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Passengers can book a taxi by e-mailing  the request at: reservation@bene-exclusive.com .

Please put Tamara@grena.ge in Cc during the correspondence so that we can have a control and help in case of any problems.


   https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-tbilisi



Event venue:

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi city centre 

Accommodation: Hotel room can be booked at special rate  by the meeting participants

The hotel booking link: https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/booking/room-display?checkInDate=2022-10-09&checkOutDate=2022-10-13&adults[]=1&children[]=0&searchType=pac&promotionCode=SIGMSP&hotelCode=TBSZH    

The link will be valid till 20.09.2022. Price shown in the link does not include VAT and other taxes. Total price is fixed as negotiated and agreed and equals to Euro 130 including breakfast.

Any problems with the link please email the hotel directly...

Sofia Kordzadze

Groups and Events Sales Manager

T: (+995 322) 402 200 M: (+995) 597 152 355

sofia.kordzadze@radissonblu.com

radissonblu.com/hotel-tbilisi


Dates – 08.10.2022-13.10.2022

In case you would like to arrive earlier or prolong the stay in Tbilisi the same special rate (Euro 130) will apply but we need to inform the hotel. Contact Tamara Gvenetadze at tamara@grena.ge if you would like to book the hotel before the official date of the event.

** The cancellation will be Free of charge in case of cancellation the booking in 20 working days before arrival ; first  night will be charged in case of cancellation in 10 working days before arrival ; full stay will be charged in case of cancellation in 3 working day prior arrival; full stay will be charged in case of no-show.


Other recommended hotels:

MIRAVERE Hotel 
Rooms Hotel 

ibis Styles Tbilisi Center 

Courtyard Tbilisi 


There are also plenty of hotels including boutique hotels close to the meeting venue.

How to get there:
The venue can be reached from the Tbilisi International Airport by taxi.
 Airport taxi service at Tbilisi International Airport is available outside the terminal in front of the Arrival Hall and provides 24 hour service to the passengers. The journey time to the city center takes approximately 30 minutes dependent on traffic. Price of the taxi service to the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel is fixed and at this stage equals to 60 GEL equivalent to approx. 20 € (there is a probability of price change in Autumn). Passengers can book the taxi 1 month prior to the arrival in Tbilisi via the following email address: reservation@bene-exclusive.com. Please put Tamara@grena.ge in Cc during the correspondence to help in case of any problems.The taxi company advised to reserve a cab in advance before the arrival and to give the names of passengers in order to avoid any inconveniences. 


Virtual Participation:
There will be possibility of online participation via ZOOM.









Tuesday, 11 October 2022

REGISTRATIONS

AGENDA

Monday, 10 October - city tour in the afternoon and dinner hosted by GRENA

EAP Connect meeting will follow on Wednesday 12 October 2022

**Tbilisi is 2 hours ahead of CEST**

9:30-10:00Warm Welcome by Ramaz Kvatadze and introduction to GRENA

Foresight (Part 1): Contextualising Foresight in R&E (what is it, why is it important, latest learnings etc.)
10:00-10:30

Strategic Foresight for EaP connect? - Prof RenÉ Rohrbeck (Professor of Foresight, Innovation and Transformation, EDHEC Business School, Lille) 

In his talk Prof. René Rohrbeck (https://fit-chair.edhec.edu), will introduce what strategic foresight is, how leading organization leverage on if to develop novel businesses and how EaP can profit from it. René Rohrbeck will share examples from over 15 years of benchmarking work and experience from helping multinational organizations develop strategic foresight with his consultancy Rohrbeck Heger (http://rohrbeckheger.com/).

10:30-10:45Questions and discussion
10:45-11:00Break

Foresight (Part 2): Foresight in GEANT/NREN community
11:00-12:00

National case studies - JISC; Gül Akcaova, SURF - why we did this/why is foresight important for NRENs (from their point of view)

JISC;

Gül Akcaova, SURF 

12:00-12:30

Questions and discussion

12:30-12:45

Foresight for GEANT - Scoping the GEANT wider Foresight study - Raimundas Tuminauskas  - early thoughts

12:45-13:15Group discussion - what’s important for you/what would you like to see in a foresight study
13:00-14:00Lunch

Sustainability of Services
14:00-14:15Sustainability - introduction.  Learnings from CEO Track TNC and beyond - Annabel 
14:15-15:00

Part 1: Above the net services 

Olaf - how GÉANT will collaborate on Procurement

what  is doing (buying form the Community and how we position it)

SURF (SURFSpot) - Olaf Verschoor, GÉANT

Discussion. 

15:00-15:30Break
15:30-16:30

Part 2: Above the net services - use cases on T&I services and or Cloud. How do you market to your users.  What worked/what didn’t.  (At least one failure or learning).  RedIRIS - Alberto

HEAnet (Heanet Store)

16:30 - 17:00Procurement Community of Practice (Olaf); General Discussion and goodbye