PacINET is not only the Pacific region's premier ICT event, it also provides great training opportunities, and its all free!!!

The following training and tutorial sessions are planned for PacINET 2007. Note that this list is subject to change without notice. Check the Conference Schedule for further details and updated information.

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Content Creation	A guide to online content creation from an education/telecentre perspective	Training Workshop	Ian Thomson, Pacific 2020 & David Leeming, DLCP
Cost Effective Provision of Internet Services to Rural Locations	Providing a cost effective solution to the delivery of internet connectivity in remote locations is extremely difficult, especially when the environment makes it physically difficult. After reviewing a large number of options, Solomon Telekom has assembled a set of equipment that allows us to deliver internet services to rural areas at a price point that doesn’t require a large customer base initially, but which has capacity to meet growing demand. In this workshop, Andy Grafton presents the set of equipment used, its operation and administration	Training Workshop	Andy Grafton, Solomon Telekom
How to setup a DNS	If you spend any time on the Internet sending e-mail or browsing the Web, then you use domain name servers without even realizing it. Domain name servers, or DNS, are an incredibly important but completely hidden part of the Internet, and they are fascinating. The DNS system forms one of the largest and most active distributed databases on the planet. Without DNS, the Internet would shut down very quickly. This tutorial will provide a step-by-step guide for implementing a local DNS in your network	Tutorial	Franck Martin, PICISOC
How to setup a Proxy Server	A proxy server is used to access Web pages by other computers on a network. When a computer on the network requests a Web page, it is retrieved by the proxy server and then sent to the requesting computer. The net effect of this action is that the remote computer hosting the Web page never comes into direct contact with anything on your home network, other than the proxy server. Proxy servers can also make your Internet access work more efficiently. If you access a page on a Web site, it is cached (stored) on the proxy server. This means that the next time you go back to that page, it normally doesn't have to load again from the Web site. Instead it loads instantaneously from the proxy server. This tutorial will provide a step-by-step guide in setting up a Proxy Server on your network	Tutorial	Franck Martin, PICISOC
How to setup a small office Network	Design a small, scalable network (a brief on TCP/IP and how to choose a suitable subnet/addressing), Setup a Linux server for basic network functions (a basic working installation), Setup a Workstation to connect to the network, Setup a Network Printer, Setup a small Network Router to connect to the Internet and LAN, Setup DHCP (either on Router or Server) to hand out IPs, Configure basic firewall on Router (or at least explain what the Router will do for firewalling/NAT since most of them have a default config) and how basic access control can be set e.g. filter by MAC, etc, and how the whole system all works together	Training Workshop	Franck Martin and Rajnesh Singh, PICISOC
Information Security	Information security is the art, science, and practice of protecting information systems against wilful or accidental harm. The target audience is ICT managers, technical staff aspiring to management, and technical staff working independently. This full day workshop will provide participants with an overview of the field of information security management with the goal of motivating Pacific ICT organizations and professionals to seek out infosec training and certification	Training Workshop	Chris Hammond-Thrasher?, CISSP
Installing Windows Server 2003 for a small office Network	How to install a basic Windows Server 2003 system to serve a small office network, including best practices	Training Workshop	Phill Hardstaff, SPC
Internet Security	Understanding infrastructure security threats and implementing effective security measures are key factors in ensuring network infrastructure reliability and integrity. This tutorial will detail the latest network infrastructure threats and discuss best current practices for addressing many of these risks. Specific attention will be given to securing network infrastructure devices, common filtering practices, effective logging practices, routing protocol security issues, and mechanisms to mitigate damage from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. In addition the course discusses network forensics (analysing network events in order to discover the source of irregular events) and looks at the tools and methods that can be used to implement this	Tutorial	APNIC
Internet use, abuse and management	A workshop focussing on web filtering and content management	Workshop	Al Blake, Govt of Australia
Introduction to FOSS	An introduction to Free/Open Source Software, its use and application	Training Workshop	IOSN-PIC
IPv6	This course aims to provide an understanding of what IPv6 is, its structure and operation as well as the technical features inherent in the protocol. IPv6 addressing architecture will be discussed in detail. IPv6 from the operator’s perspective will be presented and transition and co-existence mechanisms and their challenges examined. As well, the configuration of IPv6 on host computers and the building and configuration of IPv6 networks will be covered. IPv6 policy and address allocation criteria will be discussed and an overview and some perspectives on the current deployment status of IPv6 presented	Tutorial	APNIC
Mapserver	A MapServer? is an OpenSource? development environment for building spatially enabled Internet applications. MapServer? is not a full-featured GIS system, nor does it aspire to be. It does, however, provide enough core functionality to support a wide variety of web applications. Beyond browsing GIS data, MapServer? allows you create "geographic image maps", that is, maps that can direct users to content. The MapServer? was originally developed by the University of Minnesota (UMN) ForNet? project in cooperation with NASA and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR). Presently, the MapServer? project is hosted by the TerraSIP project, a NASA sponsored project between the UMN and consortium of land management interests. With the advent of Internet, MapServers? make it possible for the distribution of easy to manage data which are declared accessible to all. Web-based map servers do not require the end-user to purchase any software, its access is simple, therefore anyone can access the information	Training Workshop	Franck Martin, SOPAC
Moodle Web-based Learning System	Moodle is a course management system - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University	Training Workshop	USP Moodle Trainer
Project Monitoring Case using FOSS	Project monitoring in general and how to make use of proven free open source software to achieve this. A workshop/tutorial where participants would go through the steps of implementing a reporting system using FOSS themselves. The real life example used for the workshop would be the reporting system implemented for the Solomon Islands Schoolnet project. Basically, it would be like a mini course on how to install, administer and use the system. The course would be designed using the course authoring tool eXe (FOSS) and would be SCORM compliant. The course will be donated by the Facilitator for future reference and it can be easily imported into Learning Management Systems of schools, universities and training centers in the Pacific. Participants with good technical skills would then see how reasonably easy it is to implement such useful systems at an affordable cost. In addition, the skills learned from this workshop could then be applied not only to project monitoring but also to the implementation of any kind of reporting system	Tutorial/Workshop	Ghislain Hachey, Infosyst Open Solutions, Canada
SPAM and Defensive Measures	Unsolicited commercial email (UCE), also known as 'spam', is currently the most frequent complaint from users of the Internet, and is a potential threat to the effectiveness of email as a form of communication. This tutorial will discuss the concept of spam and examine a number of tips and measures to defend against spam. Participants will also look at ways to cut down on UCE using filters, blacklists, and other anti-spam techniques, and discuss how to set up email policies to combat spam. The tutorial will also look at a comparative study of spam laws in the Asia Pacific region	Tutorial	APNIC
Using ICT in Education to model inquisitive learning and stimulate creative thinking	The One World Foundation have designed and developed an innovative, free learning resource which can be used extensively in schools all over the world. The resource, based around a fully interactive website, takes ICT into different areas of the typical curriculum. It also brings young people around the world closer together, helps them to understand other ways of life and brings immediacy and reality into learning. It is a resource with personality, which is highly motivational. It will also reach out and embrace all people and seek, through greater knowledge and understanding, to begin the process of creating a better more tolerant world and through that help to overcome some of the major problems facing our societies today. Young people will become a part of their own learning process and will also be responsible for the way their own life and culture is perceived by others. The workshop will cover the main points of using the project and look at the role of the teacher in modern technology based learning. It will also attempt to give educators a means to differentiate between teaching and learning and provide tools for identifying how the strategies used can be evaluated	Workshop	Richard Rowland & Ev Lubinska, The One World Foundation

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