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DESCRIPTION:SDN & NFV Impact in the Development of 5G: Workshop at CSIR\n\n
 [NB! As the space is limited\, it is strongly advised to pre-registration 
 at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/176742 (please see the registration 
 "button" below\, on the right hand side)](https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org
 /meeting_registration/register/176742)\n\nThis first national South Africa
 n event on software defined networking (SDN)\, network function virtualiza
 tion (NFV) for 5G\, brings together international and South African expert
 s in from industry and academia\, and offers a unique opportunity to liste
 n to their talks\, participate in the discussions and be a part of develop
 ing ultra fast\, secure and cost-efficient 5G via SDN/NFV for South Africa
 .\n\nThe speakers and panel members will include Dr Ashutosh Dutta (IEEE 5
 G Initiative)\, Dr Ryan van den Berg (MTN SA)\, Sabelo Dlamini (CSIR)\, Dr
  Joyce Mwangama(UCT)\, George Debbo (GD Telecoms) - please see the full ag
 enda in below.\n\nAgenda:\n\nStart	Stop	Topic\n08:30	09:00	Tea/Coffee and 
 completing attendance register\n09:00	09:15	Welcome\n09:15	09:30	About IEE
 E and IEEE ComSoc\n09:30	10:30	Keynote by Dr Ashutosh Dutta: Security in S
 DN/NFV and 5G Networks – Opportunities and Challenges and 5G initiatives
 \n10:30	10:40	Tea break\n10:40	11:20	Dr Ryan van den Bergh\, MTN SA: The D
 rivers and Challenges of Telco Cloudification\n11:20	12:00	Sabelo Dlamini\
 , CSIR: Leveraging SDN/NFV as key stepping stones to the 5G era in emergin
 g markets\n12:00	13:00	Lunch\n13:00	13:40	Dr A Dutta\, IEEE 5G Initiative:
  How to get involved\n13:40	14:20	Dr Joyce Mwangama\, UCT: SDN and NFV Rel
 ated Research at the University of Cape Town\n14:20	14:30	Tea break\n14:30
 	15:10	George Debbo\, George Debbo Telecoms: Developing a Business Case fo
 r Evolving to Software Centric Networks in Emerging Markets\n15:10	15:55	P
 anel discussions\n15:55	16:10	Closing\n\nThis event is a part of a series 
 of IEEE events held in South Africa:\n\nIEEE SDN/NFV Workshop\, CSIR Preto
 ria\, 18 Sep 2018 https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176742\n\nIEEE Distingu
 ished Lectures Tour\n\n“Mobility Handover Optimization Framework & IEEE 
 5G Initiative” on 17 Sep\n\n- University of Johannesburg at 12PM https:/
 /events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176694\n- University of Pretoria at 3PM https://
 events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176711\n\n“Security in SDN/NFV & 5G Networks”
  on 21 Sep\n\n- University of Cape Town at 10AM https://events.vtools.ieee
 .org/m/176702\n- Stellenbosch University at 2PM https://events.vtools.ieee
 .org/m/176697\n\nThe events are being registered for ECSA CPD (Continuous 
 Professional Development) points. The number will be announced soon.\n\nCo
 -sponsored by: CSIR\, IEEE ComSoc\, IEEE South Africa Section\, IEEE South
  Africa Jt ComSoc/SP Chapter\, MTN\, GD Telecoms\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Ashutos
 h Dutta\, Dr Ryan Van den Berg\n\nRoom: Meraka Auditorium\, Bldg: Meraka I
 nstitute\, building 43\, CSIR Meraka institute\, Meiring Naude road\, Buil
 ding 43\, Lynnwood\, Pretoria\, Gauteng\, South Africa\, 0001
LOCATION:Room: Meraka Auditorium\, Bldg: Meraka Institute\, building 43\, C
 SIR Meraka institute\, Meiring Naude road\, Building 43\, Lynnwood\, Preto
 ria\, Gauteng\, South Africa\, 0001
ORGANIZER:mnkosi2@csir.co.za
SEQUENCE:48
SUMMARY:SDN & NFV Impact in the Development of 5G: IEEE workshop at CSIR\, 
 Pretoria
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176742
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>SDN &amp\; NFV Impact in the Devel
 opment of 5G: Workshop at CSIR&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><a href="htt
 ps://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_registration/register/176742" target
 ="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong>NB! As the space is limited\, it is s
 trongly advised to pre-registration at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/
 176742 (please see the registration "button" below\, on the right hand sid
 e)</strong></em></a></p>\n<p><em>This first national South African event o
 n software defined networking (SDN)\, network function virtualization (NFV
 ) for 5G\, brings together international and South African experts in from
  industry and academia\, and offers a unique opportunity to listen to thei
 r talks\, participate in the discussions and be a part of developing ultra
  fast\, secure and cost-efficient 5G via SDN/NFV for South Africa. </em></
