Time | Room | Activity | Chair |
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09:00 – 10:30 | JOFFRE A | Side Meeting This is an internal side meeting of network-related project work packages to discuss topics related to network infrastructure and services planning, development, operations and maintenance. This meeting will be by invitation only, targeting primarily work package and task leaders of WP6 and WP7. | Ivana Golub, PSNC |
09:00 – 10:30 | JOFFRE B | Side Meeting Commercial providers in my WP or Task? Procurement is not as difficult as you think! Do you need services from commercial suppliers in your project? You probably need some form of Procurement to get the services you need. Using examples from WP4 and IC1 you’re (further) introduced to procurement. After this session you know where to get support and you learned procurement can be fun. | Olaf Verschoor, GÉANT |
09:00 – 10:30 | JOFFRE C | Side Meeting Security workpackage leadership Evaluation and planning meeting for WP8 task, service and workpackage leaders. | Alf Moens, GÉANT |
09:00 – 10:30 | JOFFRE D | Side Meeting All you want to Know about Finance/Project Reporting Additional Presenters: Francesca Pegazzano, Iulia Pituleac, Munyaradzi Shahwe | Bridget Hannigan, GÉANT |
09:00 – 10:30 | JOFFRE 5 | Side Meeting GitLab & Kubernetes in Practice The aim of the session is to boost adoption of containerisation in the development process implemented in the Geant GitLab and Kubernetes. During the cross-workspackage discussion we will shortly introduce containerisation and try to identify blockers and specific user requirements based on chosen case-studies. The session is dedicated to development team members and especially to the SSE 2023 participants. | Szymon Kupiński, PSNC |
09:00 – 10:30 | SULLY 1 | Side Meeting eduGAIN Service Team Meeting The eduGAIN service team will meet to check current achievements and issues and to discuss the road map for project year two. | Davide Vaghetti, GARR |
09:00 – 10:30 | SULLY 3 | Side Meeting WP3 T1 Task Meeting Task Meeting to review Y1 and outlook to Y2. By invite only. | Beatrix Weber, GÉANT |
10:30 – 11:00 | Catering Area | MORNING COFFEE BREAK | |
11:00 – 12:30 | JOFFRE A | Side Meeting State of the Cloud Procurement | Jakob Tendel, DFN |
11:00 – 12:30 | JOFFRE B | Side Meeting Task Meeting for WP3 Task 3 Closed Task Meeting of the External Relationships team. | Leonie Schäfer, DFN |
11:00 – 12:30 | JOFFRE C | Side Meeting Security Workpackage Outreach and Dissemination | Alf Moens, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:30 | JOFFRE D | Side Meeting Time-Frequency Incubator The purpose of this side meeting is to present the results of the WP6 time-frequency incubator. In GN5-2, GEANT is planning to invest in building time-frequency links between European NMIs to meet the vision of the CLONETS-DS. The incubator is currently working on a T/F business case and design. | Guy Roberts, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:30 | JOFFRE 5 | Side Meeting Privacy Policy for GN5 Join us for a focused session on our project’s new privacy policy. This meeting aims to provide comprehensive training on policy updates, ensuring all team members understand and adhere to these essential changes. Your understanding and compliance are vital to GEANT’s project success and compliance. | Magdalena Rzaca, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:30 | SULLY 1 | Side Meeting Maximising the potential of eAcademy This will demonstrate how eAcademy is being deployed successfully by Work Package 6, followed by Q&A. We aim to inspire and inform other Work Packages, Services and Product Owners to create to their own material for the benefit of Project contributors and the wider R&E community. | Dom Mayerl, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:30 | SULLY 3 | Side Meeting Trust and Identity Incubator The Incubator task (WP5 T5) works on four different projects in the area of T&I. At the time of the Symposium, it is almost halftime for these projects and want to discuss the next steps with the team and our stakeholders. | Michael Schmidt, DFN |
12:30 – 13:30 | Catering Area | LUNCH BREAK | |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE A | Side Meeting Meaningful KPIs for the GEANT project The purpose of this side meeting is to discuss with all Devops Work Packages (WP4, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP8) what are the right KPIs for the GÉANT project. | Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE B | Side Meeting SOC, DDoS & CTI workshop Synchronise development efforts on SOC, CTI and DDoS. | David Heed, Sunet |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE C | Side Meeting Security Human Factor – Sustainable Outputs | Charlie van Genuchten, SURF |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE D | Side Meeting eduroam eduroam (WP5 T1) meeting to discuss developments and reflect on plans relevant to eduroam for T1 members | Paul Dekkers, SURF |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE 5 | Side Meeting Invite only | Marina De Giorgi, GÉANT |
