Dates: 12-13 March 2025
Format: 2 half days + social dinner
Meeting location:
European Commission Joint Research Centre (EC JRC)
Ispra, Italy
Via E. Fermi, 2749, 21027 Ispra VA, Italy
Important to know: expenses, registration & travel arrangement!
The JRC will be in charge of registration. On-site participants will be required to fill in their passport/EU27 ID details when registering (max. 2 weeks in advance) due to the security requirements of the JRC site.
The JRC will be arranging pickup and daily transportation to and from the hotel. Pick up will be arranged from either Milano Malpensa airport or Milano Central Train Station. We will operate mini-buses for pickup (so there is flexibility) and bus in the afternoon/morning.
You should ideally plan your travel before registering. This is because you will be asked to provide information about your arrival in order for the pick-up to be arranged accordingly.
The JRC will reserve the necessary amount of hotel rooms at Europa Hotel, Ispra. However, you will need self-pay the accommodation based on their instructions.
Attendees will need to self-fund some expenses for this meeting. Please see below which expenses are covered and what you will need to self-pay.
Self-paid expenses:
- Travel to and from Italy
- Hotel accommodation (for pre-chosen hotel by the JRC - Europa Hotel, Ispra)
- Group dinner
Covered expenses:
- Transportation to JRC site from Milan
- Transportation from JRC to Milan
- Hotel breakfast
- Lunch
REGISTRATION LINK HERE (on-site & online)
*When accessing the registration form, you will first need to create an EU Login account to register. Please register until February 26!
For any questions, please email nadelina.sandu@geant.org.
AGENDA
Wednesday, 12th of March
| Time (CET) | |
|---|---|
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Arrival & Lunch |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Welcome and introduction - Guy Roberts (GÉANT) & Lukasz Bonenberg (JRC) |
| 13:15 - 13:45 | EURAMET introduction, possibly including BIPM - Joseph Achkar (EURAMET) |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Industry requirements for timing across Europe - José Almeida (Vodafone) |
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Industry requirements for timing across Europe - TBC |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 - 16:15 | CERN presentation - TBC |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Sustainability and funding - Lukasz Bonenberg (JRC), DG-DEFIS, DF-CONNECT, GÉANT |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Euroatom lab tour |
| 20:00 | Group dinner at Europa Hotel (Ispra) - self-paid Set 5-course dinner menus. Aprox. 40 euros pp, including water, wine and coffee. |
Thursday, 13th of March
| Time (CET) | |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome and introduction - Guy Roberts (GÉANT) & Lukasz Bonenberg (JRC) |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Project update (procurement, timescales, channel design etc) - Guy Roberts (GÉANT) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Southern link topology - Guy Roberts (GÉANT) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Data sharing strategy - Domenico Vicinanza (GÉANT) |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Closing comments |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| Transportation back to Milan |