October 3-4,
Asnet-Am offices
1, P. Sevak str.
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Online participation will be possible.
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The event is dedicated to exploring various aspects that together contribute to the subject of sustainability of NRENs.
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- National level (national government policies, strategies, implementation of the digital transformation policies)
- Wider EU strategies and areas of focus
- Impact of Open Science on R&E communities and the capability/capacity of NRENs (as well as their role) to support these changes.
AGENDA
Day 1 03 October 2023
Time | Topic | Speakers/facilitators | Content |
9:30 - 10:00 | Welcome and introduction | Irina Matthews (EaPConnect project manager) | Setting the scene: Context Aims and planned outputs |
10:00-10:30 | Introducing business model canvas | Leonie Schaefer
Resources: useful web references, template. Follow-up 1:1 session (online) with Leonie after the event to draft plans/bounce ideas | Introducing business model canvas– as a possible template for structuring financial sustainability plan, DFN – use case |
10:30-11:10 | Drivers for change – national level | EaP NRENs (4) | What national policies, strategies impact (and in what way) NREN’s position, role, activities, relationship with policy-makers (what works and stumbling blocks) |
11:10 - 11:30 | Coffee break | ||
11:30 - 13:00 | Drivers for change - beyond national agenda | Hendrik Ike (presentation + facilitated discussion | Impact on NRENs: (developing awareness) their role, challenges, opportunities Tentative:
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13:00 -14:00 | Lunch | ||
14:00 - 17:00 | Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science (presentation + facilitated discussion) All - discussion | TBC (presentation + facilitated discussion)
All - discussion | Engagement with Open Science by NRENs – what does it entail? Engagement with Open Science by R&E institutions – what does it mean for NRENs? How can NRENs support their R&E communities? How can GEANT help NRENs to provide such support? How can EaPConnect help the EaP NRENs to provide such support and develop relevant competencies? |
Day 2 - 04 October 2023
Time | Topic | Speakers/facilitators | Content |
9:30 - 9:35 | Welcome to Day 2 | Irina Matthews | Day1 to Day2 – sum up of Day 1 and aims for Day 2 |
9:35-11:00 | “You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models) | NREN - TBC which one (strong less dependence on centralised government support/funding)
NREN - TBC which one self-supporting (less dependence on centralised government support/funding) | “Our business model is…” “To sustain our business model we do…” Short presentation + Q&A
“Our business model is…” “To sustain our business model we do…” Short presentation + Q&A
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11:00 -11:20 | Coffee break |
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11:20 - 13:20 | Developing own research engagement strategy | Chris Atherton Demo of approach + interactive session | “Diamond” exercise (zoom in/zoom out approach to make sense of complex environments and to set priorities) |
13:20 - 13:30 | Business canvas model – follow up | Leonie Schaefer (TBC) | |
13:50-14:00 | Closing plenary | Irina | What next? |
16:00 | Social event | all | social event together with the SIG-Marcomm event ettendees. |
Day 3 - 05 October 2023
Jointly organised events :
Thursday, 5 October - SIG-Marcomm meeting (Asnet-Am offices ;1, P. Sevak str., Yerevan). More info and agenda
Thursday, 5 October - Exploring Virtualization and Monitoring Opportunities in Networking (Asnet-Am offices ;1, P. Sevak str., Yerevan). More info and registration https://events.geant.org/event/1525/.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Visa and airport Info
There is a 3 visa regimes to enter Armenia (Visa Free, Obtaining Visa Upon Arrival and Obtaining Visa Upon Invitations Only): https://www.mfa.am/en/visa/
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