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Congratulations Dorcas, this is a great initiative. <br>
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best <br>
alice<br>
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type="cite">Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
<u><b>Unix System Administration Workshop For Eastern and Central
Africa Women Engineers, Nairobi, Kenya (11th - 15th October,
2010)</b></u><br>
<br>
<b>Background</b><br>
The African Network Operators Group (AfNOG ‚ <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.afnog.org">http://www.afnog.org</a>
) invites women engineers from Eastern and Central Africa to
participate in an intensive Unix System Administration workshop.<br>
<br>
<b>Workshop goals and outline</b><br>
<i>Overall objective</i>: After attending this track, students
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
students who are technically competent but may have had little or
no prior exposure to the Unix environment.<br>
<br>
In addition they will be taught concepts such as:<br>
# Basic Internet Protocols and how they work<br>
# Some basic Internet services and how they function, including
DNS, Web, SSH and E-mail<br>
# Designing installations for long-term scalability of services<br>
<br>
<b>Who should apply:</b><br>
All Eastern and Central African women engineers, software
developers and systems administrators with a desire to get Unix
Administration skills. Due to funding availability, priority will
be given to applicants from the following countries:<br>
<i><b>Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan,
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Cameroon, Equatorial
Guinea, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad, Republic of the
Congo, DR Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe</b></i><br>
<br>
<b>Prerequisites:</b><br>
Experience in managing PCs and installing software (such as
installing the 'Windows' operating system), but not necessarily
Unix. Some prior Unix/Linux experience would be of great benefit.<br>
<br>
<b>Language</b><br>
Language of instruction will be English.<br>
<br>
<b>Application procedure</b><br>
Complete the application form attached and return it to: <b><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:afnogchix2010@afnog.org">afnogchix2010@afnog.org</a>
</b><br>
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.<br>
<br>
<b>Application deadline</b><br>
The applications close on <b>30th August 2010</b>. Applications
received after this date will not be considered.<br>
<br>
<b>For more information:</b><br>
Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:afnogchix2010@afnog.org">afnogchix2010@afnog.org</a>
<br>
<br>
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