October 3-4,
Asnet-Am offices
1, P. Sevak str.
Yerevan, Armenia
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.
The event will focus on identifying the drivers for change including:
- 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
(Local time. Yerevan is 2 hours ahead of CEST!)
Day 1 03 October 2023
Morning coffee 9:30
Time | Topic | Speakers/facilitators | Content |
10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome and introduction | Hrach Astsatryan (CEO ASNET-AM) Irina Matthews (GEANT; EaPConnect project manager) | Setting the scene: Context Aims and planned outputs |
10:15-10:45 | Introducing business model canvas | Leonie Schaefer (DFN) 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 |
10:45-11:30 | Drivers for change – national level | EaP NRENs Co-chair: Zenon Mousmoulas (GRNET) | What national policies, strategies impact (and in what way) NREN’s position, role, activities, relationship with policy-makers (what works and stumbling blocks) |
11:30 - 11:45 | Coffee break | ||
11:45 - 12:30 | Drivers for change - beyond national agenda | Hendrik Ike (GEANT) (presentation + facilitated discussion) |
Impact on NRENs: (developing awareness) their role, challenges, opportunities |
12:30 - 13:30 | Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science | Richard Dennis ("Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine" University of Copenhagen) . Role of NRENs in supporting R&E communities in engagement with Open Science (presentation + facilitated discussion)
All - discussion | Engagement with Open Science by NRENs – what does it entail? Deep dive-in 8 pillars of Open Science - exploring the impact on stakeholders from an individual researcher to an institution with the aim to understand an NREN position. 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? |
13:30 - 14:30 | Lunch | ||
14:30 - 15:00 | Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science (continues) | Richard Dennis ("Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine" University of Copenhagen) . Role of NRENs in supporting R&E communities in engagement with Open Science (presentation + facilitated discussion)
All - discussion | Engagement with Open Science by NRENs – what does it entail? Deep dive-in 8 pillars of Open Science - exploring the impact on stakeholders from an individual researcher to an institution with the aim to understand an NREN position. 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? |
15:00 - 15:40 | GRNET - “You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models) | Zenon Mousmoulas (GRNET) Presentation, Q&A | "Our business model is…” “To sustain our business model we do…”
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15:40 - 15:50 | Wrap up for Day 1 | Irina Matthews (GEANT) |
Day 2 - 04 October 2023
Morning coffee 09:00
Time | Topic | Speakers/facilitators | Content |
9:30 - 9:40 | Welcome to Day 2 | Irina Matthews (GEANT) | Day1 to Day2 – sum up of Day 1 and aims for Day 2 |
09:40 - 11:40 | Developing own research engagement strategy | Chris Atherton (GEANT) Demo of approach + interactive session | “Diamond” exercise (zoom in/zoom out approach to make sense of complex environments and to set priorities) |
11:40 - 12:00 | Coffee break | ||
12:00 - 13:15 | HEAnet (TBC) “You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models) | Ronan Byrne, CEO Karen Thornton - Director of Strategic and Business Planning Eoin Kenny - Innovation and R&D Manager 60 min discussion panel 15 min - summary | “Our business model is…” “To sustain our business model we do…” |
13:15 - 14:15 | Lunch | ||
14:15 - 14:25 | Business canvas model – follow up | Leonie Schaefer (remote presentation) | |
14:25-14:45 | Closing plenary | Hrach Astsatryan – CEO ASNET-AM Irina Matthews (GEANT; EaPConnect project manager) | 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/
All flights to Yerevan arrive at Zvartnots International Airport, ~20 minutes drive to the city center.
Transportation from airport
A taxi from Zvartnots to the city center should cost around 3000-4000 AMD (~6-8 euros). However, check the price before if you take the taxi! Many taxi drivers may not speak English.
Ggtaxi (https://www.ggtaxi.com/signin ) is a good option. It is the Uber/Lyft alternative in Armenia. You can download the App on your phone and register your card.
Taxis are preferrable to public transportation. You can reach any corner of the city from the centre for about 5 euros.
Transportation to the venue (Asnet-am offices)
Asnet-Am offices located a bit distant from the city center. It is recomended to take taxi going there. It might take up to 30 min to get there from the city center and cost up to 5 euro.
Recomended Hotels
Since availability is limited during this time of the year, make sure to book your hotel as soon as possible!
Republica Hotel Yerevan-4*; Paris Hotel Yerevan -4*; Holiday Inn Express Yerevan -3*; Ibis Yerevan Center-3*; Tufenkian Historic Yerevan Hotel 4*; Median Hotel City Center Yerevan 4*; Nova Hotel Yerevan; Opera Suite Hotel-4*; Best Western Congress Hotel-4*; Boulevard Hotel-3*
Other information
Armenian currency is the Dram.
Older generation speaks mostly Russian while younger generation mainly speaks English.