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TNC25: Brighton, UK | 9-13 June 2025
TNC25: Brighton, UK | 9-13 June 2025
SIDE MEETINGS
In order to attend the Monday and/or Friday side meeting(s), it is mandatory to purchase a ‘Side Meeting Pass’. This Pass can be purchased alongside the Regular Pass as well as the Speaker Pass.
All of the below side meetings do not take place at the TNC25 main venue, but at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront on King’s Road, Brighton.
UniformID, decentralised identity framework based on W3C DID standard, addresses key challenges in directory cataloguing, course application and interoperability ensuring secure, scalable management for courses, applications, institutions, and learners. Find out how UniformID: - Fosters collaboration enabling seamless, cross-platform interoperability. - Supports AI-driven innovation. - Solves real-world identity management challenges.
The GNA-G Network Automation Working group is established to collaborate on the transformation of NREN networks through network automation and orchestration. Join this meeting to learn, discuss, and share information about network automation, network orchestration and related topics.
The SIG-marcomms side meeting is an opportunity for marcomms specialists from the global R&E community to meet, learn from one another and explore possible future collaborations. Join us to discuss trending topics and challenges in marketing and communications in support of the core R&E business around the world.
This DFN side meeting addresses video conference enthusiasts who want to develop a common understanding about a successful service management around eduMEET. We will discuss topics related to service design, service transition and service operation and the connecting questions regarding IT and network security, usability and software engineering. Along with question of how to set up and maintain continuously software developement we want to tackle the question of how to build a reliable and transparent user support on all three service management levels. The side meeting will also discuss possibilities of decentralized video networks in general and how eduMEET as a free open source software could be engaged in distributed server environments.
The side meeting is based on the findings of DFNs intensive eduMEET evaluation in 2024 and will follow the guiding question what eduMEET needs more: a strategy or a governance?
NOTE: Unfortunately, no further registrations can be accepted. We have reached the attendee limit for this meeting.
Many organisations in Research and Education are faced with compliance challenges against legislation and standards. NIS2, ISO27001, ISO 9001, Article 13a, to name a few. With presentations and discussions we will explore the actual challenges and practical solutions around governance, internal audit, external audit and standards.
Join the second annual Workflow Orchestrator user group meeting, hosted by the WFO Partners SURF, ESnet, GEANT, and HEAnet! Receive adaptation updates from NRENs who are (working towards) using WFO in production, core software feature updates and plans, and open discussions between current and future users.
The meeting will dive into strategic insights, cutting-edge trends, and practical wisdom in educational delivery, both nationally and on the global stage. Topics from identity & access management, wallets, DC4EU, MyAcademicID and the role NRENs play, the importance of open standards for educational resources and tools will be discussed.
Join us to discover which strategic foresight tools and techniques are out there, and how you and your organisation can benefit from it. Based on experience we know that applying foresight is much easier once you have gained experience. Learn about tools you can take back to your organisation
NOTE: Unfortunately, no further registrations can be accepted. We have reached the attendee limit for this meeting.
The annual Mobility Day is a chance for anyone with an interest in eduroam and other roaming initiatives to come together and discuss developments. Mobility Day covers topics including eduroam, govroam, mobile networks, 4G, 5G, WiFi 6(e), Internet of Things, Low Power WAN, Passpoint/Hotspot 2.0 and other mobility related topics.
An agenda for the meeting is available.
Mobility Day is supported by the Global eduroam Governance Committee.
SIG-AI for NRENs - This side meeting will explore the potential applications of AI for NRENs. We will discuss network optimisation, security enhancements and personalised tools for network professionals, researchers and educators.
Since 2018, the SEE Directors Forum has supported (N)RENs in the SEE region with GÉANT’s coordination. It facilitates quarterly meetings to address challenges and bridge the digital divide.
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Leadership is demanding. Today’s leaders need broader and deeper skills than ever before to meet the evolving needs of our organisations and successfully navigate these uncertain times. Join leaders and people development professionals to hear how their NRENs are building leadership capabilities. Find out how GÉANT has developed leaders for the future through a programme tailored specifically to those leading GN5 projects.
Global Network Advancement Group (GNA-G) meetings are usually well attended by the Global REN community. The TNC25 side meeting would feature working group updates on GREN security, resiliency, data-intensive science, and more, aiming to foster collaboration, discuss emerging trends, strengthen global intercontinental connectivity and services for scientific research and education.
The session explores the OCRE 2024 Framework in its first half and transitions to Above-the-net service concepts in the second, including orchestrating datasets, community-cloud Trusted Research Environments, and Research Data Storage within the GÉANT Cloud ecosystem.
The EOSC EU Node provides a blueprint for the creation of national/regional/thematic nodes that are expected to be deployed and federated with the EOSC EU Node. Various aspects of the service delivery, such as AAI, delivery model, security will be discussed during the meeting.
Come and join us to explore how our planet works by learning how to turn state of polarisation data into information which can be used for research purposes. This meeting will cover how to generate SOP data from a live network, process it and understand it.
NOTE: Unfortunately, no further registrations can be accepted. We have reached the attendee limit for this meeting.
The mission of REFEDS (the Research and Education FEDerations group) is to be the voice that articulates the mutual needs of research and education identity federations worldwide. The group represents the requirements of research and education. Come and join us to discuss updates to our annual workplan, working group progress and updates from the identity federation community.
EUMETSAT, NOAA, GÈANT, the European NRENs, Internet2 and other international partners and R&E networks will present the status of the services provided to EUMETSAT, discuss future requirements and plans, the global collaboration around meteorology and the distribution of meteorological data across the R&E networks worldwide. Open workshop to all interested persons willing to attend.
The EOSC federation is being built and at least 20 NRENs have key (national) roles in this phase. This meeting will focus on the business and technical aspects of EOSC federation participation by NRENs with an aim to share experiences and approaches and further the use GÉANT components
The aim is for the SIG-Procurement to get together and engage in collaboration to exchange experiences, ideas and knowledge on the field of procurement, with a particular focus on developments in the R&E community.
NOTE: Unfortunately, no further registrations can be accepted. We have reached the attendee limit for this meeting.
SIG-RED aims to try and help NRENs understand what the latest developments and trends in the research landcape globally are and also how to better engage with Research groups in country.
The eduGAIN Townhall is an open meeting for eduGAIN participants, stakeholders and interested people to know and discuss about the present and the future of federated authentication at a global scale.
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TNC25 is co-funded by Europe’s NRENs and the European Union (EU).
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