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
Registration
The workshop will be limited to 50 individuals so please identify appropriate individuals from your organization and have them complete the no cost registration as soon as possible via the link here: https://eventr.geant.org/events/2474
Venue, Directions and Accomodation
SURF, SURFmarket and SURFnet are all located in office building Hoog Overborch in Utrecht. The Hoog Overborch building is part of the large shopping area “Hoog Catharijne” and is directly connected to the train station Utrecht Central Station.
SURF
Office building: Hoog Overborch (4th floor)
Shopping area: Hoog Catharijne
Address: Moreelsepark 48
City: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Postal code: 3511 EP
You can reach SURF by public transport, by car and by foot.
By car
If you are visiting the office by car or taxi you should use the following address for navigation purposes: Moreelsepark 48 Utrecht.
Parking info (parking in the city centre of Utrecht is quite expensive)
By train
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.
For directions from the train platform see the “by foot” section below.
By foot
If you are traveling form the “NH Utrecht hotel” walk into Utrecht Central Station main hall and continue as follow:
From the train platform go up to the main hall and in the direction of shopping centre “Hoog Catharijne” or 'Centrum'. After 100 meter you will see a (orange) “Blokker” store on your right. Turn right and after 200 meters you will see the entrance to office building “Hoog Overborch” to the left of grocery store “Albert Heijn”. Go through the entrance and ring the doorbell at SURF. Take the elevator to the 4th floor.
Accomodation
Attendees are responsible for their own accommodation. Hotel bookings can be made on the popular booking sites. A hotel nearby the Utrecht Central train station and the SURF office building is the "NH Utrecht hotel".
Maps
Preliminary Programme of the Workshop
Thursday, 20 October 2016
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Welcome, introductions and objectives "Think Global, Act Local, Above the Net Workshop" Anything we do in global context is likely going to slow down a local process. So, how to keep things moving locally quickly, while adding global alignment? |
| 09:00 - 13:00 | Presentations and panel sessions related to current "best practices" BUY: How to achieve Global leverage of NRENs working with International Commercial Cloud Providers
BUILD: How to maximize visibility and global use of NRENs efforts and solutions
|
| 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
Where some of these above the net projects go? Governance? Proactive Stance for New Projects?
|
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Joint recommendation development The What:
How to make NREN's operating models more sticking and high value Above the Network? |
Summary of 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?