Workshop Timetable

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Lecture notes and related documentation are linked in the Timetable.

Monday, May 17

8:00-9:45
Registration and administrative matters

9:45-10:30
Opening Ceremony :
Opening Remarks, D.Schuster, ITU
Opening Remarks, S.M.Radicella, ICTP
Opening Talk:
ICT for Africa @ ICTP (pdf, 9.1MB) by S.M.Radicella, ICTP

10:30-10:50
Coffee Break

10:50-12:30
1st Session :
ICT and Open Source Software
lecture notes (pdf, 4.5MB)
Lecturers: C.Fonda/M.Zennaro, ICTP, Trieste

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
2nd Session :
- The Science&Technology Collaborium Initiative
lecture notes (pdf, 9.9MB)
- Six Years of Schools on Radio at ICTP
lecture notes (pdf, 12.5MB)
- Networking Basics and TCP/IP
lecture notes (HTML)
Lecturers: C.Fonda/M.Zennaro, ICTP, Trieste

15:30-15:50
Coffee Break

15:50-17:00
3rd Session :
ITU - An Overview
lecture notes (HTML)
ITU-R - Review of Study Group Activities
lecture notes (HTML)
Lecturer: D.Schuster, ITU, Geneva

17:00-18:00
Questions and Answers

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Tuesday, May 18

9:00-10:30
4th Session :
802.11 wireless communication for "last mile"
lecture notes (pdf, 1MB)
Lecturer: E.Pietrosemoli, ULA, Venezuela

10:30-10:50
Coffee Break

10:50-12:30
4th Session Continued :
Demonstration of Wireless Networking Systems
Lecturers: E.Pietrosemoli, ULA, Venezuela
and C.Fonda/M.Zennaro, ICTP, Trieste

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
5th Session continued :
802.11 wireless communication for "last mile"
lecture notes (pdf, 1MB)
Lecturer: E.Pietrosemoli, ULA, Venezuela

15:30-15:50
Coffee Break

15:50-17:00
6th Session :
National Frequency Spectrum Management
- General Principles
- Goals and Objectives
lecture notes (HTML)
Lecturer: D.Schuster, ITU, Geneva

17:00-18:00
Questions and Answers

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Wednesday, May 19

9:00-10:30
7th Session :
Wide Area Network with affordable technology: the case of Merida, Venezuela
lecture notes (pdf, 4.1MB)
Lecturer: E.Pietrosemoli, ULA, Venezuela

10:30-10:50
Coffee Break

10:50-12:30
7th Session Continued :
802.16 radiolinks for medium and long distance
lecture notes (HTML)
Lecturer: E.Pietrosemoli, ULA, Venezuela

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
8th Session :
Spectrum Management,
Efficiency and Economics
lecture notes (pdf, 90KB)
Lecturer: R.Struzak, ITU, Geneva

15:30-15:50
Coffee Break

15:50-17:00
9th Session :
Mobile Communications:
present situation and future development
lecture notes (pdf, 1.7MB)
Lecturer: R.Passerini, ITU, Geneva

17:00-18:00
Questions and Answers

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Thursday, May 20

9:00-10:30
10th Session :
New Technologies and Solutions for
Wireless Digital Communications - Part 1
lecture notes (pdf, 1.4MB)
Lecturer: R.Struzak, ITU, Geneva

10:30-10:50
Coffee Break

10:50-12:30
10th Session Continued :
New Technologies and Solutions for
Wireless Digital Communications - Part 2
lecture notes (pdf, 1. 4MB)
Lecturer: R.Struzak, ITU, Geneva

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
11th Session :
Propagation Models and Prediction Methods
lecture notes (HTML)
Frequency Spectrum Planning
lecture notes (HTML)
Lecturer: D.Schuster, ITU, Geneva

15:30-15:50
Coffee Break

15:50-17:00
12th Session :
Mobile Communication:
- Evolution/Migration towards 3G Mobile Technology
- IMT-2000 Licensing Principles and Methods
lecture notes (pdf, 5.8MB)
Lecturer: R.Passerini, ITU, Geneva

17:00-18:00
Questions and Answers

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Friday, May 21

9:00-10:30
13th Session :

Presentation of Case Studies by Participants

AH-THEW George (Seichelles) : 9 slides (HTML) and ppt (290KB)
BALEBETSE Akofang (Botswana) : 13 slides (HTML) and ppt (97KB)
MACFOY Francis (Sierra Leone) : 11 slides (HTML) and ppt (29KB)
KHAMULA Emily Heather (Malawi) : 13 slides (HTML) and ppt (110KB)

10:30-10:50
Coffee Break

10:50-12:30
13th Session continued

Presentation of Case Studies by Participants

KYEYUNE Helen (Uganda) : presentation (HTML) and doc (90KB)
DESTA Mengistu Motebayor (Ethiopia) : 22 slides (HTML) and ppt (370KB)
KOWERO August (Tanzania) : 20 slides (HTML) and ppt (1.4MB)

12:30-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:30
14th Session :
Planning and Development of a wireless solution
for data and multimedia.
lecture notes (pdf, 890KB)
Lecturers: E.Pietrosemoli, C.Fonda, M.Zennaro

15:30-15:50
Coffee Break

15:50-17:00
15th Session :
Conclusions and Reccomandations
Closing Ceremony

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Contact us for more info:

Mr. Adriano Maggi (secretariat)