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First Week Schedule and Lecture Notes:
Monday February 9th - Friday February 13th

Our schedule will follow the framework listed below for your convenience. More details will be posted as they become available.


Monday, February 9

9:30-12:00
Registration and administrative matters

ICT for Science and Research in Developing Countries

Kastler Lecture Hall - AGH

14:00-14:30
Opening Speech : "The Abdus Salam ICTP and ICT for Development"
K.R. Sreenivasan, Director (ICTP, Trieste, Italy)

14:30-15:00
"UNESCO and ICT for Development"
E. Longworth, Director (Information Society Division, UNESCO HQs., Paris, France)
lecture notes (PDF, 17MB)

15:00-15:45
Public Lecture : "The ITU/BDT and ICT for Development"
Hamadoun I. Toure', Director (ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, Geneva, Switzerland)
lecture notes (PDF, 96KB)

15:45-16:15
Coffee Break

16:15-17:00
"Information Technology and Telecommunications Impact on Developing Countries"
W. Luther (FCC, Washington, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 5MB)

17:00-17:45
Round Table Discussion


Tuesday, February 10

Emerging Radio Technologies for ICT: Projects that have worked

Kastler Lecture Hall - AGH

9:00-9:30
Opening Talk "Digital Radio Communications for Research and Training in Developing Countries"
ICTP School Directors: S. M. Radicella and R. Struzak

9:40-10:10
"The future of Telecommunications"
R. Saracco (TelecomItalia Lab, Torino, Italy)
lecture notes (PDF, 1MB)

10:20-10:50
"The Information and Communication Technologies in Africa"
G. O. Ajayi (CEO of NITDA, Abuja, Nigeria)
lecture notes (PDF, 5MB) and text abstract (PDF, 568KB)

11:00-11:20
Coffee Break

11:20-11:50
"Wireless Networking in Venezuela"
E. Pietrosemoli (EsLaRed, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
lecture notes (PDF, 3MB)

12:00-12:30
"Village Area Networks"
A. A. Hasson, (Founder of First Mile Solutions, Cambridge MA, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 3MB) and movie (WMV, 3MB)

12:40-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:00
"Laos: the JHAI Computer and Communication System"
V. Dengkayaphichith (JHAI Foundation, Vientiane, Laos)
S. Okay (JHAI Foundation, USA)
A. Longo (JHAI Foundation, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 24MB)

15:00-15:45
"The experience of People First Network at Salomon Islands"
R. Biliki, PFnet Manager (Salomon Islands)
lecture notes (PDF, 1.5MB) and movie (QuickTime MOV, 56.3MB)

15:45-16:30
"Model and technologies to build an efficient and scalable broadband data network for rural and growing areas"
A. Borsetti, Agent for Italy (Alvarion, Milano, Italy)
lecture notes (PDF, 628KB) and documentation (various files)

16:40-17:00
Coffee Break

17:00-18:30
Open Discussion

19:30
Get Together


Wednesday, February 11

School on Digital Radio Communications for Research and Training in Developing Countries

9:00-9:20
"Introduction to the School"
ICTP School Directors: S. M. Radicella and R. Struzak

9:20-10:00
"Introduction to the ICTP computer system"
J. Grassberger (ICTP-SCS, Trieste, Italy)
lecture notes (PDF, 252KB) and handout (PDF, 20KB)

10:00-10:20
Coffee Break

10:20-11:20
"Role of Radio in Technology Applications"
W. Luther (FCC, Washington, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 660KB)

11:20-12:20
"Digital Modulation - 1"
M. Fitton (Altera, UK)
lecture notes (PDF, 8MB)

12:20-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-15:00
"WiFi technology overview - Part 1"
E. Pietrosemoli, EsLaRed (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
lecture notes (PDF, 828KB)

15:00-16:00
"Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility"
R. Struzak (ITU, Geneva, Switzerland)
lecture notes (PDF, 996KB)

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

16:30-18:30
LAB: "Safety Rules in the Laboratory, RF basics, Instrumentation, Measurement Units, dB math, etc."
Safety Rules (PDF, 1MB)
RF Basics (PDF, 700KB)


Thursday, February 12

9:00-10:00
"Digital Modulation - 2"
M. Fitton (Altera, UK)
lecture notes (PDF, 8MB)

10:00-10:20
Coffee Break

10:20-11:20
"Mobile Communications"
M. Fitton (Altera, UK)
lecture notes (PDF, 10MB)

11:20-12:20
"Introduction to radio regulations"
R. Struzak (ITU, Geneva, Switzerland)
lecture notes (PDF, 144KB)

12:20-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-16:00
LAB: "Software simulation of RF chain, with exercises."
see the Agilent Educator's Corner Website

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

16:30-18:30
LAB: "Measurements on RF trasmission lines and cables characterization with TDR. Exercise on soldering an N type connector."
see the Handbook at Chapter 2(PDF, 3MB) and Chapter 3(PDF, 4MB)


Friday, February 13

9:00-10:00
"Radio propagation basics"
R. Struzak (ITU, Geneva, Switzerland)
lecture notes (PDF, 788KB)

10:00-10:20
Coffee Break

10:20-11:20
"WiFi technology overview - Part 2"
E. Pietrosemoli, EsLaRed (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
lecture notes (PDF, 828KB)

11:20-12:20
"Present and Future of Broadband and UWB technologies"
W. Luther (FCC, Washington, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 1MB)

12:20-14:00
Lunch Break

14:00-16:00
LAB: "Power measurements on a RF chain"
see the Handbook at Chapter 3(PDF, 4MB)

16:00-16:30
Coffee Break

16:30-18:30
LAB: Introduction to Open Source and GNU/Linux OS.
S. Okay (JHAI Foundation, USA)
lecture notes (PDF, 100KB)


Saturday, February 14

9:00-12:00
OPEN LAB: Slackware Linux Installation and Basic Commands.
G. J. Diaz Toro, A. J. Gonzalez Zambrano, M. Jerez (EsLaRed and Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
lecture notes on Linux Overview (PDF, 4.4MB) and Slackware Installation (PDF, 4MB)

Contact us for more info:

Ms. Koutou Mabilo (secretariat)