Theme
NEXT BIG THING!
Meeting location:
GRNET offices are located in: 7, Kifissias ave., Athens, 11523, 2nd floor.
The easiest way is to go by METRO (not train)- Metro Blue Line, to Ampelokipoi, then walk 5 min to the office. It takes around 30 min and tickets can be bought outside of airport and cost 9 EUR.
Taxis:
FreeNow app that recently replaced the most famous Greek taxi app.
https://www.free-now.com/gr-en/
After downloading it, through the app you can prebook a taxi up to 4 days in advance (tap ‘Later’ when booking your trip, then enter the time and date).
Also, it supports both credit and debit cards as well as PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay, so you can all be set and calm prior to landing in Athens.
https://18300.gr/ is also a good option, but keep in mind you need to inform them in advance if you ‘re only carrying a card to pay, otherwise they ‘ll expect cash.
How to get there from the airport
Accommodation
The recommended hotel is President hotel. It’s very comfortably located just 5 minutes walking distance from GRNET, and around 10 min. walking distance from the metro stations of Ambelokipi and Panormou.
Other accommodation options available nearby include:
Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99298568140?pwd=djNjaWs2MWZiQ1o1NkVsRjFSblJjUT09
Meeting ID: 992 9856 8140
Passcode: 074824
Tuesday, 10 October & Wednesday, 11 October 2023 in Athens, Greece
REGISTRATIONS
AGENDA
Day 1
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Light lunch |
| 13:00-13:10 | Welcome and introductions |
| 13:10-13:35 | GRNET European-oriented service portfolio and involvement (Themis Zamani, Head of Implementation Unit, European Infrastructures and Projects Directorate, GRNET) Welcome to GRNET - increased importance of Digital Transformation in Greece and enhanced role of GRNET. (Panos Louridas, Director of R&D, GRNET). |
| 13:35-14:15 | Round table - What is the next big thing or top challenge, i.e. could be in your own capacity/job and /or your (N)REN |
What does the community REALLY need? | |
| 14:15-14:45 | View from ‘the new’ - What the (N)REN did first and why + what’s next for that (N)REN |
| 14:15-14:45 | Speaker 1: Fjolla Restellica (KREN) + questions and discussion |
| 14:45-15:00 | Speaker 2: Arjan Xhelaj RASH |
| 15:00-15:15 | Lightening talk: 'what’s new' - GÉANT project Service portfolio (Tryfon Chiotis, Head of Project Office) |
| 15:20-15:50 | Coffee and tea break |
| View from ‘the old’ - What’s the next big thing and why - What is next into NREN service portfolios and Why (is it push from the User or the funder?!) | |
| 15:50–16:20 | Harold Teunissen, SURF (Manager Network & Campus) |
| 16:20–17:05 | Krzysztof Kurowski, PSNC (Technical Director) |
| 18:00-19:00 | Sightseeing tour |
| 19:00-22:00 | Working Dinner at Elaia restaurant Address: Erechtheos 12, Athens 105 56 |
Day 2
| 9:15-9:30 | Welcome |
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AI in NREN Service Portfolios – deep dive | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Latest trends and how AI will affect GRNET overall strategy and service portfolio. What this might mean for users.
Open discussion |
| 10:30-11:00 | What’s likely to happen in the future to Service portfolios - risks and opportunities - round table discussion and views |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee and tea break |
| Lightning Talks | |
| 11:30-11:45 | Latest from the NREN Service portfolio. A lightening demo on a new Service introduced within the last 6 months.
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| 11:45-12:00 | GÉANT (GN5-1 WP4 T3) is preparing the next cloud tender (OCRE 2024) to replace the 2020 OCRE tender. A short update on where we stand, the market analyses we published, the planning and on what will likely be different in the new tender.
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| 12:00-12:30 | Moderated discussion. "Does your service reach all the desired user groups?" E.g. if not what could be done to improve the situation? - 2 ‘active’ speaker/views on the topic. |
| 13:00-13:30 | Lunch |