- Confirmed Date: 13-17 September 2010
- Venue: USP Emalus Campus, Port Vila, VANUATU
- Theme: Next Generation Internet: Security and Governance
- Call for Papers: The Board invites the submission of papers for the PacINET2010 conference (for general presentations or for workshops ? technical or governance-related).
Theme: Next Generation Internet: Security and Governance
- 1 July ? Submission deadline for an abstract with a short bio (max. one page) - so that the Board and OC can prepare the conference programme.
- 6 September ? Submission deadline for the paper itself
- Submissions must be emailed to Maureen (hilyard@oyster.net.ck) or Andrew (amolivurae@gmail.com)
- Accepted papers will be presented by the authors ? abstracts will be inserted into the conference proceedings.
- PICISOC will have copyright of all papers presented at the conference - for distribution on a conference DVD and on the PICISOC website (sensitive material should not be included in the papers which will be be distributed after the conference).
- Organising Committee (OC): The Board would like to thank and acknowledge the work that has been under way on Vanuatu since Oct 2009 to prepare for this major annual event for PICISOC.
The team is being led by PICISOC Board Chair, Andrew Molivurae but also includes:
Gerard Metsan - IT Manager, Telecom Vanuatu
Esther Alick - Network Admin, Telecom Vanuatu
Daryl Moon - Engineering and Technical Manager Datec Vanuatu
Dan McGary - PACLII
Sylvain Todman - Advisor, Geology Dept (Van Gov)
Louise Nasak - IT Manager Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
George Tasso - IT Support Reserve Bank of Vanuatu
Matt Temar - Manager , IT Assist
Roy Tarosa - IT Manager, Health Department
Webster Alilee - IT Manager Public Service Commission (Van Gov)
John Jack - IT Manager, National Training Center (Van Gov.)
Nettie Collins (IT Manager, USP Emalus Campus)
Antonio Josiah - IT Manager, Yumi Konek (Similar to PFNET)
Sebastien Lanteigne IT Manager, Pacific Internation Trust Company (PITCO)
- PacINET2010 Website
The Board has endorsed the OC?s website (www.pacinet-2010.org) which will provide logistic and informative material about getting to Vanuatu, accommodation, transport, sites, etc. Its hosting in preparation for conference is being donated by Telecom Vanuatu. The site will be linked to the PICISOC site until after the conference.
The PacINET2010 page on the PICISOC website will provide information about the actual conference programme, speakers, schedules and content.
- Pre-conference workshops ? Internet Governance
The Diplo Foundation in conjunction with ACP are holding a preconference workshop on 9-10 September on Vanuatu. The workshop is geared towards local policy and decision makers and Diplo students undertaking the Internet Governance online study course through the Diplo Foundation based at the University of Malta. They are encouraging any PacINET members who can get to Vanuatu early to participate in this workshop. Diplo will cover the cost of accommodation for overseas participants for the 2 days of the workshop.
Other Internet Governance workshops will take place before conference on:
1. Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 25-26 August
2. Suva, Fiji ? 1-3 September
Interested regional participants for either of these workshops which will also include local policy- and decision-makers (max 15-20), can contact Maureen (hilyard@oyster.net.ck) or Anju (anjum@spc.int) More information as Diplo tutors confirm travel arrangements around the Pacific
Further monthly updates will be provided as we ?meet? regularly with the Vanuatu OC.
Maureen
Vice Chair, PICISOC Board
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