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21 September | 2017GÉANT congratulates Internet Hall of Fame 2017 InducteesFollowing the Internet Society’s announcement about the 2017 Internet Hall of Fame inductees this week, GÉANT would like to offer its congratulations to all the inductees, and specifically to several people in the list who are part of our NREN community.
15 September | 2017GARR Conference, Call for Papers now openA Call for Papers is open for the 2017 GARR Conference: deadline for submissions on 20 September.
14 September | 2017CONNECT 26 now online!As we all prepare for a very busy quarter, why not take a breather and catch up with the latest developments from the GÉANT community?
12 September | 2017DI4R 2017 – Announcement of Call for AbstractsThe Programme Committee (PC) of the second Digital Infrastructures for Research (DI4R 2017) invites everyone with an interest in Open Science to bring their voice to DI4R 2017.
06 September | 2017GÉANT at Open Science Fair 2017 Supporting the transition to Open Science.
22 August | 2017Workshop: E-infrastructure cooperation for open scienceThe workshop “National and European e-infrastructure cooperation for open science” will take place on September 8, in Athens, Greece, as part of the Open Science Fair.
01 August | 2017DI4R 2017: Brussels, 30 November – 1 DecemberEurope's leading e-infrastructures invite all researchers, developers and service providers to participate in the second edition of Digital Infrastructures for Research conference, which will be held this year in Brussels, Belgium.
31 July | 2017GÉANT (GN4-2) Project welcomes the Academic Network of Albania as project partner GÉANT is pleased to formally welcome The Academic Network of Albania, Rrjeti Akademik Shiqiptar (RASH) as a project partner in the GÉANT (GN4-2) Project.
31 July | 2017GÉANT thanks Mark Johnston for his extensive contribution, announces Interim Chief Operations Officer Mark Johnston, Chief Operations Officer (COO) and formerly Chief Network Operations Officer left GÉANT on 28 July 2017. We would like to thank Mark for his extensive contribution to the GÉANT community, both as COO and as Activity Leader for Network Infrastructure and Services Engineering in the GÉANT (GN4-2) Project
27 July | 2017Tomás de Miguel GÉANT and Spanish NREN RedIRIS are saddened to announce the loss of RedIRIS Director Tomás de Miguel, who sadly passed away on 23 July in Madrid.
21 July | 2017Howard Pfeffer replaces Dave Lambert as new Internet2 President and CEOIn May 2017, Internet2 announced Howard Pfeffer as their new President and CEO. With effect from June 2017, Howard took over from Dave Lambert who is taking a well-earned retirement from a long and highly successful career within the R&E community.
13 July | 2017GÉANT bids farewell to Florencio Utreras and welcomes RedCLARA´s new Executive DirectorThe new Executive Director will assume the position previously held by Florencio Utreras, who served as Executive Director since the founding of CLARA in November 2004.
10 July | 2017GÉANT’s new interactive map now onlineGÉANT is very excited to announce the launch of its new interactive connectivity map, first shown to the GÉANT community at the recent TNC17 event.
05 July | 2017European Open Science Cloud SummitThe EOSC summit organised by the European Commission was an important milestone towards further commitment to the implementation of a digital, rich, reliable and innovative environment for all researchers in Europe, across scientific disciplines.
04 July | 2017GÉANT appoints Erik Huizer as Interim CEOGÉANT is pleased to announce Erik Huizer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately, replacing Steve Cotter who has left GÉANT by mutual agreement with the GÉANT Association Board.
28 June | 2017TNC17 through the eyes of our communityDuring TNC17 we approached some of our international partners, collaborators and sponsors and asked them all the same question: “What does TNC17 mean to you?”.
27 June | 2017AARC builds teams and plans for the 2nd projectPlans for work in the second AARC project took shape during a meeting in Bad Herrenalb, 6-8 June. This Black Forest retreat provided a comfortable setting for participants to refine plans for the next 6 months, with a new focus on community engagement.
16 June | 2017FIRST strengthens global ties by partnering with regional security organizations The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams signs Memorandums of Understanding with GÉANT and OIC-CERT to enhance collaboration.
13 June | 2017GÉANT and EGI join forces to support science and innovationAs part of a long-term and ongoing policy to collaborate closely with all our e-infrastructure partners, GÉANT has signed an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EGI Foundation.
02 June | 2017GÉANT publishes the 2016 Annual ReportWe are delighted to announce the publication of GÉANT 2016 annual report. This report gives us the opportunity to share news of the past year's successes with colleagues, partners and members of the dynamic R&E community in which we operates.
