Thursday, October 7^th, 2004

Arrival of workshop participants

1st working day of the workshop. AESM Museum, Building Block A

9:00 - 10:00

10:00 - 10:30

Friday – October 8^th, 2004

Registration

Session 1: Opening

Prof. G. Belostecinic, Acad. G.Duca, Prof. E. Peplow, Prof. O. Popov, Prof. J. Gajewski

Welcome speeches by officials from Moldova, NATO and CEENet

10:30 – 11:20

Session 2: ICT and NREN in Moldova

Acad. A.Andries, Dr. G.Secrieru, Dr. E.Peplow, Dr. V. Sidorenco

Content: The session is devoted to the presentation of the current status of the ICT and NREN in Moldova. It includes scientific and research network infrastructures at different universities and the Academy of Sciences in Moldova, the function of governmental agencies and ministries in the support of science, higher education and networking, and the various processes of globalization and informatization.

1. Networked education development in Moldova

Prof. V.Beniuc, Minister of Education of Moldova

2. The role of modern networks for research and education sector development in Moldova
   V.Zgardan. Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Moldova.

3. Integration of Educational Networked community of Moldova with EU
   Prof. Gh.Rusnac. President of Council of Rectors. Rector of State University of Moldova.

4. RENAM: 5 years on the road
   Acad. A. Andries, Acad. I. Bostan, RENAM Co-Chairs.
   Dr. E.Peplow, NATO-RENAM NIG director.

5. RENAM: NREN of Moldova
   Dr.P. Bogatencov, Dr.T. Cibotaru, I.Covalenco, A.Goncearuc, Dr.G. Secrieru, Dr.V.Sidorenco, B.Varzari.
   RENAM Executive Director board

6. Problems of high-quality scientific specialist attestation
   Prof. C.Gaindric. President of Supreme Commission of Attestation of Moldova

7. Information Infrastructure for iMoldova
   Prof. Dr. Ion Bolun. Academy of Economical Studies

11:20 - 12:00

Coffee B r e a k

12:00 – 13:00

Continuation of the Session 2: ICT and NREN in Moldova

13:00 - 14:10

Lunch

14:10 - 15:00

Session 3: A Profile of NREN

Marko Bonac (30’), Grigor Babayan (20’)

Content: What is NREN? The basic entities of NREN and the appropriate structure. What type of organization leads towards technical excellence? What is the best way to organize and run NOCs, NMCs, and APs. Local and regional networks. Cooperation with the main stakeholders - universities and research institutes. The need for transparency and proper representations of the results and the needs of the NREN.

15:00-15:40

Coffee B r e a k

15:40-17:40

Session 4:  Co-operation is Progress

Jorge Sanchez (30’),  Elchin Aliyev (20’),Vadim Navotny (10’)

Content: International, regional, bilateral, and multilateral NREN cooperation, funding institutions, co-funding and co-management of large international projects, the impact of the NIGs, Silk and other projects such as SEEREN. Do the proposed projects address the real needs of NRENs? How about centers for ICT in the developing countries? What should be the emphasis on?

18:00- 20:00

Reception

2nd working day of the workshop.

AESM Multimedia Center
Building Block A

9:30 – 11:00

Saturday – October 9^th, 2004

Session 5: The Challenge of New Technologies

Richard Perlman (30’), Ramaz Kvatadze (20’), Zoran Jovanovic (20’), Vadim Navotny (10’)

Content: Optical transmission, heterogeneous networks, wireless infrastructure, IPv6, Grid computing, Internet2, mobility, middleware, overlay and P2P networks. What will be their influence on the overall operation of the research and education network? How does it affect the telecommunication laws and regulative? What about the ownership of the infrastructure? 

11:00 - 11:40

Coffee B r e a k

11:40 - 13:00

Session 6: Network Users

Anne Mardimae (25’), Vadim Navotny (25’),Tugrul Yilmaz (20’)

Content: Identification of user communities and their needs; is there a difference between the needs of the researchers and the educators? How one can listen and recognize timely the needs of the users? What are acceptable levels of performance and services?

13:00 - 14:10

 Lunch

14:10 - 15:25

Session 7: NREN and Support for Education and Research

Andrei Mendkovitch (30’), Abdul, Gahramanzade (15’), Mikael Arakelyan (15’), Jacek Gajewski (15’)

Content: NREN in support for research and (distance) education and flexible learning; access for equity in educational opportunities; provision of necessary services and user assistance for the DE systems and packages; using DE to educate users about the capabilities of NREN and how to use it? Very necessary for small countries to extend the scope of the users in other educational communities? Does it affect the research part of the network and if so, than how?

15:25 - 16:05

Coffee B r e a k

16:05 - 17:55

Session 8: NREN in Information Society Strategies and Digital Divide

Vesna Vrga (30’), Neki Frasheri (20’)

Content: NREN as a vehicle for ICT proliferation and bridging the digital divide both on a local, regional, and international level. How to make the decision makers and the funding institutions aware of the problems and the needs? What should be the contributing in the creation and the implementation of the national strategies?

19:00- 20:00

Dinner

                          Sunday,   October 10^th, 2004   -    CEENet GA & Chisinau sightseeing      

3rd working day of the workshop

AESM Multimedia Center
Building Block A

9:00 – 10:20

Monday – October 11^th, 2004

Session 9:  NREN - Beyond the Present

Predrag Pale (30’), Mihkel Kraav (25’), Love Ekenberg (25’)

Content: In the last few years it seems that there is some kind of renaissance of the concept of NREN in the context of Pan-European research and education networking, particularly in light of the projects such as GEANT and its follow-ups and extensions, IPv6 implementation and various Grid initiatives. The concept is rather appealing for many developing countries outside Europe also. What are the challenges facing NRENs and their sustainability with respect to the novel user demands, state of the art networking technologies, liberalization of the telecommunication market, the competition from commercial providers, the changes in the education models, and the way research is being done? What is the role of NREN in the formation of the Information Society and bridging the internal and global Digital Divide?

10:20 - 11:00

Coffee B r e a k

11:00 - 12:00

Session 10: Security for Integrity and Stability

Oliver Popov (30’), Miroslaw Maj (25’)

Content: Security management practices, architecture and models; AAA services – local, national and international; security policies and their development; network forensic tools; incidence response and recovery; organization and operation of a CERT, dealing with ‘spam’, legal liabilities, ethical standards.

12:00-13:00

Session 11: Closing

V. Molojen, P. Rastl, O. Popov, P. Bogatencov, J. Gajewski

Content: This session will summarize the main points and issues raised during the workshop. It will also attempt to come of with a set of recommendations that reflect the results of the workshop, which might be useful as guidelines for NRENs on their road to sustainability.

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:30 - 17:00

Visit to Department of Information Technology of Moldova.
Presentation of e-Moldova project.
Dr. V. Molojen

19:00 - 20:00

Dinner

Tuesday, October 12, 2004  

-        Departures

-        optional excursion to Winery: Underground Wine Town (CRICOVA)

Wednesday, October 13, 2004  

   -  Departures