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General
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Short description of the event:
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Seven concurrent tracks will cover different aspects
of Information and Communication technologies, with
plenaries for topics of general interest. This aims
to form a critical mass of professionals in networking
technologies, information processing, network services,
and project management to foster Internet utilization
in the Latin-American and Caribbean countries, with
emphasis on educational, health improvement and
productivity enhancement. |
Participating
organizations:
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Background:
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The Latin American Networking School was established
to respond to the need for training Latin Americans
in the design, installation, management and administration
of Computer Networks at the service of Academic
Centers. It has the support of the Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) of Trieste,
Italy, the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization, the The Latin American
and Caribbean IP address Regional Registry (LACNIC)
and has become a permanent organization for the
development of Information Technologies. Located
in Mérida, Venezuela, it has offered five
main events during the years of 1992, 1995, 1997,
1999, 2001 and 2003 drawing from a group of highly
qualified instructors from North America and Europe,
which attracted a large number of participants from
Latin America and the Caribbean Region (AL&C).
EsLaRed had a key role in the organization of the
I, II, III, IV, V and VI Latin American and Caribbean
Workshops on Internet Technologies in Rio de Janeiro
on July 1998, in Mérida, Venezuela in 1999,
México D.F. in July 2000, in Mérida
Venezuela, in 2001, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
in May 2002, again in Mérida in October 2003
and finally in Cuzco, Peru in October 2004. |
Objectives
of the conference:
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Achieve a critical mass of professionals in networking
infrastructure, information transmission, integrated
network services, new technologies to help in the
expansion of activities related to the Internet
development in the Latin American and Caribbean
countries, with emphasis on educational, health
improvement and productivity enhancement.
Establish and improve individual and institutional
links among the key actors in Information Technologies,
Educational institutions and ONGs.
Identify and reinforce individual and institutional
links for national and regional activities based
on Internet.
Assess the improvements on Education, Productivity,
Health, Gender Equality and Governance that can
be garnered by a judicious use of IT.
Address the actions to be taken to diminish the
Digital Divide.
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Main
conference activities:
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Plenaries with key actors in ICT in Latin America,
followed by hands-on workshops in seven different
tracks that address specific topics, making use
of ad hoc laboratory equipment and the facilities
of the Academic Network of Universidad de Los Andes,
which includes Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, TDM and wireless
networks. |
Size
of the conference:
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We expect to have 200 participants from 20 Latin
American and Caribbean countries; 30 instructors
from USA, Latin America and the Caribbean. |
Type
of participants in the conference in general:
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The participants must be involved in planning
activities and Internet establishment in their home
countries, in the development of a local network
or international services, or work in the public
and educational sector, as well as in non-governmental
or civil organizations. The technicians and professionals
of the social sciences will have the opportunity
to interact and build ties that span many countries
with a common underlying culture and language.
Workshop participants from previous events, may
attend if they select a different program that the
one in which they assisted previously, or if they
present a clear justification to repeat a previous
program. |
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