01 June | 2017As TNC17 closes, we ask was this the best TNC yet? TNC17’s programme of sessions ended today, Thursday 1 June, with a closing plenary hosted by AARnet CTO David Wilde and GEANT CEO Steve Cotter
01 June | 2017NII and GÉANT demonstrating up to 150Gbit/s data transfers at TNC17As data volumes from experiments like High Energy Physics and Biomedical research accelerate, the demands for ultra-high capacity intercontinental connectivity increases.
01 June | 2017Working together to manage security across e-Infrastructures:Developing a framework to support Security for Collaborating Infrastructures
01 June | 2017CANARIE Announces Launch of Canada’s First Global Exchange Point for Research and EducationNew exchange in Montreal will strengthen the critical global communications network serving research and education
31 May | 2017Sparkle provides GÉANT with cloud solutions to support pan-European research and education community Sparkle, the international service arm of TIM Group and among top 10 global operators, has signed a Framework Agreement with GÉANT, Europe’s leading collaboration on e-infrastructure and services for research and education, to provide cloud services powered by Sparkle, TIM Nuvola Italiana and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to the pan-European research and education community.
30 May | 2017Students enlighten TNC17! What better place than TNC to introduce future innovators to our community? This year GÉANT has launched a joint programme with research and education networks to bring students to TNC to deliver a lightning talk.
30 May | 20172017 Medal of Honour Awarded to John Boland at TNC17The 2017 medal of honour of the Vietsch Foundation was awarded to John Boland, outgoing CEO of HEAnet, Ireland's National Education and Research Network.
30 May | 2017Welcome to CONNECT 25: TNC17 Special IssueThe latest issue of CONNECT – the magazine from the GÉANT Community – is out now! Timed to coincide with TNC17 – Europe's largest research and education networking conference, this year held in Linz, Austria from 29 May to 2 June
30 May | 2017Ars Electronica opening keynote kicks off TNC17! A great opening keynote by Artistic and Managing Director of Ars Electronica, Gerfried Stocker, kicked off this year's TNC – an annual highlight for the GÉANT community. He speaks of how the technology side of science and innovation is well addressed, but social and cultural aspects need to accelerate.
30 May | 2017GÉANT pays tribute to 2017 Community Award winnersThree GÉANT Community Awards were presented to winners during the opening plenary session of this year's networking conference, TNC17, in Linz, Austria
30 May | 2017GÉANT launches new interactive mapGÉANT is rightly proud to reach over 100 countries worldwide via extensive global partnerships and GÉANT-managed networking projects, ensuring GÉANT and our NREN partners remain at the heart of global research and education networking.
25 May | 2017Paul Drake joins GÉANT Executive team GÉANT welcomes Paul Drake to the GÉANT Executive team as Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer. Paul will be responsible for ensuring GÉANT recognises and responds to key business, Information Security and regulatory risks.
24 May | 2017GÉANT welcomes Amazon Web Services as cloud provider for research and educationGÉANT Cloud Catalogue expands range of services for Europe’s diverse research and education community.
28 April | 2017 PeaR Community News is movingPeaR Community News – the news service by and for the research and education networking community – is changing. As the old PeaR server enters a well-deserved retirement, PeaR will move to a new location with a new look and feel which we hope you will like.
26 April | 2017New perfSONAR Updates Showcased at the 2017 Internet2 Global SummitDuring the advanced technology demonstrations segment at the Internet2 Global Summit meeting in Washington, D.C, Internet2, ESnet, Indiana University, and GÉANT announced the release of a new version of the open-source tool perfSONAR
25 April | 2017CAREN project brings Gigabit-speed connectivity to Central AsiaResearchers, academics and students in Central Asia and Europe are already starting to benefit from the recent deployment of a ring of 1 Gbps circuits for research and education (R&E) across the regions
19 April | 2017North Atlantic Network Collaboration Building Foundation for Global Network ArchitectureScientists around the world are increasingly collaborating to address global issues such as clean energy, medicine and protecting the environment. Their ability to share and analyse data is essential for advancing research, and as the size of datasets grows, the need for high-speed global network connectivity becomes ever more critical.
12 April | 2017GÉANT at Internet2 Global Summit 2017The Internet2 Global Summit is a leading forum whose aim is to support and drive the advancement of research and education, spur next-generation innovation and accelerate global discovery. The summit gathers Chief Information Officers and leaders from institutions around the world in an environment of open engagement, free exchange, partnership and collaboration. It will take place in Washington DC, 23–26 April 2017.
