1. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010 1 WACREN NRENs UPDATE WACREN Task Team FEAST WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 25, 2010

2. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20102 OUTLINE  What WACREN is  Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN  Conclusions from WACREN Meeting  WORKING GROUPS  ACTION PLAN  NRENs in WACREN-Examples  FINALE

3. WACREN TASK TEAM FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20103 WHAT WACREN IS  WACREN stands for WEST and CENTRAL AFRICAN RESEARCH EDUCATION NETWORK.  AfNOG 2006/2007/2008/2009:Incubation of WACREN  Initiatives at national levels to establish NRENs Cameroun., Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal.

4. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20104 Regional Consultative meeting on the establishment of WACREN  November 1, 2009 as a pre-event to OAC-09  Countries Present - Burkina Faso-Benin - Cameroon- Côte d’Ivoire - Ghana- Nigeria - Senegal- Togo -Mali- Niger

5. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20105 Conclusions from WACREN Meeting  There are adequate sea and land cables in place and planned.  Cluster strategy  Open and inclusive processes

6. WORKING GROUPS 1. Administrative Structure,Governance and Finance 2. Connectivity and Infrastructure, Regulatory aspects 3. Strategies for implementation, Partnership 4. Capacity building 5. Content and Applications WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20106

7. WACREN TASK TEAM FEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 2010 7 ACTION PLAN  AAU given mandate to identify 5 members of Task Team to coordinate activities of working groups to produce a report through discussions online (one for each group)  The 5 members of Task Team same as above charged with furthering the work by the different groups into a report  The deadline for deliverables of the Task Team was set as May 2010 at AfNOG-2010

8. NRENs in WACREN-Examples WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 20108

9. Fiber Network by Aug 2010 Ghana High Capacity Undersea cable

10. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 201010 NRENs in WACREN-Examples

11. WACREN TASK TEAMFEAST WORKSHOP: FEB. 25, 201011 FINALE  A lot of activity on the ground in West and Central Africa  The Task Team presently leading the work of the various working groups to produce core WACREN documents.  Next Update during next AfREN meeting at AfNOG-2010 in Kigali.

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