 p>\n<p><em>The speakers and panel members will include Dr Ashutosh Dutta (
 IEEE 5G Initiative)\, Dr Ryan van den Berg (MTN SA)\, Sabelo Dlamini (CSIR
 )\, Dr Joyce Mwangama(UCT)\, George Debbo (GD Telecoms) - please see the f
 ull agenda in below.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<strong>Agenda:</strong></
 p>\n<table width="622">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width="64">&nbsp\;<strong>Star
 t</strong></td>\n<td width="64"><strong>Stop&nbsp\;</strong></td>\n<td wid
 th="494"><strong>Topic</strong></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp\;08:30</td>\n
 <td>09:00&nbsp\;</td>\n<td>Tea/Coffee and completing attendance register &
 nbsp\;</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:00</td>\n<td>09:15</td>\n<td>Welcome</td>
 \n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:15</td>\n<td>09:30</td>\n<td>About IEEE and IEEE Com
 Soc</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09:30</td>\n<td>10:30</td>\n<td>Keynote by <str
 ong>Dr Ashutosh Dutta</strong>: <em>Security in SDN/NFV and 5G Networks &n
 dash\; Opportunities and Challenges and 5G initiatives</em></td>\n</tr>\n<
 tr>\n<td>10:30</td>\n<td>10:40</td>\n<td>Tea break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>
 10:40</td>\n<td>11:20</td>\n<td><strong>Dr Ryan van den Bergh</strong>\, M
 TN SA: <em>The Drivers and Challenges of Telco Cloudification</em></td>\n<
 /tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11:20</td>\n<td>12:00</td>\n<td><strong>Sabelo Dlamini</st
 rong>\, CSIR:&nbsp\; <em>Leveraging SDN/NFV as key stepping stones to&nbsp
 \;the 5G era in emerging markets</em></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12:00</td>\n<
 td>13:00</td>\n<td>Lunch</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:00</td>\n<td>13:40</td>
 \n<td><strong>Dr A Dutta</strong>\, <em>IEEE 5G Initiative: How to get inv
 olved</em></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13:40</td>\n<td>14:20</td>\n<td><strong>
 Dr Joyce Mwangama</strong>\, UCT:&nbsp\;<em>SDN and NFV Related Research a
 t the University of Cape Town</em></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:20</td>\n<td>
 14:30</td>\n<td>Tea break</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14:30</td>\n<td>15:10</td
 >\n<td><strong>George Debbo</strong>\, George Debbo Telecoms: <em>Developi
 ng a Business Case for Evolving to Software Centric Networks in Emerging M
 arkets</em></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:10</td>\n<td>15:55</td>\n<td>Panel d
 iscussions</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15:55</td>\n<td>16:10</td>\n<td>Closing<
 /td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="font-size
 : 10pt\;"><u>This event is a part of a series of IEEE events held in South
  Africa:</u></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><strong>IEEE S
 DN/NFV&nbsp\;Workshop\, CSIR Pretoria\, 18 Sep 2018 </strong><a href="http
 s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176742">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/1767
 42</a></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"><strong>IEEE Disting
 uished Lectures Tour</strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\
 ;">&ldquo\;Mobility Handover Optimization Framework &amp\; IEEE 5G Initiat
 ive&rdquo\; on 17 Sep</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="font-size: 10pt\;
 ">University of Johannesburg at 12PM <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.o
 rg/m/176694">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176694</a></span></li>\n<li>
 <span style="font-size: 10pt\;">University of Pretoria at 3PM <a href="htt
 ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176711">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176
 711</a></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">&ldquo\;Sec
 urity in SDN/NFV &amp\; 5G Networks&rdquo\;&nbsp\; on 21 Sep</span></p>\n<
 ul>\n<li><span style="font-size: 10pt\;">University of Cape Town at 10AM <
 u><a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176702">https://events.vtools.
 ieee.org/m/176702</a></u></span></li>\n<li><span style="font-size: 10pt\;"
 >Stellenbosch University at 2PM <a href="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/
 176697">https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176697</a></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p
 >&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;The events are being registered for ECSA C
 PD (Continuous Professional Development) points. The number will&nbsp\;be 
 announced soon.</strong></p>
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