InAcademia 2.0 released
The GÉANT project (GN4-2) has released version 2.0 of the InAcademia service. The InAcademia service is currently in pilot. The service offer websites and internet services a simple way to determine if a visitor belong to an Academic institution (student, staff, faculty). Based on this information, websites may nesure that services are only offered to […]
Lightning Talks at NTW2017
Amidst a fully booked programme at the upcoming NTW2017 that takes place from 12-14 September at Radisson Park Inn, Kastrup there is still room for more Lightning Talks. Feel free to send your proposal to Susanne Michelsen as soon as possible. Submission deadline for proposals is 7 September 2017. Lightning talks are short (<10 […]
Registration Opens for 2017 Eastern Partnership E-Infrastructure Conference
Registration has opened for the 2nd Eastern Partnership E-infrastructure Conference (EaPEC 2017), organized by the Eastern Partnership Connect (EaPConnect) project. The conference will be held in Minsk, Belarus, on 27-28 September, and will be hosted by BASNET, the Belarus NREN. The conference brings together researchers, network and HPC experts, educators, and users intested in e-Infrastructure in the easternmost part […]
NORDUnet Technical Workshop (NTW) – Early bird about to expire
NORDUnet Technical Workshop 2017 is approaching rapidly and the favourable early-bird registration fee is about to expire. Up untill, and including, Monday August 14th you can register for a mere EUR 125. You can go directly to the registration page and pick the specific workshops that you would like to join. You can choose from […]
Luis Eliécer Cadenas named Executive Director of RedCLARA
Luis Eliécer Cadenas has been named new Executive Director of RedCLARA, starting August 1st 2017. Cadenas has been involved in networking for more than 30 years, and has background as co-founder, president, and member of the Board of Directors of Venezuela NREN REACCIUN. Cooperación Latino Americana de Redes Avanzadas (RedCLARA) is the pan-South America R&E nework, […]
SIG-NOC 27-28 November in Utrecht
The 6th meeting of the GÉANT Special Interest Group for Network Operations (SIG-NOC) will be held at the SURFnet offices in Utrecht on 27-28 November 2017. A preliminary agenda and logistics information is available at the SIG-NOC wiki pages.
Erik Huizer named interim CEO of GÉANT Association
Erik Huizer has been named interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GÉANT Association, effective immediately, replacing Steve Cotter. Erik is well-known to the NREN community as CTO of SURFnet and for his service on the GÉANT Association Board of Directors. Before SURFnet he served as Managing Director for ICT at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). Erik […]
Roar Olsen new CEO of UNINETT
Roar Olsen will replace Petter Kongshaug as CEO of UNINETT. Roar Olsen comes from a position as director at the Norwegian Health Network, and was previously Director of Strategy at The Norwegian Directorate of eHealth. Petter Kongshaug, who has headed UNINETT since the NREN was founded in 1993, will step down by 1 September 2017. NORDUnet welcomes […]
Bangladesh NREN visits NORDUnet
In continuation of the emerging NREN programme NORDUnet has hosted a visit from the management of the Bangladesh NREN together with members of the Bangladesh University Grant Committee, the Ministry of Education, and the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP). The agenda covered all high-level aspects of establishing and running an NREN, including financing, staffing, […]
Interview with NORDUnet CEO René Buch in Telecompetitor
NORDUnet CEO René Buch and Internet2 CEO Dave Lambert have been interviewed by American telecom and broadband news service Telecompetitor. In the interview, the two leaders talk about the importance of the Global Network Architecture (GNA) collaboration. The article describes how research & education networks work together to enhance resiliency, bandwidth and economics of undersea […]
