e-Infrastructures Developments in ASREN’s region

e-AGE 2016 @ AUB, BeirutYousef Torman

Yousef Torman, “ASREN Updates 2016”, Co-Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan (Moderator)

David West, “Perspectives of AfricaConenct2/ EUMEDCONENCT3 Projects”, GEANT, UK

Yousif Asfour, “AUB Contributions towards Lebanese Research & Education Network”,

AUB, Lebanon

Johnathon Chapman, “Middle East Internet2 Special Interest Group”, Internet2, USA

NRENs in the Arab Countries:

1. Aouaouche El-Maouhab (Algeria),

2. Dina Barakat (Egypt),

3. Omar Aljarrah (Jordan),

4. Walid Karam (Lebanon),

5. Abdulmonem AL Kharusi (Oman)

6. Hasan Bohaddou, (Morocco)

7. Taleb Alhaj (Palestine),

8. Abdullahi Bihi Hussein (Somalia),

9. Kalid Elbadawi (Sudan),

10. Habib Youssef (Tunis),

11. Mohammad Mabrouk (UAE),

Session 2: e-Infrastructures Developments in ASREN’s region

Evolution of ASREN’s Region,

e-AGE 2014, Muscat

MAGIC, a Global Project

INTERNATIONAL

NETWORKSAt Indiana University

Jennifer M. Schopf, PhD

Director, International Networks

University Information Technology Services

Indiana University

jmschopf@iu.edu

Oct 31 2016

Networks for European,

American, and African Research:

NEAAR

Supported by the National Science Foundation

INTERNATIONAL

NETWORKSAt Indiana University

NEAAR: Networks for European, American, and African Research• Funding from US National Science Foundation

• $3.25M over 4 years

• Partners: • Indiana University

• GEANT

• UbuntuNet Alliance

• WACREN

• ASREN

• SANREN/TENET

• With additional letters of support from 8 Application groups, NSRC, Internet2, ESNet, +

International Access to Education & Research Networks (Data Connectivity)

Internet

Data Connectivity to GÉANT via ASREN(Fiber optics link)

Internet Connectivity (Microwave Link)

World wide Education & Research Networks

• Established in 2005, GEO is a voluntary partnership of

governments and organizations that envisions

“a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit of

humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive

and sustained Earth observations and information.”

• GEO Member governments include 102 nations, EC and

104 Participating Organizations comprised of international

bodies with a mandate in Earth observations.

Group on Earth Observations

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