SA4 Kick-off Meeting in Poznan

GN4 SA4 Kick-off meeting will be held in Poznań, Poland, on 1-2 June 2015. This is a plenary meeting intended to initiate the work in the Activity SA4,

including meetings within individual Tasks.

Overall event information

Date: 1-2 June 2015, starting at 11.30

Place/City: Poznań, Poland

Venue: Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

Address: Noskowskiego 10, 61-704 Poznań

Agenda

Monday 01.06.2015

• 11.30 - 12.30: light lunch
• 12.30 - 17.30: SA4 objectives
  • service transition process
  • service operations
  • service retirement process
  • CSI
    
    
• 19.30 - self-funded dinner:
  • "Pod Pretekstem" Restaurant
    address: ul. Św. Marcin 80/82, 61-809 Poznań
     

Tuesday 02.06.2015

• 9.00-13.00: Task meetings - we split into groups (T1, T2 and T3)
• 12.30-13.00: A short visit to PSNC NOC and data center (optional, for anyone who would like to)
• 13.00-14.00: lunch

Videoconference access

Available during the first day of the meeting:  

DFN MCU: 004910097920762

Logistics

The meeting venue

PSNC

Noskowskiego 10,

61-704 Poznań

Room no. 14 (1st floor)

Please find the full map here (updated map here).

How to reach the meeting venue

From the Poznan Ławica Airport  the meeting venue can be reached by:

• Taxi:

  When taking a taxi, the average charge for taxi trip from the Lawica Airport to city centre is around 40 PLN. Always call or take a corporate taxi (non-corporate may charge you more than expected). Corporate taxis are located in the front of arrival hall. The phone numbers to corporate taxi providers:

  • LUX taxi. call: +48 61 96-62 / +48 61 868-81-73 (cash & credit card)
  • RMI taxi. call: +48 61 8219 219 (cash only)
  • M1 taxi. call: +48 61 8222 222 (cash only)
• Bus: line L  - get off at the Rondo Kaponiera stop. The distance to the seat of PSNC is about 700m walk from the stop.

Accommodation

Some recommended hotels located near the city center or meeting venue:

• Mercure Poznan**** - near the main train station and in 10 minute walking distance from the PSNC premises where the plenary will be held.
• Novotel Poznań Centrum **** - just next door to Andersia
• IBB Andersia Hotel **** - nice hotel near the city centre with SPA and swimming pool
• Don Prestige Residence - very close to the Old Town Square.

For more recommendations please visit this PSNC webpage.

You can also find good hotel alternatives through online services.

Network settings

In the meeting room the following WIFI networks are available:

• SSID: eduroam
  Eduroam network access is enabled, however it requires individual accounts provided by EDUROAM organisation,
  which groups international research and education institutions.
• PSNC WIFI network. Details will be provided on the spot.