ICT Directors Roundtable on Campus Wireless LAN Policies and Implementation Strategies

About

KENET organised a one-day ICT Directors' Roundtable on November 28, 2012 at KENET training room, Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, University of Nairobi. This is a special roundtable for about 20 ICT directors that are currently implementing or have implemented wireless LAN projects funded by KTCIP (10 institutions), Google infrastructure grant (five institutions) or institutions with technical support of KENET (four institutions).

As we have implemented the wireless LAN projects we have realized that we need institutions to discuss issues of wireless LAN access policies and to explain how institutional policies affect the development of a the Kenyan R & E network (KENET) for the benefit of our community. We especially want to address the issue of database authentication of wireless LAN users and the implementation of EDUROAM policies (we shall start with your institutions). We met some of your wireless LAN techies two weeks ago and realized we need to engage you as well for successful implementation of the wireless LAN projects.

Venue

KENET Training Room ,Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, University of Nairobi.

Program

ICT Directors Round table on Campus Wireless LAN Policies and Implementation Strategies

Date: 28^th November 2012 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 noon Venue: KENET Training room , JKML, UoN

Time	Activity	Facilitator / Speaker
7.30am - 8.30am	Arrival, breakfast and introductions	KENET Secretariat
8.30 AM – 9.30 AM	KENET broadband infrastructure development strategy and the catalytic role of KENET in formulation and implementation of institutional e-readiness accession roadmaps. What have been the costs and benefits of aggregating R & E traffic from institutions and building a shared broadband platform ? Q & A and discussions	Meoli Kashorda Exectutive Director and Secretary to Management Board of KENET
9.30 – 10.30 AM	Campus backbone upgrade and Wireless LAN projects implementation status The selection of beneficiary institutions, procurement processes , institutional commitments, and challenges of implementation	Josephat Karanja, Head of Infrastructure and KTCIP Project Manager for KENET
10.30 – 11.00 AM	Health Break
11.00 – 12.00 Noon	Wireless Users 'Database Authentication, Wireless LAN security and EDUROAM implementation and policies Implementing Database Authentication for Wireless LAN users - Maureen Wanja Wireless LAN database authentication case studies – Kabarak University and University of Nairobi (Ibrahim Otieno and Moses Thiga) Selection of Wireless LAN equipment an KENET recommendations Josephat Karanja Q & A and plenary discussions

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Time	Acttivity	Facilitator / Speaker
12.00 – 12.30 PM	EDUROAM policies and implementations What will EDUROAM achieve of KENET community? - Meoli Kashorda EDUROAM infrastructure and migration plans – Kennedy Aseda	Meoli Kashorda
12.30 – 1.00 PM	Plenary discussion on campus network policies and student services	Meoli Kashorda
1.00 – 2.00 PM	Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 PM	KENET shared services and Visit to data center @ UoN Uptake of shared services by institutions and potential benefits - Josephat Karanja Visit to data center – Maureen Wanja	Meoli Kashorda
3.00 PM	Departure