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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).
02 December | 2016Call for Proposals: Trusted Introducer ServiceThe Trusted Introducer (TI) service offers a listing, accreditation and certification scheme for Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) in and around Europe. Trusted Introducer forms part of the TF-CSIRT portfolio. The current contract for the Trusted Introducer service will expire on 31 August 2017. In compliance with the applicable public procurement regulations, GÉANT is issuing this Call for Proposals to run the Trusted Introducer Service from 1st September 2017.
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 | 2016Empowering 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
05 September | 2016EaP Capacity Tender for Caucasus Now Open - Join the Bidders Info Day on Sept. 15th in Tbilisi, GeorgiaSupplier companies wishing to participate in the tender to establish and upgrade capacity in Southern Caucasus will need to register at the GÉANT procurement portal at www.geant-procurement.net to access the tender documents and description. The closing date for responses is 7 October 2016. A Bidders Information Day will take place on September 15th at GRENA, the Georgian Research and Educational Networking Association, in Tbilisi.
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.
21 April | 2016GÉANT launches pan-European tender for IaaS services GÉANT and its NREN partners have today launched a pan-European Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) tender aimed at further accelerating the adoption of cloud services by research and education institutions.
15 April | 2016GÉANT helps accelerate Open Science and education with Microsoft cloud connectivity agreement GÉANT has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft to act as network connectivity provider for Microsoft’s Azure ExpressRoutes service.
05 April | 2016Final chance to submit your contributions for TNC16On Friday 15 April at midnight CEST, we are closing the call for participation for this year's networking conference, TNC16
22 March | 2016Global partnerships to be strengthened, new voting rights for members, GÉANT General Assembly agreesAt last week's GÉANT General Assembly (GA) meeting, members amended the bylaws of the GÉANT association and adopted a new model for allocating votes to national and representative members related to their size and service uptake.
17 March | 2016GÉANT represented at CeBIT 2016: Establishing high performing networks GÉANT Board Member and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Erik Huizer of SURFnet was invited to take part in the panel discussion “Establishing High Performing Networks” held at this year’s CeBIT.
15 March | 2016GÉANT challenges students to participate in TNC16 contestGÉANT invites students from all disciplines to participate in an exciting challenge, revolving around the theme of this year's networking conference, TNC16, "Building the internet of people".
11 March | 2016Three weeks left for 2016 Community Award nominationsIf you know someone who deserves recognition for their contibutions to the research and education networking community collaboration, there is still time to nominate them for this year's Community Award.
08 March | 2016Latest issue of GÉANT CONNECT now ready to view This March sees the annual gathering of GÉANT (GN4-1) Project participants at its symposium event – a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and collaborate on work programmes for the benefit of Europe’s research and education community
04 March | 2016Michael Hager, Head of Cabinet Commissioner Oettinger at RDA 2016Video Message by Michael Hager, Head of Cabinet Commissioner Oettinger, Digital Economy & Society – speaking at the Opening of the 7th RDA Plenary in Tokyo
01 March | 2016GÉANT and Amazon Web Services – breaking down barriers to cloud services adoptionCloud computing – on-demand delivery of IT resources on a pay-as-you-go basis – offers huge opportunity for millions of users.
01 March | 2016Second round TNC16 Call for Participation is openWe have opened up the second round of our Call for Participation. We welcome poster ideas and lightning talks in this second round, which runs until 15 April, midnight CEST
25 February | 2016European Space Agency to distribute Copernicus data over GÉANT and DFNGÉANT and the ESA have finalised an agreement to distribute data from Copernicus, the EU earth observation and monitoring programme, to research and education users worldwide.
23 February | 2016Reminder to submit nominations for 2016 Community Award!We have received a number of nominations for the 2016 research and education networking Community Award, but more submissions are welcome still.
22 February | 2016One week left for early bird registration for TNC16There is one week left to register for this year's networking conference, TNC16, for the discounted early-bird participation fee.
15 February | 2016Lebanon connects to GÉANTLebanon has recently joined the global R&E networking community and accelerated efforts to establish its own NREN - eduroam is driving the force behind it.
10 February | 2016The OpenCloudMesh project achieves its first key milestoneThe key milestone of the OpenCloudMesh (OCM) project was reached during the Cloud Services for Synchronisation and Sharing (CS3) workshop, organised by CERN on 18-19 January 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.
09 February | 2016Check out the TNC16 preliminary programme!The preliminary programme for this year's networking conference, TNC16, is now available
09 February | 2016GÉANT and NICT strengthen ties through new MoUDuring the TEIN and APAN41 meetings in Manila, GÉANT and NICT reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen network research cooperation between Europe and Japan by signing a new MoU.
08 February | 2016Tender to connect Tunisia launched!Suppliers wishing to tender for research and education connectivity for Tunisia as part of the AfricaConnect2 project are invited to register interest and obtain the tender documents at the GÉANT procurement portal at www.geant-procurement.net.
02 February | 2016TNC16: the full line-up revealed Six high-profile keynote speakers have been confirmed for this year's networking conference, TNC16, in Prague, Czech Republic on 12-16 June.
02 February | 2016Reboot the Next Generation Networking group: register now!Registration is open for a meeting focusing the community's interest on rebooting the old Task Force on Next Generation Networking as a GÉANT special interest group.
25 January | 2016GÉANT partners up with Union for the Mediterranean to support the digital economy in the MediterraneanGÉANT has recently been given official recognition by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) of its role in R&E networking.
18 January | 2016TF-MSP workshop progresses thinking on policies for cloud and commercial partnersThe GÉANT task force on the management of service portfolios (TF-MSP) is taking the lead in helping NRENs and GÉANT to be 'cloud friendly' in order to support the use of cloud services in the research and education community
18 January | 2016SIG-ISM workshop on risk is now open for registrationRegistration is open for a workshop focusing on risk, organised by SIG-ISM, the GÉANT Special Interest Group on Information Security Management
13 January | 2016GÉANT deploys Infinera Cloud Xpress with 100GbE for Data Centre Interconnect Cloud Xpress enables GÉANT to extend 100 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity into data centres
05 January | 2016Nominate a colleague for the 2016 Community Award!Nominations are invited for the 2016 research and education networking Community Award

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