Tertiary Institutions
>>    4. Community Digital Literacy Initiative: Closing the digital divide
>>    in rural schools and communities
>>    5. Priorities for research and teaching improvements in Sierra Leone
>>    Higher Education
>>    6. Universities, Research, Development and the Policy Environment
>>    7. Supporting research and teaching through better access to online
>>    research literature
>>    8. Sustainable Access to Online Scholarly Information – the Ghanaian
>>    Experience
>>
>> We hope that you will accept this invitation and look forward to working
>> with you. Please kindly confirm your participation by 15th July 2016.
>>
>> I look forward seeing you.
>>
>> Best Wishes,
>> Thomas Songu
>> Interim Chairman, SLREN
>>
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