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News archive 2018
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05 December | 2018
TNC19 Early bird registration now open
We are delighted to announce that the early bird registration for TNC19 is now officially open. TNC19 will be held in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, between 16 and 20 June 2019 and hosted by EEnet of HItsa, the Estonian National Research and Education Network.
04 December | 2018
GÉANT at ICT 2018 with Europe’s ICT leaders
ICT 2018 takes place this weekin Vienna from 4-6 December 2018, and GÉANT has been invited to exhibit in the EC Village, showcasing the positive impact of GÉANT and our NREN partners on the research and innovation community.
27 November | 2018
Re-elected members for GÉANT Board of Directors
At the General Assembly (GA) meeting held Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 November in Amsterdam, members voted to renew the terms of three members of the GÉANT Board of Directors.
26 November | 2018
Tunisia re-joins international R&E community through AfricaConnect2
ASREN and CKK sign contract to provide Tunisia with international R&E connectivity.
23 November | 2018
Cathrin Stӧver appointed Vice Chair of EOSC Executive Board
GÉANT is delighted to report that Cathrin Stӧver has been appointed Vice Chair of the EOSC Executive Board, announced today at the launch of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union at the University of Vienna.
23 November | 2018
EOSC-hub Press Release: EOSC Launched Today 23/11/2018
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is officially launched today, 23 November 2018, during an event hosted by the Austrian Presidency of the European Union.
06 November | 2018
GÉANT at SC18 with the world’s High Performance Computing community
GÉANT is finalising preparations for its presence at SC18, billed as the world’s largest marketplace for HPC and networking professionals, attracting over 12,000 attendees annually. Held this year in Dallas, TX, the event runs from November 11-16 and GÉANT and many of our partners will be attending.
10 October | 2018
TNC19 - Call for proposals open
We are delighted to announce that TNC19 will be held on 16-20 June 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city, organised by GÉANT and hosted by the Estonian NREN EEnet of HITSA.
09 October | 2018
Welcome to CONNECT 30
The latest issue of CONNECT – the magazine from the GÉANT Community – is out now! Launched at DI4R2018 (the third edition of the Digital Infrastructures for Research (DI4R) conference held this year in Lisbon, Portuga
02 October | 2018
DI4R2018: Challenges for research communities around open science
DI4R2018 kicks off next week (Tuesday 9 October to Thursday 11 October) in Lisbon, marking the third edition of the annual Digital Infrastructures for Research (DI4R) conference.
11 September | 2018
Gyongyi Horváth blog: The focus is on you again!
yongyi Horváth is well known in the GÉANT community after many years of organising TNC. Now back from extended parental leave, we asked Gyongyi to explain her new role at GÉANT and what inspired it.
02 August | 2018
GÉANT and RedCLARA announce signature of BELLA contract for 25-year direct transatlantic connectivity
GÉANT and RedCLARA today announced the signing of an Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) contract with EllaLink, for spectrum on a direct submarine cable connecting Europe and Latin America.
17 July | 2018
The GÉANT Association – a truly international organisation
It’s often said that, when walking through GÉANT’s offices you will more likely hear Italian being spoken than English! But just how international is GÉANT?
09 July | 2018
EOSC-hub and GÉANT expand collaboration with joint working agreement
On 3 July 2018 EOSC-hub nd the GÉANT project have signed an agreement to expand their existing collaboration and ensure that synergies across the projects are optimised leading to a more seamless delivery of benefits to Europe’s researchers.
04 July | 2018
SomaliREN connected to the UbuntuNet network under AfricaConnect2
UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that it has successfully connected SomaliREN, the Somalian NREN, to the UbuntuNet network.
04 July | 2018
Register: Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference – 17-18 October, Chisinau
Registration is open for the 3rd Eastern Partnership E-infrastructure Conference and policy makers, research managers and experts on networking, cultural heritage, and high-performance computing for research and education are invited to participate.
04 July | 2018
Cybersecurity workshop brings together EaP and European peers
Key issues for cybersecurity teams in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries were identified in a workshop organised by the EaPConnect project in Berlin on 27-28 June 2018, hosted by DFN.
04 July | 2018
High-level agreement promises stronger cooperation between Azerbaijani and European science and education institutions
A high-level agreement was signed on 22 June 2018, strengthening cooperation of Azerbaijani and European science and education institutions.
03 July | 2018
Bob Day MBE steps down from the GÉANT General Assembly
Bob Day MBE, Chief Technology Officer at Jisc, has stepped down from the GÉANT General Assembly – GÉANT’s highest governing body.
26 June | 2018
Another AfricaConnect2 milestone achieved: Morocco re-connected
ASREN and CNRST sign agreement to connect MARWAN to international R&E network fabric
15 June | 2018
GÉANT publishes 2017 Annual Report
We are proud to announce the publication ofthe GÉANT Association 2017annual report, highlighting the diverse activities and many achievements of our membership organisation.
13 June | 2018
TNC18 pushes the bar ever higher
TNC18’s packed schedule of sessions ended today, Wednesday 13 June, with a closing plenary featuring Andrew Woods, an experienced engineer and technical manager in 3D imaging and visualisation
13 June | 2018
MARnet hosts Republic of North Macedonia’s first GÉANT Information Day
Macedonia’s first GÉANT Information Day was held in Skopje on Wednesday 6 June 2018, organised by MARnet in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering (FCSE).