13:30 – 15:00 | SULLY 1 | Side Meeting WP2 and WP3 task leaders share WP2 and WP3 share both the positive and negatives of the last 12 months and plan for Year 2 of the project. By invite only | Annabel Grant, GÉANT |
13:30 – 15:00 | SULLY 3 | Side Meeting Security Management Task Meeting | Šarūnas Grigaliūnas, LITNET |
15:00 – 15:30 | Catering Area | AFTERNOON COFFEE | |
15:30 – 17:00 | JOFFRE A | Side Meeting Project Resources In this parallel session we would like to discuss how we can better use the project resources (mainly people) from GÉANT and the NRENs. | Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT |
15:30 – 17:00 | JOFFRE B | Side Meeting Enabling New Security Services How can we best engage and enroll services for NRENs? How do we best promote and do pilots? | David Heed, Sunet |
15:30 – 17:00 | JOFFRE C | Side Meeting Security Human Factor Task Meeting How can we optimize the use of all materials that are produced in T2 (training, Awareness, exercises). | Charlie van Genuchten, SURF |
15:30 – 17:00 | JOFFRE D | Side Meeting WP4 all-hands and Above-the-Net planning In-person meeting time is worth its weight in gold for our distributed project work. The Symposium is a huge opportunity for personal engagement and coordination. We therefore apply for a side meeting for the WP4 Above-the-Net activity team, to gain the benefits of personally meeting as many as possible, to align our group for coming work, and to have practical work time for the big tasks coming in early 2024. | Jakob Tendel, DFN |
15:30 – 17:00 | SULLY 1 | Side Meeting GLAD – What’s in it for YOU? GÉANT Learning & Development (GLAD) is here for YOU! We work with all Work Packages, equipping teams with new knowledge and skills, encouraging continual professional development and enabling you to share your expertise with the Research & Education community | Sarah Hughes, GÉANT |
17:00 | DAY ONE CLOSE |
Time | Room | Activity | Chair |
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09:30 – 10:30 | Einstein Conference Hall | Opening PlenaryKeynote: GÉANT projects: past, present and future by Erik Huizer, GÉANT Keynote: Horizon of possibilities by Peter Szegedi, Programme Officer EU Policies – on behalf of Grazyna Piesiewicz, Head of Unit – European Commission Keynote: Introduction to GN5 Framework Programme and Current Projects by Matthew Scott, Chief Programme Officer, GÉANT | Matthew Scott, GÉANT |
10:30 – 11:00 | Catering Area | MORNING COFFEE BREAK | |
11:00 – 12:30 | Einstein Conference Hall | Update on GN5-1/GN5-IC1 Projects Statusby Matthew Scott, Chief Programme Officer, GÉANT Lightning Talks Pitches for afternoon breakouts | Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT & Magdalena Rzaca, GÉANT |
12:30 – 14:00 | Catering Area | LUNCH BREAK | |
14:00 – 15:00 | Einstein Conference Hall | Keynote PlenaryConnecting researchers and services: the NeIC Puhuri project as an enabler of scientific discovery The NeIC Puhuri project facilitate the access and provisioning of HPC and Quantum computing resources. The Puhuri resource management service was developed to allow users from academia to access and manage resources e.g. LUMI, through a single portal. For this Puhuri uses the GEANT authentication and authorization infrastructure MyAccessID allowing secure identification through local academic organizations or national authentication services. Keynote speaker: Anders Sjöström, NeIC-Puhuri project manager LUNARC Lund University The Higgs Boson, GÉANT and the NREN community Media coverage of the discovery of the Higgs Boson at CERN in 2012 concentrated on the discovery’s importance for the standard model of particle physics and the length of the quest—nearly 50 years from prediction to discovery. Much less attention was paid to the key role played by networks and the networking community. This talk aims to remedy that oversight as well as helping you to explain the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism to your family and friends. Keynote speaker: Tony Cass, Leader, Communication Systems Group, CERN | Enzo Capone, GÉANT |
15:00 – 15:30 | Catering Area | AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK | |
15:30 – 17:00 | Einstein Conference Hall | NETWORK Breakouts1. Network Developments Update In this session latest updates will be provided on all the activities and results from the Network Development Work package (WP6). Topics included but not limited to are listed on the WP6 wiki: https://wiki.geant.org/display/netdev. It will also include some time for discussion to use the opportunity to gather feedback and inputs from the audience. Speakers: Pavle Vuletić, UoB/AMRES 2. GÉANT Network Evolution and Collaboration In this session, we will present our approach to GÉANT network evolution and how work package 7 works with NRENs to develop a roadmap for the future. Our primary focus will be on the process of continuous engagement with the NRENs, who play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our network infrastructure and services. Additionally, we will draw upon the insights from a recent Network Chief Technology Officer (CTO) workshop. Speakers: Bram Peeters, GÉANT & Mian Usman, GÉANT 3. GÈANT Automation Platform GÈANT is building a network automation and orchestration platform based entirely on open-source software and the central elements are the Workflow Orchestrator, developed by Surf and Esnet, and Ansible, an automation engine largely in use in the R&E environment. The system will support the migration of the GÈANT network to the new generation of IP/MPLS layer. Speaker: Simone Spinelli, GÉANT | Ivana Golub, PSNC & Mian Usman, GÉANT |