11 April | 201713 students start their TNC17 Lightning Talks trainingThe call to NRENS to nominate students for the Students Lightning Talks Challenge resulted in 13 students from 7 countries that are currently anxiously making themselves up for a 3-webinar course where they will be enlightened, inspired, trained and coached by experts from our field.
10 April | 2017Enlighten Your Research in Eastern Partnership region yields record number of proposalsThe 2017 Call for Participation for Eastern Partnership (EaP) research collaborations to submit Enlighten Your Research (EYR@EaP) proposals closed on Friday 7 April with a record number of entries.
05 April | 2017GÉANT and FileSender support NLnet Commons Conservancy initiativeThe Commons Conservancy was launched last October to provide a lightweight organisational structure for open projects and is already proving its worth. One of the first projects to move through the Commons Conservancy process is FileSender, which has enjoyed valuable support.
05 April | 2017Accessing and contributing to global research: Helping to solve the problem of the last kilometreInvestment into the development of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Africa has revolutionised research and education’s access to services but often the last kilometre of access from the NREN network to the campus that proves to be a roadblock for delivery.
29 March | 2017Help shape a proposed GÉANT legal task force!A variety of legal issues that relate to European regulations have an impact on NREN organisations. Anyone with an interest in this area is invited to attend a BoF side meeting at this year's networking conference, TNC17
27 March | 2017New GÉANT community working groups invite participation at upcoming meetingsThe GÉANT Community Programme has expanded its portfolio with three new community working groups. The Task Force on Research Engagement Development, and special interest groups on Transnational Education and on Cloudy Interoperable Software Stacks will be holding meetings at upcoming events and invite anyone who is interested to join them.
22 March | 2017Welcome to IAM Online!The ability to use a trusted online identity to share data and access resources has been of growing importance to research and education.
20 March | 2017 World Bank report published on the role and status of African NRENsOver the past year the World Bank has worked to produce a comprehensive report on the status of National Research and Education Networks in Africa.
15 March | 2017GÉANT CONNECT: Issue 24 Growing the Community Our community is one of the biggest strengths of GÉANT and we are proud that this community continues to grow. Issue 24 reflects this growth, packed full of articles that we hope you find as interesting to read as we did to create!
13 March | 2017Fruitful feedback for the futureThe service portfolio management special interest group, SIG-MSP, takes service sharing to the next level.
13 March | 2017Get in gear for GDPR!The marketing communications special interest group SIG-Marcomms anticipates new EU regulations.
10 March | 2017eduroam continues to grow in 20162016 was another year of growth and expansion for eduroam with a 23% increase in international authentications and a 26% increase in national authentications. 85 countries now take part in eduroam around the world with Tajikistan being the latest country to join the eduroam family.
08 March | 2017South Africa joins eduGAINThe eduGAIN Steering Group voted last week to admit the South African Identity Federation (SAFIRE) as the first fully participating member from Africa.
07 March | 2017Rachele Gianfranchi joins GÉANT Executive team GÉANT welcomes Rachele Gianfranchi, who joins the GÉANT Executive team as Chief External Relations Officer (CERO) responsible for setting the strategic direction for the organisation’s engagement with the European Commission (EC) and GÉANT’s non-NREN customers.
17 February | 2017Architecture guidelines and recommendations open for commentsTechnical architects within research and e-infrastructures and scientific communities are invited to give feedback on technical recommendations and guidelines documents produced in the Authentication and Authorisation in Research Collaborations (AARC) project.
14 February | 2017EaPConnect business workshop cements community and knowledge sharingCommunity spirit and an equal exchange of ideas were prominent features of a recent EaPConnect project workshop on business models for national research and education network (NREN) organisations.
10 February | 2017All you ever wanted to know about Federated Identity Management (FedIdM) but were afraid to askExploring the Value of Federated Identity Management in 10 Easy Lessons. The research and education networking community is focused on removing as many barriers to accessing information as possible, and has enjoyed huge success in helping connect students, researchers and academic staff from around the world.
09 February | 2017Enlighten Your Research launches 2017 call for Eastern Partnership participationThe 2017 Call for Participation is open for Eastern Partnership research collaborations to submit Enlighten Your Research proposals. The deadline is midnight CET on Friday 7 April 2017.
09 February | 2017Cathrin Stöver confirmed in new Exec team role GÉANT is pleased to announce that Cathrin Stöver has been confirmed in her role as Chief Collaboration Officer and member of the GÉANT Executive team.