12 June | 2018
GÉANT and Korea-based TEIN*CC sign cooperation agreement at TNC18
Erik Huizer (CEO GÉANT) and Hye-Joo Yoon (President TEIN*CC) signing the partnership agreement at TNC18
11 June | 2018
SINTEF’s Dr. Marie Moe opens TNC18 with heart-hacking keynote
A fascinating opening keynote by Research Scientist Dr. Marie Moe of SINTEF, Scandinavia’s largest independent research organisation, kicked off this year’s TNC.
11 June | 2018
Welcome to CONNECT 29: TNC18 Special Issue
The latest issue of CONNECT is out now! This issue is our biggest yet, with 80 pages packed full of insight, updates and community highlights.
11 June | 2018
GÉANT Emerging NREN Programme - Enriching the community
This year TNC witnesses the launch of the Emerging NREN Programme, a new initiative by GÉANT.
11 June | 2018
TNC18 Welcomes a New Generation of IT Students
What better event than TNC to introduce future innovators to our community?
11 June | 2018
2018 GÉANT Community Award: A unanimous decision
One winner and one category triumphed at the 2018 GÉANT Community Award.
11 June | 2018
The Vietsch Foundation's Award: Medal of Honour
TNC18 will be the stage for the award of the respected Medal of Honour by the Vietsch Foundation.
05 June | 2018
Five leading universities establish a Lebanese NREN (TechCARE)
Lebanon is now joining the global NREN community: on 28 May, five major Lebanese universities signed the Technology Cooperation Agreement for Research and Education (TechCARE).
19 April | 2018
Across the North Atlantic for Research and Education
MoU secures additional bandwidth and resilience for research & education.
11 April | 2018
GÉANT confirms Erik Huizer as CEO
GÉANT is delighted to confirm Erik Huizer in his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following his appointment in July 2017 on an interim basis.
03 April | 2018
New legal structure for GÉANT
We are pleased to announce that on 31 March 2018 GÉANT’s legal structure changed to reflect one legal entity, GÉANT Association based in Amsterdam, with a UK branch in Cambridge.
22 March | 2018
Launch of West and Central African Research and Education Network opens opportunities for new and exciting Africa-Europe collaborations
On the first day of the annual WACREN conference attendees had the honour of receiving Togo’s Prime Minister Komi Sélom Klassou’s blessing on the official launch of the WACREN network.
20 March | 2018
Value of R&E connectivity and collaboration highlighted in high-level Moldova visit
The importance to Moldovan research and education of international collaboration and of research and education networks – in particular RENAM and GÉANT – was highlighted in recent high-level meetings in Chisinau.
20 March | 2018
One AAI platform to support Life Science researchers
GÉANT, EGI and EUDAT joined forces to deliver an AARC Blueprint-compliant authentication and authorisation infrastructure to support all the 13 life science initiatives that cluster in the CORBEL project.
20 March | 2018
Collaboration opportunities and new faces at marcomms community group
Agreements to explore collaborations with other community groups was a key outcome of the meeting held by the GÉANT special interest group on marketing communications (SIG-Marcomms) in Finland on 13-15 March, hosted by CSC.
13 March | 2018
CONNECT – The Trust and Identity Issue – is now online
The latest issue of CONNECT (#28) is now online, welcoming you again to nearly 60 pages of articles covering this diverse GÉANT community.
20 February | 2018
AARC pilots AAI solutions for research: Cherenkov Telescope Array
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the major global observatory for very high-energy gamma-ray astronomy over the next decade and beyond.
19 February | 2018
Nominate a colleague for the 2018 GÉANT Community Award!
Nominations are now open for the 2018 GÉANT Community Award. The winner will be selected by a panel of judges from within the GÉANT community and will be announced at TNC18, which will take place in Trondheim, Norway on 10-14 June 2018.
12 February | 2018
The TNC18 Preliminary Programme is now live!
We are delighted to announce the unveiling of the preliminary programme for TNC18 – Intelligent network, cool edges?
02 February | 2018
Enlighten Your Research calls for 2018 Eastern Partnership participation
The 2018 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. After the success of the EYR@EaP2017 programme, where projects were awarded in open data, cultural digital libraries, and education, we are pleased to announce the 3rd Enlighten Your Research (EYR) programme for the Eastern Partnership Connect project (EaPConnect).
31 January | 2018
TNC18 programme: a sneak preview
We are delighted to share the TNC18 initial programme schedule ahead of next month’s announcement, at which time we will reveal the impressive selection of keynote speakers and the engaging topics that their talks will cover.
19 January | 2018
West and Central Africa connects to the global R&E network to unleash its potential
The EU-funded AfricaConnect2 project has just announced that, following the tender call to connect West and Central (W&C) Africa back in June 2016, GÉANT has awarded a 15-year contract to MainOne for connectivity services.
16 January | 2018
Enlighten Your Research India-Europe: Boosting International Research Cooperation with NKN & GÉANT
Now accepting submissions for the first Enlighten Your Research India2Europe program - Deadline is Wednesday, 31 January 2018.
12 January | 2018
Bram Peeters joins GÉANT Executive Team
We are delighted to announce Bram Peeters has joined the GÉANT Executive team as Chief Network Operations Officer. Bram will be responsible for all network operations and will lead on the GÉANT (GN4-2) Project’s Network Infrastructure and Services Operations Activity (SA1).
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