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:
Once the maximum is reached (50 people) a waitlist will be started. 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
Route
You can reach SURF by public transport, by car and by foot. See the bottom of this page for more details.
Maps
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".
Preliminary Programme of the Workshop
Thursday, 20 October 2016
| Time | Sessions | ||
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| 08:00 - 08:30 | ARRIVALS, REGISTRATIONS | ||
| PLENARY | |||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome by the CEOs (presentation, pdf) Erwin Bleumink (SURFnet), Chris Hancock (AARNet) & David Lambert (Internet2) Introductions and objectives, housekeeping Shelton Waggener (Internet2), Peter Szegedi (GÉANT) & Wladimir Mufty (SURFnet)
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| BUY | How to achieve Global leverage of NRENs working with International Commercial Cloud Providers
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| 09:00 - 10.00 | Andres Steijaert (SURFnet) & Garvan McFeeley (HEAnet) | ||
| 10.00 - 10.30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| BUILD | How to maximize visibility and global use of NRENs efforts and solutions
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| 10.30 - 11.30 | |||
| 11.30 - 12.00 | EU Commission plans for a Next Generation Internet initiative (presentation, pdf) Fabrizio Sestini (European Commission) | ||
| RUN |
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| 12.00 - 13.00 | |||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | LUNCH | ||
| 14.00 - 15.00 | SSL Certificate Programs: Global deployments during the last six years Paul Caskey & Shelton Waggener (Internet2) | ||
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |||
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Breakout room (notes form Wladimir) Part 1, key topics for exploration BUY: Topics included but not limited to:
| Breakout room (notes from Peter) Part 1, key topics for exploration BUILD: Topics included but not limited to:
| Breakout room Part 1, key topics for exploration RUN: Topics included but not limited to:
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | Social drinks followed by dinner in Utrecht | ||
| 19:00 | Dinner at restaurant BROERS Address: Janskerkhof 9 - Utrecht Route: http://www.broers.eu/contact.html Distance | ||
Friday, 21 October 2016
| Time | Session | ||
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| 08:00 - 08:30 | ARRIVALS Welcome to the second day Shelton Waggener (Internet2), Peter Szegedi (GÉANT) & Wladimir Mufty (SURFnet) | ||
| UNCONFERENCE | |||
| 08:30 - 10:00 | "Unconference" round table sessions Part 3, key topics for coordination and collaboration
| "Unconference" round table sessions Part 3, key topics for coordination and collaboration
| "Unconference" round table sessions Part 3, key topics for coordination and collaboration Where some of these above the net projects go? Governance? Proactive Stance for New Projects?
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| PLENARY | |||
| 10:30 - 12:00 | New ideas forum
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | LUNCH | ||
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Crowdsourcing the research topics for the 2030 Next Generation Internet: open discussion with EU officers (questionnaire, pdf) Chaired by Fabrizio Sestini (European Commission) | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Joint recommendation development The What:
Summary of key questions to be explored in this workshop include:
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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.