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  • Monday, 11 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 11:00 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES 2h0'
    • 11:00 - 12:00 OPENING AND INTRODUCTION TO THE LAB.
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:00 OPENING AND INTRODUCTION TO THE LAB. 1h0'
        Speaker: S.M. Radicella (ARPL, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 12:00 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:00 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:00 - 15:00 Networking basics
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:00 Networking basics 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
    • 15:00 - 16:00 Routing
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:00 Routing 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
    • 16:00 - 16:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Networking, Linux, Wiki)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Networking, Linux, Wiki) 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Networking, Linux, Wiki)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Networking, Linux, Wiki) 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
  • Tuesday, 12 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 WiFi overview
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 WiFi overview 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, E. Pietrosemoli (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA and Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 WiFi overview
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 WiFi overview 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, E. Pietrosemoli (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA and Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Hardware selection
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Hardware selection 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, E. Pietrosemoli (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA and Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Firewalling, NAT
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Firewalling, NAT 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Firewalling, NAT
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Firewalling, NAT 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Networking)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Networking) 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Networking)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Networking) 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Benvenuti
  • Wednesday, 13 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Channel and digital modulation
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Channel and digital modulation 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Channel and digital modulation
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Channel and digital modulation 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 WiFi channel management
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 WiFi channel management 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (AP configuration)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (AP configuration) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (AP configuration)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (AP configuration) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (WiFi monitoring)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (WiFi monitoring) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (WiFi monitoring)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (WiFi monitoring) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
  • Thursday, 14 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Antenna selection
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Antenna selection 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Basic antenna theory
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Basic antenna theory 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Basic antenna theory
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Basic antenna theory 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 MiniNEC
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 MiniNEC 1h0'
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (antenna building)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (antenna building) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (antenna building)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (antenna building) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (antenna building)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (antenna building) 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
  • Friday, 15 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Interference and co-existence
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Interference and co-existence 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 RF measurements
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 RF measurements 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Fonda (ARPL, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 RF measurements
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 RF measurements 1h0'
        Speaker: C. Fonda (ARPL, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (RF and antenna measurements)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (RF and antenna measurements) 1h0'
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (RF and antenna measurements)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (RF and antenna measurements) 1h0'
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Competition part 1
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Competition part 1 1h0'
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Competition part 1
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Competition part 1 1h0'
  • Monday, 18 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Radiopropagation basics
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Radiopropagation basics 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Link budget calculation
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Link budget calculation 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, M. Zennaro (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 RadioMobile
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 RadioMobile 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (Link budget and RadioMobile)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (Link budget and RadioMobile) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, M. Zennaro (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (Link budget and RadioMobile)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (Link budget and RadioMobile) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, M. Zennaro (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Site survey
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Site survey 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Site survey tools
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Site survey tools 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
  • Tuesday, 19 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Antenna mounting
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Antenna mounting 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Antenna alignment
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Antenna alignment 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Lab (antenna mounting and alignment)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Lab (antenna mounting and alignment) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, C. Fonda (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Mesh networking
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Mesh networking 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich (Wire.less.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark)
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Mesh networking
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Mesh networking 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich (Wire.less.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark)
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Mesh networking)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Mesh networking) 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich (Wire.less.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark)
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Mesh networking)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Mesh networking) 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich (Wire.less.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Wednesday, 20 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 POE and lightning protection
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 POE and lightning protection 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Long distance WiFi links
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Long distance WiFi links 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Wireless security
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Wireless security 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 12:20 - 13:20 Wireless security
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Wireless security 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Flickenger (Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 13:20 - 13:20 Lab (Preparation of outdoor activity)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 13:20 Lab (Preparation of outdoor activity)
    • 13:20 - 14:20 Lab (Preparation of outdoor activity)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 13:20 Lab (Preparation of outdoor activity) 1h0'
  • Friday, 22 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Spectrum management and regulatory issues
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Spectrum management and regulatory issues 1h0'
        Speaker: R. Struzak (Institute of Telecoms, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Introduction to WiMax
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Introduction to WiMax 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Introduction to 802.11n
