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ASREN Official Launch (2010)
• Launched in the League of Arab States in Cairo under the Patronage of HE Amre Moussa, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States (Honorary Chairman of ASREN)
• Chaired by HE Talal Abu Ghazaleh
• ASREN was officially Registered in June 2011
The e-AGE 2011• The 1st International Platform on
Integrating Arab e-infrastructure in a Global Environment, e-AGE2011, conducted in Amman December 2011 under the Royal Patronage.
• The conference was attended by high level representatives including Ministers and decision makers, academics, network professionals, researchers, scientists from 32 countries.
• The event included: – EUMED Event 4
– Internet2 SIG Middle East Meeting
– ASREN 1st Annual Meeting
• 11 Arab NRENs were present and 8 NRENs signed letters of accord to start joining ASREN
http://eage2011.asrenorg.net
The e-AGE 2012• Under the Patronage of HH
Sheikh Nahayan Sultan Al Nahayan Minister of HE, 12-13 December 2012, Zayed University. hosted by Ankabut and NRF, UAE.
• More than 150 participants and
55 distinguished speakers from 45 countries among them representatives of NRENs and RRENs from around the world
• ISESCO- PIREN was there
• Launching the report on the Arab e-Infrastructure Status Report
The e-AGE 2013
e-AGE 2013 is planned on the basis of three main themes:
•Connect: Facilitate connectivity through a high-speed network to allow scientists to communicate, collaborate, exchange, and run both data and computational-intensive scientific applications and services. •Access: Enable seamless access to data, services, applications, and resources related to science and education. •Innovate: High-speed networks and wide access represent enabling environments for students, researchers and scientists to innovate.
The e-AGE 2013
•Patronage: Under the Patronage of HE Moncef Bin Salem, Minister of Higher Education, Tunisia •Host: The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), the Tunisian NREN, and representing MOHE •Date: 12-13 December 2013
•Venue: El Mouradi Hotel, Gammarath, Tunisia.
• 6th Event on Euro-Mediterranean e-Infrastructure
• 3rd annual meeting of ASREN
• 1st PIREN Meeting
• CHAIN-REDS Workshop on e-Infrastructures
• Technical Workshops on R&E networking and security
e-AGE 2013 Main Activities
Structure
• keynotes• Panel discussions• Presentation sessions• Consultation meetings, focus groups, and
roundtables• Best practice showcases and practical
demonstration • Exhibition
Topics• Research collaboration in variety of discipline including: energy,
environment, education, health, climate, water, agriculture, biology, economy, and other pressing global issues and problems
• Cloud and grid computing as well as e-Science applications• Education challenges and open access paradigm• Research repositories, libraries, and contents • Case studies on research and education• Regional collaborative projects• National research organizations and research and education
funding• Perspectives on national research and education networking• Perspectives on regional research and education networking• The role of regional organizations like EC , World Bank, UNDP, and
other development projects and foundations • Connectivity options, services, cables, circuits• Industry offerings to develop research and education
Program Committee
• Mohamed Jemni, The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), Tunisia • Eshaa Mohamed Alkhalifa, University of Bahrain, Bahrain• David West, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe,
UK • Ahmed Dabbagh, Ankabut, UAE• Salem Al-Agtash, German Jordanian University, Jordan• Federico Ruggieri, The Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics,
Italy• Jonathon Chapman, US Internet2 SIG Middle East, Qatar• Helga Spitaler, Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe,
UK• Federica Tanlongo, GARR Consortium, Italy• Heithem Abbes, Research Laboratory, LaTICE, Tunisia• Yousef Torman, Arab States Research and Education Network,
Germany
Organizing Committee
• Yousef Torman, Arab States Research and Education Network, Jordan
• Heithem Abbes, Research Laboratory LaTICE, Tunisia• Fathi Abu Nimeh , TAGOrg, Tunisia• Mondher Belaid, The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), Tunisia• Ali Labyadh, The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), Tunisia• Alaa Laabidi, The Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK), Tunisia• Oussama Elghoul, Research Lab. LaTICE, Tunisia• Sara Al-Eisawi, Arab States Research and Education Network,
Jordan• Ola Samara, Arab States Research and Education Network, Jordan