03 February | 2017Klaas Wierenga joins GÉANT Executive teamGÉANT welcomes Klaas Wierenga, who has joined the GÉANT Executive team as Chief Community Support Officer (CCSO) responsible for the Trust & Identity activities, as well as the TFs and SIGs which drive our community activities.
03 February | 2017Speak Up at TNC17 - Call for Ligthning Talks and Posters now openIf you have an idea, project or quick tip to share with the community, step on stage at TNC17 and let us learn from you during a 5-minute Lightning Talk. Alternatively advertise your work via a high-quality poster presentation.
31 January | 20171 month left to nominate your contender for the Community AwardsIf there is somebody you think deserves recognition for their contributions to research and education networking, please submit a nomination by midnight CET on Thursday 2 March 2017. Click here to nominate your contender. The awards will be presented during the opening plenary session of TNC17, in Linz, Austria, on 30 May 2017.
31 January | 2017TNC17 Early Bird Registration Ends SoonYou have until 28 February 2017 to save 200 euros on your registration to TNC17. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join the largest and most prestigious European research networking conference. The theme of this year's conference ''The Art of Creative Networking'' brings renowned specialists from varied horizons who have a unique overview of the latest development in research networking. Register by end of February to make the most of your TNC17!
20 January | 2017Equipment Tender to Build WACREN Network Now OpenSuppliers wishing to tender to provide IP routing equipment to develop the WACREN network are invited to register interest at the GÉANT procurement portal by 28 Feb. 2017 to be selected in the second round.
19 January | 2017Eastern Mediterranean spurred on by EUMEDCONNECT3 project extension and Lebanon capacity upgradeThe year has started well for the NREN and user community across the Eastern Mediterranean thanks to a three-year extension of the EU-funded EUMEDCONNECT3 project, which supports international R&E connectivity for the region.
18 January | 2017Indiana University and international partners light 100G transatlantic link over Aqua Comms’ AEConnect subsea cableFollowing the recently granted award to Indiana University (IU) in collaboration with GÉANT and the UbuntuNet Alliance to deliver the ‘’Networks for European, American and African Research’’ (NEAAR), a new 100gbps transatlantic cable supplied by AquaComms has been switched on to enable extensive data sharing between continents.
17 January | 2017TNC16 proceedings availableProceedings of last year’s networking conference, TNC16, are now available. Nine papers, presented in parallel sessions during the 32nd edition of TNC were selected for the publication, covering both research and practical approaches to some of the challenges faced by today's research and education networks.
20 December | 2016Nominations for GÉANT 2017 Community Awards are now open!If there is somebody you think deserves recognition for their contributions to research and education networking, please submit a nomination. The awards will be presented during the opening plenary session of the 2017 networking conference, TNC17, in Linz, Austria, on 30 May 2017.
20 December | 2016EaPConnect boosts collaborative robotics and Future Internet exchangeResearchers from Poland and Belarus exchanged experiences in collaborative robotics applications during a workshop organised by the Eastern Partnership Connect (EaPConnect) project at the end of November.
16 December | 2016AARC reviews progress and strategy at CERN meetingassionate and fruitful discussions during the AARC project’s final meeting of 2016 showed the value of face-to-face gatherings. Kindly hosted by CERN on 29 November to 1 December, the meeting agenda was packed with sessions reviewing the project’s strategic direction and its policy, pilots, architecture and training activities.
13 December | 2016GÉANT achieves top EC project rating for the fifth consecutive yearFor the past 15 years the GÉANT project has supported 50 million research and education users in over 10,000 institutions, delivering advanced networking services and facilitating research activities in the fields of networking, trust and identity, security and collaborative services.
06 December | 2016Successful first Eastern Partnership E-infrastructure Conference inspires collaboration and research opportunitiesThe first Eastern Partnership E-infrastructure Conference, EaPEC, was given a 5-star rating by participants in a feedback survey. The conference provided opportunities for human networking and exchanging useful information on a range of topics around computer networks, high performance computing resources, databases, and software in use for various areas of science.
06 December | 2016WACREN 2017The theme of WACREN 2017 is "Catalyzing Quality Higher Education and Research" and will be hosted by RITER, the NREN of Côte d’Ivoire.
05 December | 2016TNC17 early bird registration now openGÉANT invites you to register now to benefit from the early bird discount on the participation fee of TNC17. The €200 discount is available until midnight CET on 28 February 2017, meaning that early registration will cost €600 instead of €800 (excluding VAT).