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Introduction to 802.11n 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (review of outdoor activity)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (review of outdoor activity) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, R. Flickenger (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (review of outdoor activity)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (review of outdoor activity) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, R. Flickenger (Universidad de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela/Metrix Communication, Seattle, USA)
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Competition part 2
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Competition part 2 1h0'
  • Monday, 25 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Wireless impact on Developing Countries - 1
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Wireless impact on Developing Countries - 1 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Luther (ASRC, Reston VA, USA)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Wireless sensor networks - part 1
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Wireless sensor networks - part 1 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Wireless sensor networks - part 2
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Wireless sensor networks - part 2 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Ali (TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands)
  • Tuesday, 26 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to solar powering
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Introduction to solar powering 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Okay (Inveneo, San Francisco, USA)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Solar powering of WiFi equipment
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Solar powering of WiFi equipment 1h0'
        Speaker: Green WiFi
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Solar powering of WiFi equipment
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Solar powering of WiFi equipment 1h0'
        Speaker: Green WiFi
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Wireless sensor networks) 1h0'
  • Wednesday, 27 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Optimization techniques for telecommunications
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 09:00 Optimization techniques for telecommunications 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Castelli (University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy)
    • 10:00 - 10:20 Coffee break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:00 Coffee break 20'
    • 10:20 - 11:20 Optimization techniques for telecommunications
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 10:20 Optimization techniques for telecommunications 1h0'
        Speaker: L. Castelli (University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:20 - 12:20 Wireless impact on Developing Countries - 2
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 11:20 Wireless impact on Developing Countries - 2 1h0'
        Speaker: W. Luther (ASRC, Reston VA, USA)
    • 12:20 - 14:20 Lunch break
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 12:20 Lunch break 2h0'
    • 14:20 - 15:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for WLAN)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 14:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for WLAN) 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich, S. Okay, E. Pietrosemoli
    • 15:20 - 16:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for WLAN)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 15:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for WLAN) 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Buettrich, S. Okay, E. Pietrosemoli
    • 16:20 - 17:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for laboratory)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 16:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for laboratory) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
    • 17:20 - 18:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for laboratory)
      Location: ARPL Laboratory - Galileo Guest House, Lobby Level
      • 17:20 Lab (Low-cost equipment solutions for laboratory) 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli, R. Flickenger, C. Fonda, M. Zennaro
  • Thursday, 28 February 2008
    • 08:30 - 10:30 RELEVANCE OF LOW COST WIRELESS ICT SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT: AN AWARENESS WORKSHOP - REGISTATION & ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 RELEVANCE OF LOW COST WIRELESS ICT SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT: AN AWARENESS WORKSHOP - REGISTATION & ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 2h0'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Presentation of the Workshop Program
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Presentation of the Workshop Program 30'
        Speaker: S.M. Radicella (ARPL, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:00 - 12:30 Experts technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, towards a "white paper" on the subject
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Experts technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, towards a "white paper" on the subject 1h30'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 17:00 Experts technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, wrap-up of the conclusions towards a "white paper" on the subject
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Experts technical discussion on the most advanced and cost-effective low cost wireless ICT for development, wrap-up of the conclusions towards a "white paper" on the subject 3h0'
  • Friday, 29 February 2008
    • 09:00 - 12:30 Experts discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, towards a "white paper" on the subject
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Experts discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, towards a "white paper" on the subject 3h30'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 17:00 Experts discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, wrap-up of the conclusions, towards a "white paper" on the subject
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Experts discussion on wireless ICT training at different levels including curricula and best practices, wrap-up of the conclusions, towards a "white paper" on the subject 3h0'
  • Monday, 3 March 2008
    • 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to wireless technologies and applications for development
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Introduction to wireless technologies and applications for development 1h0'
        Speaker: S. Struzak (National Institute of Telecommunications, Wroclaw, Poland)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 10:30 - 11:30 Introduction to the regulatory framework of WiFi and WiMAX in Developing Countries
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Introduction to the regulatory framework of WiFi and WiMAX in Developing Countries 1h0'
        Speaker: M. Maniewicz (ITU/BDT, Geneva, Switzerland)
    • 11:30 - 12:30 Low-cost technologies for wireless networking infrastructure
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:30 Low-cost technologies for wireless networking infrastructure 1h0'
        Speaker: E. Pietrosemoli (EsLaRed, Venezuela)
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Case Studies presentation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Case Studies presentation 2h0'
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 18:30 Case Studies presentation
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 Case Studies presentation 2h0'
  • Tuesday, 4 March 2008
    • 09:00 - 09:30 The Abdus Salam ICTP
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 The Abdus Salam ICTP 30'
        Speaker: K.R. Sreenivasan (Director, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 09:30 - 10:00 The ITU/BDT organization and activities
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 The ITU/BDT organization and activities 30'
        Speaker: M. Maniewicz (ITU/BDT, Geneva, Switzerland)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Training on wireless networking at ICTP
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Training on wireless networking at ICTP 30'
        Speaker: S.M. Radicella (ARPL, ICTP, Trieste, Italy)
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Coffee break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Report on: best practises for training on wireless networking in Developing Countries
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:00 Report on: best practises for training on wireless networking in Developing Countries 45'
        Speaker: J. Foster (Cisco, USA)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Presentation by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African Countries
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 11:45 Presentation by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African Countries 45'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 16:00 Presentation by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African Countries
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Presentation by invited participants, on the status of ICT in African Countries 2h0'
    • 16:00 - 16:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 16:30 - 18:30 Funding strategies for infrastructures development and training on wireless ICT
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 16:30 Funding strategies for infrastructures development and training on wireless ICT 2h0'
        Speaker: TBA
  • Wednesday, 5 March 2008
    • 09:00 - 09:30 Case Study: Economic models for wireless projects
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:00 Case Study: Economic models for wireless projects 30'
        Speaker: I. Howard (Adapted Consulting Inc. Toronto, Canada)
    • 09:30 - 10:00 Case Study: INVENEO approach to wireless entrepreneurship
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 09:30 Case Study: INVENEO approach to wireless entrepreneurship 30'
        Speaker: M. Summer (Inveneo, San Francisco, USA)
    • 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:00 Coffee break 30'
    • 10:30 - 12:30 Round Table Discussion
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 10:30 Round Table Discussion 2h0'
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 12:30 Lunch break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:00 Conclusions including "white paper" structure on the subject of the Workshop
      Location: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Conclusions including "white paper" structure on the subject of the Workshop