JOFFRE A+B | SECURITY Breakouts1. Introduction to service management in the GÉANT Project This will be a two-part session, the first will be an introduction to the GÉANT PLM process and how this can form a basic service management structure with its associated checklists. The second part will be an interactive Q&A with the GALD team to collect future service management training requirements. Speaker: Richard Lui, GÉANT 2. Extending the GÉANT Security Baseline to Products and Services This session re-introduces the Security Baseline created by GN4-3, and in GN5-1 extended to products and services. We target service and product owners to assess the state of security management of their respective tool. The results draw an overview of the security management for the product and involved organisations. We’ll also discuss how WP8T0 can help you implementing this Baseline. Speaker: Michel Gerdes, DFN 3. From Trust To Compliance: What is the impact on your service? Research and education has a long history of collaborating. From the start of networking, this has been based on trust, mostly personal trust. Trust is not enough anymore. We need to prove we are trustworthy. Not only because the scale and complexity has increased by such magnitude that we do not know all parties and persons involved, and there is also an increasing pressure of rules and regulations. What does this mean for your organisation and what is the impact in your service? Speaker: Alf Moens, GÉANT | Alf Moens, GÉANT | |
JOFFRE C+D | NEW WAVES IN TRUST & IDENTITY BreakoutsA forward looking T&I track where we want to present and discuss plans for exploring, piloting and/or implementing new tech and/or strategies into the T&I service portfolio. 1. Core AAI Platform: The road ahead This presentation explores the next steps for the Core AAI Platform, a key component built on top of the eduGAIN Trust Fabric, essential for providing scalable AAI services in research and education. We’ll examine enhanced features such as identity vetting, multi-factor authentication, and multi-protocol identity flows across administrative realms. Importantly, we will highlight the critical role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) within the Core AAI Platform in delivering robust and secure services. Speaker: Christos Kanellopoulos, GÉANT 2. A new identity federation standard Identity Federations have been around for almost 20 years now and yet we do not have an official specification that describes all the inner workings. OpenID Federation is an holistic attempt in that direction, initially targeting the OpenID Connect protocol. The eduGAIN Service, with the support of the community, is setting up a Proof Of Concept in order to evaluate the new standard and eventually create a new official Technology Profile that will extend the current service. Speaker: Davide Vaghetti, GARR 3. Decentralized identity, credentials and wallets A new identity and credential ecosystem is begin crafted as we speak. Developments like the EU Digital Identity framework and the Large Scale Pilots shape this new ecosystem. In this session we will show how the GÉANT community may be affected by this new ecosystem, explain some of its core use cases, opportunities and challenges. Examples from work done in the Trust and Identity incubator will show how we are trying to prepare for these new technologies. Speakers: Niels van Dijk, SURF & Christoph Graf, SWITCH | Marina Adomeit, Sunet | |
SULLY 3 | SUPPORT Breakouts1. Security Mentorship Programme: Leveraging online courses to address skill shortage Within the field of IT Security there is a large shortage of competent people. We therefore feel that we need to train people in R&E in IT security.Within GN5-1 WP8 Task 2 “Awareness” we intend to create a roadmap that will combine hands-on experience within the R&E community, expert guidance through mentoring and self-study of free online courses. Speaker: Tim Waters, GÉANT 2. Software Governance in GN5-1: recent advancements to enable effective software development in GN This presentation will highlight the advancements of Software Governance in GN5-1, with a particular attention on open software development in GN. The presentation topics will include among others GitLab CE features, open profiles in the Software Catalogue and software review services for management of risks associated with the infringement of IPR and security vulnerabilities Speaker: Marcin Wolski, PSNC 3. To certify (learning) or not to certify… (And if so, how?) We are exploring whether to certify some GÉANT learning programmes. In this interactive session we will discuss the principles and practicalities of certification, and explore how technology like eduBADGES could enable this. Come and share your views: when is certification useful? What types of certification are available? Which courses are most suitable for certification? What constraints should be considered? Speaker: Sarah Hughes, GÉANT | Paul Rouse, GÉANT | |
