Poznan,

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Central and Eastern Europe Networking
Multi-conference on the occasion of 10th
anniversary of Poznan Supercomputing and
Networking Center NEW NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES,
GRIDS AND PORTALS

• Piotr Sasiedzki
• Silesian University of Technology - Computer
  Centre
• and
• Central and Eastern European Networking
  Association (CEENet)

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Agenda

• Geography lesson
• CEE NRENs
• CEENet and its activities

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CE Europe
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Geography

• present GEANT network
• IS, NO, FI, SE, DK, IE, EE, LV, LT, UK, NL, BE,
  LU, FR, ES, PT, DE, CZ, PL, CH, AT, SK, SI, HU,
  RO, IT, HR, TR, MT, CY, IL (31)
• missing
• AL, AM, BG, GE, MK, RU, BY, UA, MD, AZ, BA, SM
  (12)
• missing neighbours (not geographical Europe)
• KG, KZ, TJ, TM, UZ

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CEE connectivityinternational domestic

• multi Mbps countries
• EE, LT, LV, PL, CZ, SK, HU, RO, AT, HR, TR, SL,
  RU
• single Mbps countries
• MD, AL, GE, AM, BY, UA, AR, AZ

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CEE NREN organizations

• country wide NRENs
• multiple RENs within country
• remains of old research system in former soviet
  states
• regional/city networks
• sustainability
• governmental subsidy
• external grant based
• user fee based

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Central and Eastern European Networking
Association CEENet

• formed in 1993
• Offices in Vienna (AT) and Warsaw (PL)
• Authorities General Assembly and Management
  Committee
• Secretariat Secretary General
• www.ceenet.org

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Central and Eastern European Networking
Association CEENet

• Goals and objectives
• Dissemination of the technological know-how for
  building the essential infrastructure
• Distance Education, FP5, FP6 projects
• Management strategies and policy issues for
  stability and sustainability
• Sustainability technological competence
  managerial vision and efficiency public
  awareness
• Three types of educational events
• Technology, Management, Policy Workshops

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Workshops on Network Technology

• Strategy
• Always have a combined team of lecturers
• From the CEE countries for promoting
  self-sufficiency, recognition and continuous
  training
• From the EU and USA for state of the art updates
  as well as important nodes in the human network
• Connecting machines to connect people

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Management and Policy

• Workshops on Management
• Yaroslavl 1998 (co-organized with TERENA)
• Ohrid 2000
• Zagreb 2002
• Workshops on Policy
• Tartu 1997 (CEENet Tartu Declaration)
• Tbilisi 1999, Bishkek - 2001
• Varna (with TERENA), Baku - 2003

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Management and Policy

• Main issues
• Target groups and domains
• Services
• Telecom and info regulations
• Relation to the policy and decision makers
• Funding models
• Strategies for growth and stability
• Challenges both technological and social

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Unique Events and Other Projects

• July 2002 a unique type of Workshop NREN
  Creation Flying Workshop
• Three countries
• Czech Republic CESNet
• Poland NASK/POL-34
• Estonia EENet
• NREN Creation Cookbook (in Russian)
• Co-operates with Cisco Systems on the expansion
  of their Cisco Networking Academies in the CEE
  and FSU regions

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Thank you!

• Piotr Sasiedzki
• email piotr.sasiedzki_at_polsl.pl
• CEENet SecretariatWWW www.ceenet.orgE-mail
  secretary_at_ceenet.org
• gajewski_at_ceenet.org