<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">WIth the <a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/iana">IANA hearing</a> yesterday and the <a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/inetktmd">Kathmandu INET</a> today, the WACREN in Dakar might have escaped your attention. The webcast is well worth catching up on, chocabloc with technical presentations covering a wide range of topics, ably streamed by ISOC's Africa Bureau.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u><div style="direction:ltr;background:#ddd;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#666;text-align:center;margin:0;padding:0"><table style="width:100%;background:#dddddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><span style="display:none!important"> joly posted: "On March 17-18 2016 the 2nd Annual West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference, hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, Dakar. This year's conference brings together p" </span><table style="width:100%;padding:10px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden"><table style="width:100%;background-color:#fff;text-align:left;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0 auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table style="width:100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="direction:ltr;margin-top:1em;max-width:560px"><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016"><img style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid #ccc;" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/wacren2016_170x255.png" alt="livestream" border="0"></a>On <strong>March 17-18 2016</strong> the 2nd Annual <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://indico.wacren.net/event/20/">West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) Conference</a>,</strong> hosted by the Senegal Research and education Network (snRER), takes place at the Novotel Hotel, <strong>Dakar</strong>. This year's conference brings together policy and decision makers, scientists, researchers, network managers, collaboration specialists, e-learning, identity and access management experts, and connectivity and equipment providers from across Africa and the rest of the world. the conference is preceeded by a series of workshops promoting e-Infrastructure development and open science in Africa. The 2nd <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.tandem-wacren.eu/tandem-2nd-series-of-events/">TANDEM National and Regional Conferences</a></strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016"> and </a><strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.africaconnect2.net/">AfricaConnect2</a></strong> coordination meetings are also colocated with the conference in a week of activities commencing on 14 March 2016 The main theme of the conference is: "<strong>Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities</strong>", with the following sub-themes: *Authentication and Authorization * Infrastructure (AAI) and Mobility *NREN Business and Governance Models *Innovation in R&E Networks *Network Design and Operation *Online Teaching and Learning Shared Experiences, *Best Practices and Collaboration". The conference is being webcast live on the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016">Internet Society's Livestream Channel 2</a></strong>.</p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"> </p><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><strong>View on Livestream</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016">https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/wacren2016</a><br> <strong>Twitter</strong>: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wacren2016">https://twitter.com/hashtag/wacren2016</a></p></div><p styl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