17:00 | DAY TWO CLOSE | ||
18:30 – 23:00 | Symposium Dinner at “Domaine des Grands Chais“Meet at the Berlioz gate (Le Corum Level 0) at 18:30-18:45 to departure to the dinner. Shuttle buses to “Domaine des Grands Chais” will leave at 18:45. |
Time | Room | Activity | Chair |
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09:00 – 10:30 | Einstein Conference Hall | Lightning Talks
| Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT & Chris Atherton, GÉANT |
10:30 – 11:00 | Catering Area | MORNING COFFEE BREAK | |
11:00 – 12:00 | Joffre A+B | 60-min deep-dive: User engagement pain points – let’s fix them together In this interactive session we will discuss in round table groups a number of pain points identified across 4 different Work packages in the areas of user engagement, outreach, service delivery, new service models and requirement gathering. The aim is to develop specific recommendations and make tangible improvements so that together we can overcome some shared pain points | Jakob Tendel, DFN & Annabel Grant, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:00 | Joffre C+D | 60-min deep-dive: How developments in the world around us are impacting what we do – Geopolitics and sustainability The world is changing and we are in the midst of it. In this session we examine relevant geopolitical developments in greater details and discuss how these are impacting the project. Is it impacting us? Are we aware of our changing world or are we naive? How does the increased focus on sustainability impact how we work together? | Olaf Verschoor, GÉANT, Cathrin Stöver, GÉANT & Hendrik Ike, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:00 | Einstein | 60-min deep-dive: Network Infrastructure and Services Roadmap This session is organised jointly by WP6 and WP7 to present and discuss with the audience current activities and future plans related to network infrastructure and services planning, development, operations and maintenance. Starting with a summary of the discussions and conclusions of the Network Evolutions Study Workshops and the CTO workshop, it will look ahead into the second year of the GN5-1 project and beyond. | Ivana Golub, PSNC, Mian Usman, GÉANT, Bram Peeters, GÉANT & Pavle Vuletic, UoB/AMRES |
11:00 – 12:00 | Sully 1 | 60-min deep-dive: Sharing the Innovation in various thematic areas Innovating is at the heart of the GEANT project. Be it in incubators or as part of service delivery, we collaborate as a community to jointly develop and deliver novel and innovative services and products to our users. This session focusses on how we can maximize the innovation potential of the GEANT project: What ways do we have to bring new ideas into the project? How do we grow from an idea to a new service? How do we engage the community, both NRENs and end users, to get their ideas and input, but also to disseminate our work? Are we missing tools or capabilities that would enable us to innovate even more effectively? | Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT & Matthew Scott, GÉANT |
11:00 – 12:00 | Sully 3 | 60-min deep-dive: Deep dive into Software Governance – quality badges This session is aimed at everyone who has contributed to software development in GN (SW. engineers, developers, team leaders, product owners or task leaders) and all participants are encouraged to take part in the discussion on Software Governance in GN5-1. The discussion topics will be around quality badges, in relation to two selected areas: 1) establishing a software licence 2) adoption of Common Best Practices. | Marcin Wolski, PSNC & Magdalena Rzaca, GÉANT |
12:00 – 12:15 | Einstein | All participants move to Plenary room Einstein | |
12:15 – 12:30 | Einstein | Wrap up and Closing of the GÉANT Project Symposium 23 | Matthew Scott, GÉANT |
12:30 – 13:30 | Catering Area | LUNCH BREAK & End of conference programme | |
13:30 – 14:30 | JOFFRE 4 | Side Meeting Data Management Plan – research data consultations This dedicated work package leaders’ meeting focuses on refining the Project data management plan. During the meeting open science experts will provide insights on data with research potential. This session aims improving our data management for the Project. | Magdalena Rzaca, GÉANT |
13:30 – 15:00 | JOFFRE 5 | Side Meeting WP8 T3 team meeting, planning and evaluation | David Heed, SUNET |
13:30 – 15:00 | SULLY 3 | Side Meeting eduMEET spinout coordination and board meeting This open meeting will focus not only on technical aspects but also on general ones, as further development, needed features, pan-European collaboration as well as management and funding plans (TCC + GN5-2). | Bartlomiej Idzikowski, PSNC |
13:30 – 15:00 | SULLY 1 | Side Meeting WP8 T4 team meeting, planning and evaluation | Alf Moens, GÉANT |
Lightning Talks
THURSDAY 14 DEC, 09.00 – 10.30
Chairs: Chris Atherton, GÉANT / Tryfon Chiotis, GÉANT
Data Spaces – what do you need to know?