10 November | 2016Azerbaijan and Belarus connect to GÉANTThe Azerbaijani and Belarusian networks for research and education have connected to the GÉANT European network allowing scientists and students in Azerbaijan and Belarus to exchange and collaborate with their peers from around the world.
01 November | 2016TNC17 - One month left to submit your proposal The TNC17 Programme Committee is still welcoming proposals for sessions and specific presentations for next year's GÉANT networking conference. If you would like to submit an idea for a session or a presentation, you have until 30 Nov 2016.
27 October | 2016GÉANT, the UbuntuNet Alliance, and Indiana University co-lead $3.25M grant to improve research collaborations between Europe, Africa, and the USImproved intercontinental networks will support critical research in food security, environment preservation, and HIV treatment.
14 October | 2016 Empowering network engineers around the world: GÉANT and NSRC renew partnershipGÉANT and network engineering training provider NSRC have recently signed a new MoU to further expand joint activities in support of technical capacity building in emerging regions
11 October | 2016New GÉANT forum for real-time communications and multimedia expertsAfter two years of success, 5 meetings, 45 presentations, 19 hours of recordings and 195 participants, the GÉANT Task Force on Web Real-Time Communications - TF-WebRTC - has decided to conclude and re-charter as a new, more inclusive, open format multimedia special interest group - SIG-Multimedia.
27 September | 2016Game-changer for cloud computing: GÉANT ensures easy consumption of IaaS cloud services across European research and education communityOver the past year, GÉANT has conducted a pan-European tender for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services: a collective invitation to suppliers to submit a bid to supply their IaaS solutions.
19 September | 2016Latest issue of GÉANT CONNECT now publishedWelcome to the latest issue of CONNECT! This special issue looks in detail at DI4R 2016
15 September | 2016New NKN international network to boost EU-India collaborationAs part of a new international network being deployed by the National Knowledge Network (NKN) – India’s main NREN – a further 10Gbps of R&E connectivity is now operational between India and Europe
30 August | 2016Blogging training and feedback at next SIG-Marcomms meetingThe GÉANT Special Interest Group on Marketing Communications, SIG-Marcomms, formerly known as TF-CPR, is providing a 'light' training in blogging during its next meeting
26 August | 2016ownCloud and GÉANT - going from strength to strengthAs demand for cloud services continues to grow across the research and education sector, more and more NRENs and campuses are benefiting from the GÉANT Framework Agreement with ownCloud – Europe’s leading on-premises file sync and share software provider.
17 August | 2016UbuntuNet Alliance and SEACOM partner in providing connectivity for research and education in Eastern and Southern Africa through AfricaConnect2UbuntuNet Alliance has awarded a 15-year contract to pan-African telecom enabler SEACOM to provide point to point connectivity services to (NRENs of Eastern and Southern Africa through the European Union co-funded AfricaConnect2 project.
09 August | 2016Invitation to first GÉANT cloud workshopYou are invited to register for the first GÉANT cloud workshop, which will be hosted by GARR in Rome on 13-14 October
27 July | 2016New GÉANT gears up for exciting futureAmidst a rapidly evolving landscape for research and education networking, GÉANT has recently restructured, with the goal of creating a highly efficient and effective organisation intent on delivering a world class user experience and exceptional value for money to best support the NREN community.
15 July | 2016Heads up for the 2016 Compendium survey Every year GÉANT invites NRENs to participate in the Compendium survey, which was developed as part of the global collaborative Common NREN Model (CNIM). This usually happens around spring.
12 July | 2016MSP group invites lightning talks and presentations on funding for innovationThe GÉANT Special Interest Group on the Management of Service Portfolios, SIG-MSP (formerly known as TF-MSP) invites community participation in its next meeting, on 12-13 October, hosted by GARR in Rome
11 July | 2016R&E connectivity project in Central Asia rebooted Over 500,000 researchers, academics and students across Central Asia stand to benefit from the launch of the 3rd phase of the EU-funded Central Asia Research and Education Network (CAREN) project which resumes regional R&E connectivity after the previous project phase ended in August 2015.
21 June | 2016World's first multi-vendor server-to-server cloud sharing interoperability demonstration powered by OpenCloudMesh at TNC16OpenCloudMesh project participants demonstrated the first interoperability test between two independent sync&share vendors' domains during this year’s networking conference, TNC16. This marks an important milestone towards a larger commercial take-up and some potential standardisation actions.
