SIG-Marcomms Spring meeting, February 21-22 2023

Communicating about HPC 1/2 Chaired by Minna Lappalainen

With HPC becoming an ever so relevant topic in our community, it is important to look at the strategies that the various NRENs are adopting to promote their respective HPC efforts. 

We are looking for presentations on communications strategies and initiatives to raise awareness about the benefits of HPC and the promotion of cross-continental collaboration.

• LUMI industrial engagement: raising awareness of HPC benefits (Minna Lappalainen, CSC)
• The journey of CERN towards HPC (Tim Smith and Maria Girone, CERN) remotely
• Arnes comms on all things supercomputing-related (Ariela Herček, Arnes)

Coffee Break

Communicating about HPC 1/2

• GRNET MarComms on all HPC related projects (Artemis Psarianou and Thomas Kakavas, GRNET)
• CINECA / LEONARDO supercomputer (Patrizia Coluccia and Elena Saluzzi, CINECA)

12:30 - 14:00

LUNCH

NRENs and their contribution to UN SDGs Chaired by Naira Kocharyan (intro slides)

With the new GÉANT project phase (GN5-1) starting in January 2023, it is important that we look at promoting NRENs' mission and work through the lenses of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The UN SDGs have become a benchmark to success, so if NRENs are not telling their stories and how they contribute to the Global Goals, they are missing opportunities!

• Mapping NRENs' contributions to SDGs: an initiative by AfricaConnect3 (Harold Bowa, UbuntuNet Alliance) remotely
• How to promote data centers as more sustainable, in alignment with SDG on Climate Action (SDG 13) (Veli-Antti Leinonen, CSC)
• Aligning the UN’s SDG’s to Jisc’s work’ (Damian Vicary, Jisc) remotely
• GRENA's work to promote EOSC through the lenses of the UN SDGs (Tamara Gvenetadze, GRENA) remotely 

Getting things done Chaired by Lonneke Walk

This is your opportunity to share with the group the innovative tools, platforms and software your team has been using to deliver results in most efficient way!

• AI for marcomms teams (Andrea Meloni, GÉANT)

• GRNET MarComms work organization, delivering all dissemination activities on time (Artemis Psarianou and Thomas Kakavas, GRNET)

Coffee break

NRENs social media in a changing environment Chaired by Laetitia Lagneau

The social media landscape is quickly changing. Some even wonder if social media will soon be dead. How is your NREN adapting to the current changes?

• Are social media dead? How can NRENs adapt to the era of content creators? (Leonardo Marino, GÉANT) 1 & 2
• Discussion