20 - 21 October 2016 - in Utrecht, The Netherlands
On behalf of the organizers, we would like to kindly invite NREN representatives to an open workshop, sponsored by the Global NREN CEO Forum, dedicated to the coordination and collaboration of current and future NREN “above the net” products and services that are aiming at global success and sustainability.
The workshop, scheduled for (Thursday - Friday) 20-21 October 2016, will be hosted by SURFnet at their offices in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Participation will be limited to 2 individuals per organizations and a total of 50 people. We recommend invitations be extended to senior/key personnel who are responsible for the development, operations, deployment, business modeling and/or brokerage of above the network application services offered by or through NREN's to their constituencies.
Peter Szegedi, Project Development Officer, GÉANT
Shelton Waggener, Senior Vice President, Internet2
On behalf of:
Erwin Bleumink, CEO SURFnet
Chris Hancock, CEO AARNet
David Lambert, CEO Internet2
Venue and Logistics
SURF, SURFmarket and SURFnet are located in office building Hoog Overborch (Hoog Catharijne) in Utrecht. You can reach Hoog Overborch by public transport and by car.
- SURF is within easy reach from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. By train it takes about 30 minutes. From Schiphol Station (below the airport) take an intercity train (every 15 minutes) in the direction of Utrecht, Eindhoven or Nijmegen. All will stop at Utrecht Central Station (Utrecht CS). Plan your train journey from Schiphol to Utrecht.
Attendees are responsible for their own accommodation. Hotel bookings can be made on the popular booking sites...
Preliminary Programme of the Workshop
Thursday, 20 October 2016
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Welcome, introductions and objectives |
| 09:00 - 13:00 | Presentations and panel sessions related to current "best practices" |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | "Unconference" round table sessions: Part 1, key topics for exploration |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Social drinks followed by dinner in Utrecht |
Friday, 21 October 2016
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 12:00 | "Unconference" round table sessions: Part 2, key topics for coordination and collaboration |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Joint recommendation development |
Key Questions to be explored in this workshop include:
- Current paths, successes and challenges in delivering application services to client institutions.
- How to maximize visibility and global use of NRENs solutions at scale?
- Paths to achieve global leverage across NREN's working to broker / deliver commercial cloud services over NREN networks to client institutions.
- When and how should locally developed NREN solutions be made available at global scale to peer NREN's?