Starting in 1993, RITSEC has held an event each year for Internet users and information technology experts and professionals to meet to exchange knowledge and experience. The three-day event, one of the most popular international workshops in the country, is organized in cooperation with the Regional Information Technology Institute (RITI) under the auspices of the Internet Society of Egypt (ISE). The objective behind the yearly conference is to bring the Egyptian market up to date on the newest Internet technologies and to discuss how to best facilitate the use of information technology in different fields in the country. RITSEC was honored to have H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak as keynote speaker at C@inet 1999 and H.E. Dr. Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt, as keynote speaker for C@inet 2000.

Some of the topics discussed at C@inet conferences include:

• Doing Business on the Net


• Financial Services on the Net


• Broadcasting and Multicasting Services on the Net


• Internet in Education


• The Internet and Medicine


• Legal Policy and Social Issues


• Managing the Electronic Marketplace


• E-Commerce Strategy and Implementation Challenges


• The Internet Shaping the 21st Century: A Global Vision


• The Internet and Child Education


• Community Networking and Socio-Economic Development


• Technology and the Transformation of Learning: Global Frontiers


• IP Next Generation Networks