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ISSUE NO 44 JOBS, PEOPLE, EVENTS...

EVENTS

AITEC’S 2001 EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

8 -10 March Nairobi, Kenya ea.telecom:
The East African Telecommunications and Broadcasting Exhibition, incorporating The African Electronic Commerce Forum

28 - 30 March Gaborone, Botswana AITEC Botswana:
The Botswana Computing, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition

4 - 6 April Kampala, Uganda AITEC Uganda:
The Uganda Computing, Communications & Internet Exhibition & Conference

24 - 26 April Johannesburg, South Africa Linux Africa:
The first African Linux Software Exhibition & Conference

17 - 19 May Accra, Ghana AITEC Ghana 2001:
The Ghana Computing & Telecommunications Exhibition & Conference

3 - 5 June Port Louis, Mauritius AITEC Mauritius:
The Mauritius International Telecommunications & Corporate Computing Exhibition & Conference

13 - 16 June Nairobi, Kenya AITEC Kenya 2001:
The Kenya Computer, Communications & Office Equipment Exhibition

30 July - 3 August Johannesburg, South Africa ACT 2001:
The African Computing & Telecommunications Summit

22-24 August Lagos, Nigeria AITEC Nigeria:
The Nigerian Computing & Telecommunications Exhibition & Conference

6-8 September Dar es Salaam, Tanzania AITEC Tanzania:
The Tanzania Computing & Telecommunications Exhibition

27 - 29 September Maputo, Mozambique AITEC Mozambique:
The Mozambique Computing & Telecommunications Forum

For details of any of these events contact Denise Garwood
<denise@aitecafrica.com>

LINUX AFRICA 2001 (24-26 APRIL 2001, JOHANNESBURG) - CALL FOR PAPERS

The Linux Professionals Association and AITEC will be hosting a major conference and exhibition event to promote the use of Linux and Open Source. The event is aimed at the business and technical communities. It aims to showcase the state of the art in Linux and Open Source both in Southern Africa and in Africa as a whole. We invite you to submit papers and to present at the conference. Conference attendance will be free for a speaker and a speaker’s guest. Broad topics include (but are not limited to)the following topics: GNU/Linux and the Open Source Paradigm, Linux in business, Linux in education, Networking, Software development, Embedded Linux, Distributed computing and Linux and Open Source future.

All submissions should be sent in the form of abstracts (500 to 1000 words). Selected presentations will require a final paper submission for inclusion in the conference proceedings. 30 minute time slots (+ 5 minutes Q/A) will be allocated per presentation. Please include the following information with your submission:

- Title of paper as it should appear in conference materials

- Full name, affiliation, address, phone number(s), and email  address of author(s) and/or presenter(s)

Send your submissions to: Paul Kotschy
Email: pauljk@sevenc.co.za
Tel: +27-11-805-7243 or 082-683-5889 or +27-11-234-0131(a/h)
Fax: +27-11-805-7239
Web: http://www.lpa.org.za 

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