INTERNET SOCIETY MIDDLE EAST - NORTH AFRICA INTERNET TRAINING WORKSHOP Amman - Jordan, 13-18 September, 1997 The Internet Society (ISOC) Middle East - North Africa Internet Training Workshop will be held in Amman, Jordan, at the National Information Centre, on 13-18 September, 1997. The focus of the workshop will be on assisting countries within this region in developing and extending their national publicly accessible Internet and in accelerating the integration of these national networks into the global Internet. It is expected that there will be approximately fifty students, distributed among representatives of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morrocco, the Palestinian National Authority, and Tunisia. Funding for the Workshop is being provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the TABA Ministers' Peacenet project. Corporate sponsorship and assistance from organizations in Jordan are also expected. This regional workshop builds upon the experiences of the highly successful series of Internet Society Network Technology Workshops for Countries in the Early Stages of Internetworking, which are held in conjunction with ISOC's annual INET conference, taking place this year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24-27 June. GOALS The goals of the workshop are: 1. To train a critical mass of trainer/professionals in network infrastructure, transport and services to be able to support an extension of meaningful Internet-related activities within the countries represented. 2. To identify and share individual and institutional contacts as well as information sources that will assist the process of national development, using international Internet connections. 3. To build robust professional linkages between all participants in the programs so that the mentor-student and colleague-colleague relationships formed during the workshop and conferences will remain strong and of continuing usefulness well beyond the workshop and conference. 4. To increase the level of cooperation among existing projects and activities for establishing public data networks in developing countries. 5. To train people and groups of people who will return to their country and region and who will teach others what they have learned at the workshop. PROGRAM An intensive program of instruction is planned for the workshop. Participants attend only one of two tracks, since the tracks run concurrently. All participants will engage in extensive hands-on training, such as setting up a prototype network or using and developing Internet information services, as appropriate, using facilities at the National Information Centre, Jordan. The course descriptions below include for each instructional track: 1. Who should attend this course. 2. What you need to know to enter this course and benefit from it (Prerequisites). 3. What you will learn in this course. 4. What you should be able to do after completing the course (Goals). TRACK 1/2. INTERNETWORKING TECHNOLOGY Who should attend: Technical staff who are now or soon will be providing TCP/IP based services to local and/or dial-up end users. Those who will be involved in the establishment and/or operation of an internet presence, possibly initiating the deployment of a basic national network infrastructure in the country. Prerequisites: UNIX use and maybe some UNIX system administration; some modem experience; use of networking, preferably TCP/IP-based. What you will learn: Providing mostly TCP/IP based services on UNIX; Techniques for design, setup, and operation of a national TCP/IP dedicated backbone network. Basic knowledge of routing, network troubleshooting, routing protocols, domain name system, NIC name and address coordination. Goals: Design, setup, and operation of a local TCP/IP network connected, with a permanent connection, to the international Internet via the national TCP/IP dedicated backbone or directly. TRACK 3: NETWORK NAVIGATION AND SERVICES Who should attend: would-be providers of networked information services; also those supporting and training potential information providers on the non-commercial Internet. Prerequisites: A good user-level knowledge of the various Internet services such as email and the World Wide Web is highly desirable. No programming skills are required. What you will learn: How to set up and design quality Internet Information services with emphasis on the World Wide Web. Since an important reason for your attendance will be to enable you to pass on your knowledge to others, there will be sessions on how to support and train users and providers of information. Note that this is NOT a programming course. The main topics covered will include: o A brief Introduction to the Internet and Internet tools o Setting up and maintaining quality information services o World Wide Web servers o World Wide Web clients o Search services o Caching strategies o HTML authoring o How to support and train users and providers of information The following will be discussed: o Security issues o Legal and ethical issues o National infrastructure issues An awareness of topics such as the following will be given o CGI scripts o JAVA o Javascript The course is a mixture of presentations and demonstrations with emphasis on hands-on practical experience. You will work in small teams to design and set up Web services during the workshop. Goals: Ability to set up and design quality Internet Information services; ability to support and train users and providers of information. PLACE The workshop activities will be held at the National Information Centre (NIC), Amman, Jordan. Participants will be housed at the Jerusalem Hotel during the workshop. Taxi transportation is available from the airport to the hotel. The workshop will provide transportation for participants between the NIC and the Hotel. WORKING LANGUAGE The working language of the workshop will be English; good comprehension of spoken and written English will be required of each participant. DATES Participants should plan to arrive in Amman on or before 1800 hours on Friday 12 September for the workshop reception in the hotel, and to leave after lunch following the last workshop session (at about 1400 hours) on Thursday 18 September. ELIGIBILITY The workshop is specifically directed toward the needs of people from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morrocco, the Palestinian National Authority, and Tunisia who are playing or will play an important part in introducing and extending public internetworking in their countries. Attendees should be involved in planning to establish or in establishing the Internet's presence in their countries, in institutionalizing its operation, and in assisting the country's schools and universities, governmental agencies, local firms, and residents in learning about and exploiting the range of services available through the 'net. By the Internet, we mean the publicly accessible Internet. Participants who have already attended Tracks 2, 3 or 4 of one of the Internet Society's Developing Countries Workshops will not be considered eligible to attend this regional workshop except in exceptional circumstances. REQUESTING APPLICATIONS: For a copy of this announcement, including a blank application, send mail to: get-amman-workshop-application@isoc.org or submit your information via the Web at: http://www.isoc.org/conferences/itw/97/amman/ APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION To apply for admission, please complete the application form and return it to the email address indicated as soon as possible, but no later than 15 May 1997. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance to the program during the early part of July. NOTE: Applicants are required to submit a *reliable* electronic mail address in order to expedite notification of their acceptance as well as any further correspondence. (A reliable FAX number should also be included on your application.) VISAS Every visitor to Jordan must have a passport valid for at least six months in order to obtain the necessary visa from Jordan. If you apply to attend the workshop, be prepared to obtain a passport immediately upon receiving an invitation to attend, or sooner if practical, since visa procedures may be lengthy. It is the responsibility of participants to ascertain the visa requirements that apply to them and to obtain any appropriate visas (including transit visas) needed to attend the workshop. Visas for Jordan should be obtained in advance from the Jordanian embassy in the country of the participant. The National Information Centre, Jordan, will assist applicants in this matter by providing a letter of invitation to successful applicants as well as information regarding the Workshop. COSTS There is NO workshop fee for instruction, but a non-returnable DEPOSIT of U.S.$200 is required which will be used towards the hotel and meal costs. Students are responsible for their own travel, hotel and meal costs; and they should ensure that they have arranged sufficient travel and medical insurance. Students are expected to stay at the Jerusalem Hotel during the workshop and to attend the full workshop programme including the workshop social events. The following information is given as guidance to students seeking funding within their own countries to cover their expenses in attending the workshop. Per day cost of hotel room, breakfast and evening meal: 55 USD per person for a double room 80 USD for a single room (Rates are inclusive of tax and service) Taxi between the airport and the Jerusalem hotel 20 USD (approx.) each way Airport tax: 30 USD Lunch on campus at cafeteria: 2-4 USD (approx.) Participants may wish to budget approximately U.S.$50 for other expenses (laundry, etc.). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Specific questions regarding the *local* arrangements for the workshop may be directed electronically to: workshop-info@nic.gov.jo Or by post to: Internet Society Middle East - Africa Workshop National Information Centre P.O. Box (259) Jubaiha Amman 11941 Jordan Tel: +962 6 837 184 Fax: +962 6 837 168 GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Other enquiries about the workshop may be directed electronically to: amman-workshop-info@isoc.org