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iWeek 2005 Program
Programme – Wednesday,
14 September 2005
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| 07:45 - 08:50 | Registration /Tea/Coffee | |
Session: Internet development
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| 08:50 - 09:00 | Opening remarks | Session chair: Edwin Thompson, Director UUNET SA |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | DoC’s vision for Internet development | Mthobeli Tengimfene, Chief Director, Internet Access & Software Development |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Making the ICT Charter work | Tebogo Khaas, President of the SMME Forum |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Making VoIP work in South Africa | Dave Gale, Director of Business Development, Storm |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Making broadband work in South Africa | Rudolph Muller, Lecturer, Department of Business Information Technology, University of Johannesburg & Founder of MyADSL |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | Sponsored by DataPro |
Session: Internet development
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| 13:45 - 14.00 | Opening remarks | Session chair: William Stucke, Managing Director, ZAnet Internet |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Internet Fiesta | Alan Levin, National Chairman, Internet Society South Africa (ISOC-ZA) |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Regulation hindering rural development: A wireless community project |
Rael Lissoos, Director, VIKO Magnolia Wireless |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Tea/coffee break | |
| Session: ISPA / UniForum SA Social development program | ||
| 16:00 - 16:20 | An update from Veronica Malefahlo | Teacher of the Year 2003 |
| 16:20 - 17:00 | Teacher of the Year 2005 ceremony | |
| Close | ||
Programme – Thursday,
15 September 2005
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| 07:45 - 08:50 | Registration /Tea/Coffee | |
Session: Broadband
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| 08:50 - 09:00 | Opening remarks | Session chair: Theo Kramer, Chairman, UniForum SA |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | Broadband opportunities for ISPs | Dr Angus Hay, Chief Technology Officer, Transtel |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Broadband opportunities for ISPs | Douglas Cohen, ICT Sector Support, City of Johannesburg |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Broadband opportunities for ISPs | Thami Mtshali, Managing Director, WBS Mobile |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Broadband opportunities for ISPs | Winston Smith, Portfolio Manager, MyWireless |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | Sponsored by DataPro |
Session: Domain Name
Registration Policy
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| 13:45 - 13.50 | Opening remarks | Session chair: Greg Massel, ISPA Joint-chair |
| 13:50 - 14:20 | ZA-DNA Policy | Victor Wilson, Convenor: Technical Committee, .za Domain Name Authority |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | co.za Policy | Calvin Browne, Director, UniForum SA |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 15:00 - 17:00 | Domain Name Registration Policy DIscussion | Dr Willie Black, Founder of Nominet UK |
| Close | ||
| 19:00 | ISPA dinner | |
Programme – Friday, 16
September 2005
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| 07:45 - 08:50 | Registration /Tea/Coffee | |
Session: Legislation and the law
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| 08:50 - 09:00 | Opening remarks | Session chair: Alan Levin, Director, Radian |
| 09:00 - 09:45 | African Regulators at Risk | Brian Longwe, General Manager, AfrISPA |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Technology versus digital crime: Bringing 'cyber' culprits to justice |
Senior Superintendent Beaunard Grobler, Commander: Cyber Crime Unit, South African Police Service |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Tea/coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:45 | Fighting spam in South Africa: the next step | Ryk Meiring, ISPA Regulatory Counsel |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | What can be done about the high cost of telecoms? | Paul Esselaar, Internet Society South African Chapter (ISOC-ZA) / Electronic Law Manager, Korbitec |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | Sponsored by DataPro |
Session: ISPA Annual General Meeting
(members only)
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| 13:45 - 14.30 | General | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Regulatory | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Elections | |
| Close | ||
| 16:15 | Cocktail party | |
ISPA's vision for 2008
ISPA in 2008: Champion of fair play and a vibrant South African Internet
ISPA champions the interests and rights of Internet service providers and other Internet stakeholders. ISPA supports policies and initiatives that promote the development and growth of the Internet in South Africa.
As an effective and credible independent body, ISPA empowers Internet service providers to provide world-class services to their customers and meet the high standards of integrity set out in ISPA's Code of Conduct.
ISPA strives to be a respected example of balanced industry self-regulation and collaboration, in order to achieve a robust, competitive and vibrant Internet industry.
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