[ February 6 and 7 2004 ] - Antalya (Turkey) - The Silk Board meeting.The vice-president of AzRENA Elchin Aliyev and Information Department Director of the OSI-AF/Azerbaijan Samir Aliverdibekov have been participated that meeting.

[ February 3 - 5, 2004 ] - Indiana University - Bloomington, USA.
IU/AzRENA PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, 2004 Summit.

Participants:
Center for Research on Learning & Technology, Indiana University-Bloomington
Azerbaijan State Economic University
Azerbaijan Research & Education Association

Program Directors:
Dr. Thomas M. Duffy (USA), Dr. Ali Abbasov (Azerbaijan)

2004 Summit: goals & anticipated outcomes:

• Ensure alignment between partnering institutions on the project focus, strategic objectives, and timeline
• Define strategy for E-Learning Center at ASEU
• Make decisions regarding the pilot DE program

FILES: meeting_agenda.doc ; DLC_Presentation_Abbasov.pps ; Presentation_Aliyev.ppt

[ December 8, 2003 ] - Geneva, Palexpo - Law & Cyberspace Workshop.
In the framework of initiatives associated with the WSIS, in collaboration with the European commission (DG development), UNITAR is organising a workshop on legal issues of the information society. The president of AzRENA Ali Abbasov and vice-president of AzRENA Elchin Aliyev will participate in this workshop. More information

[June 11,12, 2003] - Tbilisi - The Third Silk Board meeting
FILES: The Third Silk Board Agenda.doc

[May 15, 2003] - Baku - Opening ceremony of connecting AzRENA to the Virtual Silk network whith participation of NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson FILES: Photos from cerremony(4,61 MB, ZIP file); Video from ceremony (4,77 MB, AVI format).

[April, 2003] - The equipment for the "Virtual Silk Highway" project has been delivered in Baku. And there is an installation in the present time.

[March, 2003] - Baku - Memorandum on mutual understanding between AZRENA OSI and IREX/IATP regarding Internet service providing to educational and research institutions was signed.
FILES: memorandum_irex.gif
memorandum_osi.gif

[February 21-22, 2003] - Istanbul - The second Silk Board meeting was held in Istanbul. All Silk Board members and various guests from other organisations (e.g. EurasiaSat, Kalitel, World Bank, OSI, UNDP, AzRENA, University of Alberta, ..) attended the meeting. more...

[October 9-11, 2002] - Baku - The 8th Azerbaijan International Exhibition BAKUTEL 02. There is the vice-president of AzRENA Elchin Aliyev made the speech "AzRENA and Science-Educational Network of Azerbaijan, State and Prospects of Development" on the round-table discussion.

[September 21-25, 2002] - Zagreb - The 3rd Seminar on network management - NАТО (ANW), [September 25-27, 2002] - conference of users of CARNet CUC'2002 FILES: Report(ENG).zip ; Presentation.ppt

[August 19-29, 2002] - Budapest - The 8th International Seminar CEENet on network technologies (NATO ANW) "Development of Virtual Silk Highway" devoted to VSAT technology.

[July 1-10, 2002] - Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia - The International seminar devoted to creation of national research and education networks (NREN) in Central Asia and Caucasus.

[June 20-22, 2002] -Alma-Ata - The International Seminar "Virual Silk Highway"

[June 1-9, 2002] - Tver, Russia - The International seminar on remote education "Incubator of е-courses". This seminar was devoted to the methods and technology of electronic education within the project "Electronic education: the ways of problem solving in development of new forms and methods of education in CIS countries, Central and Eastern Europe".