21 June | 2016SIG-NOC reports on common network operations toolsThe report, by the GÉANT Special Interest Group on Network Operations Centres (SIG-NOC), focuses on NOC functions and the software tools that operators use to fulfil them. The report highlights the most commonly used and useful tools.
20 June | 2016GÉANT organisation and community strategy focal point of 8th General AssemblyA challenge from visiting EC representative Augusto Burgueño Arjona, a brainstorming workshop, and an overview of the new structure of the GÉANT organisation focused all minds on strategy during the 8th GÉANT General Assembly of member representatives on 16 June 2016.
15 June | 2016TNC16 closes; looking forward to TNC17 in LinzThe core programme sessions of this year's networking conference, TNC16, ended on Wednesday 16 June with an invitation for attendees to visit TNC17 in Linz, Austria.
13 June | 2016GÉANT honours 2016 research and education networking Community Award winnersGÉANT awarded the 2016 Community Awards to John Dyer, Scott Cantor and Stanislav Šima, during the opening plenary session of this year's networking conference, TNC16.
13 June | 2016Debate and celebrations kick off TNC16A lively debate led by internet pioneer Kees Neggers and GÉANT CEO Steve Cotter marked the start of this year's networking conference, TNC16.
13 June | 2016GÉANT to Deploy Infinera Packet Optical SDN Solution for Network OptimisationInfinera announced that GÉANT will deploy Infinera’s programmable and open packet optical software-defined networking (SDN) solution
13 June | 2016Latest issue of GÉANT CONNECT now ready to view It is event season for the global research and education networking community.
13 June | 201630 years of research and education networking collaboration: help celebrate!Monday 13 June is the 30th birthday of the formal collaboration between research and education networking organisations in Europe.
13 June | 2016GÉANT and Corsa collaborate to realise Multi-Layer SDN Networking VisionCorsa Technology and GÉANT today announced the next major step forward towards production multi-layer SDN networking.
31 May | 2016Final chance to register online for TNC16!Online registration for this year's networking conference, TNC16, and co-located meetings closes at midnight CEST on Friday 3 June 2016.
26 May | 2016Connectivity boost accelerates EU-Japanese science collaborationsOver 50 million users across Europe and Japan are set to benefit from a direct 20Gbps connectivity injection into the GÉANT network, celebrated yesterday at the launch event of the upgraded Japanese Science Information Network (SINET5) in Tokyo.
26 May | 20162015 Compendium of NRENs now availableThe fifteenth annual GÉANT Compendium of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Europe is now available
18 May | 2016eduroam celebrates one billion roaming authenticationsOn 17 May 2016, eduroam clocked up two amazing milestones – registering both one billion roaming authentications (either in-country or international) since the beginning of the year and the one billionth international authentication (when users are connecting from outside their home country) since the service was launched.
18 May | 2016Corsa enables virtual services delivery for GÉANT GÉANT SDN R&D leads to new 10G/100G network hardware virtualization platform
16 May | 2016ASREN connection opens door to global high-speed connectivity for Middle East science hubVia its dedicated link from Amman to its PoP in London, the Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) has recently connected SESAME
12 May | 2016 G7 ICT Ministers’ meeting highlights importance of NRENs and GÉANTAt the recent G7 ICT Ministers’ meeting held in Kagawa, Japan strong and clear recognition was made of the importance of NRENs and of the global networking of the research and education community.
05 May | 2016Call for participation now open to submit your proposalsResearch and education need advanced ICT services to maintain Europe's leadership in these core areas. This conference will bring together funding agencies, research communities and infrastructure providers, both public and private, to share their insights, concerns, needs and vision for the future.
03 May | 2016Armenia and Georgia connect to GÉANT and join the global research and education communityResearchers and students across Georgia and Armenia are now able to participate in collaborative work with their peers in Europe and other parts of the world
29 April | 20161 May 2016 marks next phase in GÉANT ProjectGN4-2 is a 32-month project beginning 1 May 2016 and ending 31 December 2018. As part of the GÉANT2020 Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA), it is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020).
28 April | 2016Major boost for EU-Algerian science collaborations through first AfricaConnect2 connectionInternational connectivity available to Algeria’s scientists, academics and students has recently been upgraded from 622Mbps to 2.5Gbps by networking organisation GÉANT and its regional partner ASREN
25 April | 2016GÉANT co-hosts workshop on value-added connectivity at IST-Africa on May 12th 2016This year IST-Africa will take place in Durban, Southern Africa from May 11th to 13th. As a partner of AfricaConnect2 GÉANT will be hosting a workshop on added-value connectivity for research and education in Africa in collaboration with ASREN

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