Upcoming events: TERENA networking conference
Enabling Communities at the TERENA Networking Conference
Carrie Solomon
Specialists from major European research networking organisations, research projects, universities and industry will come together at this year’s TERENA Networking Conference (TNC2011) from 16–19 May, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Keynote speeches and interactive discussions between experts will bring to life the theme ‘enabling communities’, and provide participants with an overview of the latest developments in research networking, both in the technical field and in the areas of application and management.
Morning plenary sessions will set the tone for topics explored in more detail throughout four parallel tracks: ‘future networks’, ‘supporting collaborations and advanced applications’, ‘communities and identities’, and ‘digital lifestyle’.
Other conference highlights include:
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Ian Bird, WLCG (World LHC Computing Grid) project leader, will talk about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the status of the project, the advanced applications and infrastructure that support it, and how research and education networks can help make large-scale, global collaborations in science successful.
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Jaroslav Koča, Scientific Director for Life Sciences, Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) will describe how networks enable his work in biomedical research, one of the most important areas of global scientific collaboration.
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Connections between high-demand research, the ‘digital native’ student and the everyday work of the research networking community will be addressed throughout the conference in discussions about the future Internet, new ways to expand the use of identity federations, grids & clouds, virtual organisations & collaborations, e-science ecosystems and much more.
Registration for the conference opens on 21 February and the fee includes access to all conference sessions, materials and social events. You can participate in a lightning talk – a five-minute presentation focusing, for example, on an idea, a successful project, or an invitation to collaborate – or submit a poster presentation. A limited number of free admissions for students are also available for winning poster submissions.