Annabel Grant, GÉANT
Do you keeping hearing about them and wondering what they are? How will they be used, governed, set-up and by when – and what does this mean for the GEANT community and project? Now’s the chance to find out.
What is the point of Marketing?
Karl Meyer, GÉANT
Within the context of the GÉANT Project where many of our services are either free at point of use or have a tightly defined and controlled audience base why do we need to undertake marketing? I’m not going to explain now because otherwise you won’t listen to me later so you’ll just have to wait and see!
Gender Equality Unplugged: Principles for Progress
Nicole Harris, GÉANT
How can we use gender equality principles to avoid a tick-box attitude to gender equality requirements in EC projects? This lightning talk will present the principles, but also show how small sparks of action have enabled us to make meaningful changes within the GÉANT organisation.
Standing on the shoulders of Argus
Ilona Podliashanyk, Sikt
In this lightning talk we will unravel the following pseudocode characterizing Argus:
software Argus is:
input: myriads of alerts from different monitoring systems, clutter of many screens
output: easy data management, customizable filters, personalized notifications, automated ticket generation
(Developed by Sikt, co-funded by GÉANT, in use with other NRENs) return one screen to rule them all.
Establishing a License for Your
Branko Marović, AMRES
A proper software license safeguards intellectual property, aligns with GÉANT’s IPR Policy, aids development, attracts users, clarifies usage terms, and signifies quality commitment. The WP9T2 and IPR Coordinator offer tools and expertise, streamlining license management for secure and legally sound software. Software Composition Analysis identifies dependencies and risks, while Software Licence Analysis matches licenses to constraints and preferences, ensuring compliance.
eduMEET 4.0: New Features, New Independence
Bartek Idzikowski, PSNC
The spin-out of our project-based video conferencing platform eduMEET into a
community-financed open-source software aligns with the release of its new version.
eduMEET v4 is completely re-built from scratch and with simplified code, more user-friendly, presenting many new features and a refreshed look & feel. In this LT we will present the new eduMEET, the opportunities it opens for our community, and a replicable example of successful service spin-out.
Your eAcademy
Dom Mayerl, GÉANT
This Lightning Talk will provide examples where the eAcademy has been used effectively and provided a wealth of knowledge to our community. It is a call to action to think about what material would be good to add to the online platform and encourage Work Packages to help build an even more beneficial eAcademy for our community in 2024.
Best Practices for Software Development
Bartosz Walter, PSNC
Software Process Improvement in the GÉANT project relies on the Common Best Practices (CBPs) framework. In this talk, you can hear how CBPs can help software development teams to improve and enhance their software projects and prepare products and services for the production PLM gates. By reusing our shared knowledge and experience, CBPs help make GÉANT a continuously learning community.
Breaking the boundaries of procurement
Garvan McFeeley, HEAnet
In preparing for OCRE2024 tender we will be exceeding the design limits of our tender platform, the OJEU tender system and more besides. How will we get through this?
Cloud in action
David Heyns, GÉANT
A lightening review of the many compelling use cases submitted by European researchers, research infrastructures, and NRENs in response to the OCRE and EOSC Future adoption funding calls. This represents fascinating regional research and the highly innovative cloud-based services distributed via the GÉANT community that enable it.
University Virtual Labs on NMaaS
Vojdan Kjorveziroski, UKIM/MARNET
In the latest phase of the project NMaaS has been extended to support a new use-case, deployment of virtual labs, targeted at the education community. Recognizing that hands-on virtual labs are a pillar of every successful university curriculum, this lightning talk focuses on the advantages provided to both university staff and students when NMaaS is used as a virtual labs platform.
Using chatbot for user support
Maciej Łabędzki, PSNC
Chatbots are computer programs that can simulate conversation with human users. They are increasingly being used in a variety of industries, including customer service, marketing, and education. There are many benefits to using chatbots, such as 24/7 service, quick answers to questions, and a more natural way for users to interact with applications. A chatbot assistant comes to the GEANT Software Catalogue.