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The eduGAIN service all hands gathers all the members of the eduGAIN service teams and related services to discuss issues, plan the evolution of the service and define the priorities for the year ahead. The meeting will take place from the 27th of February to the 1st of March (lunchtime to lunchtime), and it will be hosted by the Consortium GARR in Rome (Italy).
Registration
Please register your attendance on GEANT eventr:
Online Meeting Notes
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Agenda
27th February
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eduGAIN Teams and services presentations:
- eduGAIN service
- eduGAIN Operations
- eduGAIN Support
- eduGAIN Incident Response
- eduGAIN Development
- eduGAIN Federation as a Service
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28th February
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1st March
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google.com/document/d/1tT_toUa7TrEbE_hSMo_7uiUruGNqccCsnt4c9O5StA8/edit
Working Doc for the Team members
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TpR6BpnoOkLs4-T7Vu8Ydp90dAqdqO9GV-L3qoTHAag/edit#gid=0
Remote participation
To participate remotely you can use the eduGAIN service ZOOM room (courtesy of GEANT):
https://geant.zoom.us/j/135426269
Social dinner
The social dinner (on Feb. 28th) will be hosted at the Urbana47 restaurant at 8:00pm:
More information on how to reach the place will be given on the 28th.
Registration
Please register your attendance on GEANT eventr:
https://eventr.geant.org/events/3055
Date & Time
Start: Wednesday 27th February 2019 around 12:30
End: Friday 1st March around 12:30
Location
Consortium GARR
Via dei Tizii, 6 - 00185 Rome
Italy
Date & Time
Start: Wednesday 27th February 2019 around 12:30
End: Friday 1st March around 12:30
Transport
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Transport
How to reach the venue:
From Rome Fiumicino (FCO) Airport:
To reach the venue from Rome Fiumicino Airport take the "Leonardo Express" direct train driving you to Rome's main train station (Roma Termini) (departures every 15-20 minutes, tickets can be purchased online or via Trenitalia app or via the several vending machines available at the airport). This is the fastest way to reach Rome Termini train station. Moreover, from Fiumicino Airport, it is possible to take also the FM1 urban train (departures every 15 minutes) to the Ostiense station, and take from there the underground (line B, direction Termini-Rebibbia or B1, direction Jonio). Buses operated by several companies are also available to this destination. There is a flat taxi rate from Fiumicino is 48€.
Further info on trains are available here.
From Rome Ciampino (CIA) Airport, you can reach Termini central station via buses operated by several companies (SIT BUS SHUTTLE, TERRAVISION, ROME AIRPORT BUS - tickets need to be purchased in advance online).
The taxi service is available at the Arrivals exit. Official taxis are white and recognisable from the "taxi" sign on the top of the car and the license n° on the car door, back and interior. Fixed fares are available from/to some destinations, the flat taxi rate from Fiumicino is 48€ and from Ciampino is 30€ (see: http://www.
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en-/pax-cia-taxi, or the website of the taxi company for further information). Please note that you can call or book your taxi with several apps too, e.g. Mytaxi.
To reach the venue by train, the reference destination train station is Roma Termini.
Once in Termini station, you can reach the venue walking or by bus:
- Walking: the overall distance is about 1 km. From Termini station take via Marsala until Piazzale Sisto V; then take via dei Ramni and turn left in Via dei Taurini. n19 will be on your left.
- Take bus n. 492 from Via Volturno (around 300 m from Termini), step out at the RAMNI/Porta Tiburtina bus stop, and turn via dei Tizii. Note that the same ticket you used for the underground is also valid for buses (it expires 100 minutes after you stamped it).
Public transport system
Tickets can be purchased in many coffee shops and tobacconist, as well as via vending machines at subway stations (cash only!) or via mobile app (more info here). Price per ticket 1,50 (equal to 1 subway ride or 100 minutes on bus or tramways)
Airport to Rome
The Consortium GARR is walking distance from the Roma Termini Train Station, so the best way to reach us from the airport is by train.
Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
From the railway station, located in the airport, near the Arrivals and Departures terminals, you can reach the city centre with many, frequent Trenitalia's connections:
- Leonardo Express, a non-stop service exclusively for airport passengers to/from Rome Termini railway station leaving every 15 minutes* with a journey time of 32 minutes
- Regional FL1 trains to/from other stations in Rome, including Rome Tiburtina, with departures every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends and holidays
Ciampino Aiport (CIA)
The nearest train station is in the town of Ciampino, connected to the airport by COTRAL/SCHIAFFINI buses every 30 minutes. You can buy bus tickets inside the airport.
The journey time is, on average, 5 minutes. The cost of the ticket, for sale both on board and from the ground staff is 1 euro.
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Local Transport
Consortium GARR is located nearby the Roma Termini Train Station. It can be reached by walking or by bus:
- Walking: the overall distance is about 1 km. From Termini station take via Marsala until Piazzale Sisto V, then take via dei Ramni until Piazza dei Siculi. After having crossed it, take via dei Tizii to the left (at the top right corner of the Piazza dei Siculi). GARR premises are in Via dei Tizii number 6.
- Bus: take bus n. 492 from Via Volturno (around 300 m from Termini), step out at the RAMNI/Porta Tiburtina bus stop, then take via dei Ramni until Piazza dei Siculi. After having crossed it, take via dei Tizii to the left (at the top right corner of the Piazza dei Siculi). GARR premises are in Via dei Tizii number 6. Note that the same ticket you used for the underground is also valid for the buses (it expires after 75 minutes you stamped it).
Hotels
Hotel Laurentia ***
Largo degli Osci 63, Roma
Ateneo Garden Palace ****
Via dei Salentini 3, Rome
Please note: nearby the GARR Headquarter there are also many B&Bs.
More information / organisation
Davide Vaghetti - davide.vaghetti@garr.it - Local host / eduGAIN service owner
Agenda
27th February
| Time | Activity |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Welcome, registration, and light lunch. |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | eduGAIN Teams and services overview
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Agenda creation For each eduGAIN service team we will define a set of topics to be discussed in the next two days in the team assigned time slot:
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28th February
| Time | Activity |
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| 9:00 -10:30 | Operations time slot
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Support time slot
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| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Monitoring and Statistics time slot
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Federation Services time slot
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1st March
| Time | Activity |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | Leftover/Unfinished agenda items. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Summary and Actions. |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Farewell and light lunch. |