Information Technology Center, National University of Laos will conduct seminar II, one of our important milestones. The event will occur at the Grand Riverside Hotel 2, Vang Vieng from 2/08/2023 to 4/08/2023. This seminar will bring the crucial stakeholders together to review, evaluate and comment on the draft master plan for establishing the Lao Education and Research Network as an official organisation. 

This event will focus on these objectives:

  • To present the draft proposal for LERNET from the working group
  • To review, validate, discuss, revise, and comment on the draft proposal
  • To seek the proposal from the meeting
  • To showcase great models of IT services; identity federation and Internet exchange 

Agenda

Day 1: 2/8/2023 (GMT+7) 

Time (GMT+7)

Agenda

Responsibility/Speakers

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Registration
  

9:00 AM -9:20 AM
  • State the objective of the meeting
  • Participants introduction

Moderators

9:20 AM - 9:30 AM 
  • State the official letter to host the seminar  

IT Center, National University of Laos

9:30 AM - 10:10 AM 
  • Welcome address

Dr. Souliuodong Soundara, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Education and Sports

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
  • Results from the last seminar
  • Topics for discussion and agenda

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somchanh BOUNPHANMY, Principal Investigator/Lao governor, Vice President of National University of Laos

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM 

Refreshment

  

11:00  AM – 11:30 AM
  • Introduction to Thailand Research and Education network and its services

Dr. Chalermpol Charnsripinyo, ThaiREN

11:30 AM - 12:00 AM
  • Introduction to Bangkok Neutral Internet eXchange and its services

Kittinan Sriprasert, BKNIX 

12:00 AM - 13:30 PM

Lunch Break

  

13:30 PM – 14:10 PM
  • Introduction to Malaysia Research and Education Network
  • SIFULAN, Malaysian Access Federation and its services

່Suhaimi Napis, SIFULAN

14:10 PM - 14:45 PM
  • Progress, outcome and future plan for the Second Strengthening Higher Education Project 

Inthasone Phetsiriseng, SSHAP consultant

14:45 PM - 15:20 PM 

Refreshment

  

15:20 PM  - 16:30 PM
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET clients and services 

Working group

17:30 PM - 20:00 PM

Social dinner

  

 

Day 2: 3/8/2023 (GMT+7)

 

Time (GMT+7)

Agenda

Responsibility/Speakers

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Registration
  

8:30  AM – 10:00 AM
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET structure, location, vision and mission
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET roles and responsibilities 

Working group

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM 

Refreshment

  

10:30 AM -11:30 AM
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET program plan

Working group

11:30 PM - 13:00 PM

Lunch Break

  

13:00 PM - 14:30 PM
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET strategies and finance 

Working group

14:30 PM – 15:00 PM

Refreshment

  

15:00 PM - 16:30 PM
  • Present, define and discuss on LERNET establishment document

Working group

17:30 PM - 20:00 PM 

Social dinner

  

 

Day 3: 4/8/2023 (GMT+7)

 

Time (GMT+7)

Agenda

Responsibility/Speakers

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Registration
  

8:30  AM – 10:00 AM
  • Revise the draft proposal

Working group

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM 

Refreshment

  

10:30 AM -11:40 AM
  • Revise the draft proposal

Working group

11:40 PM - 13:00 PM

Lunch Break

  

13:00 PM - 14:30 PM
  • Present the final proposal 
  • Discussion on the next steps of LERNET establishment 

Working group

14:30 PM – 15:00 PM

Refreshment

  

15:00 PM - 16:00 PM
  • Seminar outcome summary
  • Vote of thanks
  • Closing seminar

Moderators

17:30 PM - 20:00 PM 

Social dinner