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iWeek 2005 Program

Programme – Wednesday, 14 September 2005
07:45 - 08:50	Registration /Tea/Coffee
Session: Internet development
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
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
07:45 - 08:50	Registration /Tea/Coffee
Session: Broadband
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
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
07:45 - 08:50	Registration /Tea/Coffee
Session: Legislation and the law
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)
13:45 - 14.30	General
14:30 - 15:30	Regulatory
15:30 - 16:00	Elections
Close
16:15	Cocktail party

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