26th September 2018, Podgorica, Montenegro
Rectorate of University of Montenegro. Address is: 2 Cetinjska, Podgorica
Business Models for Western Balkan NRENs - Objective: To compare business models of different NRENs in Europe, to examine strategies for sustainability and to develop awareness and knowledge of business models in general.
10:00-11.30: 4 x 20 minute presentations (ARNES, GRNET, DFN, CARNET)
11.30-11.45 Coffee break
11:45 – 13:00: 3 x 20 minute presentation from WB NRENs (RASH, MREN, BREN)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15: 1 x 20 minute presentation from WB NREN (MARNET) + group breakout group discussions.
Topic 1: Governance & Organisation (“pain points”)
- What are the issues with NRENs current structures
- What is the ideal structure?
- How to deal with employment of IT specialists in State agencies (low salary issues)
Topic 2: Business models and building the network
- What are the issues with NRENs 1. Business model 2. Financing
- Cashflow
- Long-term investment
- Revenue sources
- What would be the ideal Revenue/Business model?
15:15 – 15:30 Wrap up/ recommendations and next steps
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
Agenda
Wednesday, 26th September 2018
| Time | What's happening |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | 4 x 20 minute presentations (ARNES, GRNET, DFN, CARNET) |
| 14:00 | Welcome & Introduction - Rob Evans, Jisc & Rudolf Vohnout, CESNET & Edoardo Martelli, CERN |
| 14:00-14:30 | "What do we mean by automation" - Rob Evans, Jisc |
| 14:30-15:00 | "Automation at Arista" - Speaker TBA, Arista |
| 15:00-15:30 | "SURFnet's DTAP (Development, Testing, Acceptance and Production) street for automation" – Jac Kloots, SURFnet |
| 15:30-16:00 | Tea and coffee break |
| 16:00-16:30 | "Automation, not just ansible" - Andreas Polyrakis, GRNET |
| 16:30-17:00 | "Automation for delivering Campus-Networking as a Service" - Per Nihlen, SUNET |
| 17:00-17:15 | |
| 17:15-17:30 | SIG-NGN terms of reference (PDF|PPTX) - Rob Evans, Jisc |
| 17:30-19:30 | Pause |
| 19:30 | Dinner at TBA (at own expense) |
Friday, 23rd November 2018
| Time | What's happening |
|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | "Automatin of Photonic layer using NETCONF/YANG Model" - Jan Kundrat, CESNET |
| 09:30-10:00 | "Automation at AARNet" - Warrick Mitchell, AARnet (remote presentation) |
| 10:00-10:30 | "Continuous deployment through Gitlab" – Anna Wilson, HEAnet |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea and coffee |
| 11:00-11:30 | "A LORA VPN for the Internet of Things" – Benoit Ampeau, RENATER (remote presentation) |
| 11:30-12:00 | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Wrap up, Summary and Next Steps |
| 12:30- | Finish |