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June 2012

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Pivot East - Mobile Start-up Pitching Conference 5th & 6th
by John Kieti 02 Jun '12

02 Jun '12

Hello Listers, The growing mobile startup culture is something many of us wish to support. Its a rapidly growing sector promising to improve our competitiveness as a global ICT hub. Already some of you have supported finalists of this year's Pivot East pitching conference with mentorship and coaching - a big thanks to you all! The conference at Ole Sereni Hotel on *5th and 6th June* is where you can a catch up with the trends and learn about innovative solutions coming from across East Africa. 25 innovative local companies will pitch against each other where 5 category winners get $10,000. The pitching sessions will be punctuated by fire-side chats where thought leaders representing Development Agencies, Government Ministries and Large Corporates will share insights on matters pertinent to mobile innovation and entrepreneurship. M-farm, one of our local innovative companies will also launch their new applications in the evening of 5th June at the same venue. This is a reminder to all those interested in the mobile start-up scene not to miss the action. There will be a live stream on Capital FM for those who will not make it to the venue. Live tweets will have the hash tag #PivotEast<https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23PivotEast>. For more information on this see the event website http://www.pivoteast.com. Best regards The ordinary just won't do

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CISSP Bootcamp - June 11~15, Nairobi, Kenya - 6 days to close of registration
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Jun '12

01 Jun '12

Please note updates on examination: The examination is now computer-based testing. Candidates will register themselves directly at www.pearsonvue.com/isc2 .The exam centre for Nairobi is: Coast Data Systems Ltd, 1st Floor, Museum Hill Centre, P.O. Box 39932, Nairobi 00623, KENYA We would have loved to register each participant but for the above advice from ISC2. --------------------- www.aganoconsulting.com Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) – Bootcamp Presented by Agano Consulting (K) Ltd. When June 11th – June 15th, 2012 Where Nairobi, Kenya Audience Information Security & Audit (Practitioners & Managers); individuals planning on attaining CISSP or Associate-CISSP certification. Description The CISSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) review course covers the breadth of information security and prepares candidates for the CISSP examination. Instructors Matunda Nyanchama, CISSP, PhD Information Security Consultant, Trainer & Conference Speaker How to register Agano Consulting Inc. 1011 Upper Middle Road East, Suite 1124 Oakville, Ontario Canada L6H 5Z9 training(a)aganoconsulting.com; www.aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting (K) Ltd. Limuru Road, Suraj Plaza, Suite T16 P. O. Box 62423, Nairobi, Kenya Phone: +254-20-2502435 info(a)aganoconsulting.com www.aganoconsulting.com Fees U$D 1300 Deadline June 6th, 2012 Examination The examination is now computer-based testing. Candidates will register themselves directly at www.pearsonvue.com/isc2 .The exam centre for Nairobi is: Coast Data Systems Ltd, 1st Floor, Museum Hill Centre, P.O. Box 39932, Nairobi 00623, KENYA Policy Any cancellation or rescheduling requests from candidates will incur a USD $75 cancellation or rescheduling fees. Such requests, in writing, must be received 10 days prior to the date of the training. Cancellation or rescheduling requests received within 9 days of the scheduled training session and “now shows” will receive neither refund nor credit towards future training. Instructor Profile Matunda Nyanchama, Ph.D, CISSP has more than 15 years experience in IT security, both corporate and teaching. He has worked in various capacities including Delivery Project Executive (DPE) and Senior Program Manager at IBM Global Services with responsibilities for service delivery for outsourced contracts. Previously he held positions as Delivery Manager of security, privacy and identity consulting. Dr Nyanchama has designed and taught university courses in IT security, including in the Masters of Information Technology Security (MITS) program of the University of Ontario Institute Of Technology (UOIT), Ontario, Canada Dr Nyanchama holds masters and doctoral degrees in computer science and an undergraduate electrical engineering degree. He is a certified information systems security professional (CISSP). He has presented on many subjects on security and written about information security metrics. Dr Nyanchama has published a number of security management papers, including co-authoring a chapter in the Information Security Management Handbook the reference guide for CISSP. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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