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Internet Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean (WALC)
Held in conjunction with NTW, WALC is organized by the Latin-American Networking School Foundation (ESLARED), the Universidad de Los Andes (ULA) of Venezuela, the Latin American and the Caribbean Forum of Networks (ENRED), the National Center on Information Technology in Venezuela (CNTI) and the Internet Society (ISOC).
The main purpose of this workshop is to satisfy the requirements of technological training of technicians and network professionals from countries of Latin American and the Caribbean. Goals of the program include promoting intensive training through specialized teaching in Spanish and Portuguese; forming a critical professional mass in network infrastructure, information traffic, integrated network services, new technologies and project management to help in the expansion activities related to the Internet development in the region; and identifying and establishing individual and institutional links that help to contribute to develop national and regional activities based on Internet.
Participants in the workshop are selected from those involved in Internet infrastructure planning and execution in their countries.
The
WALC 2003 Workshop will be held
in Merida, Venezuela.
