Programme
| 08.00-09.00 | Registration |
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| 09.00-09.30 | Welcome address
Omar Shdeifat - Jordanian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Script (pdf)
H.E. Mr Patrick Renauld - Ambassador/Head of European Union Delegation in Jordan
Overview of progress in the Mediterranean region - one year on
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| Session 1: | e-Infrastructures in Europe and the Mediterranean region |
| 09.30-10.00 | Strategic importance and impact of e-Infrastructures for society and the economy in Europe and neighbouring Mediterranean countries
Robert Klapisch - President, Sharing Knowledge Foundation Presentation (pdf)
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| 10.00-10.30 | An overall picture of the status of connectivity and deployment of e-Infrastructures
David West - DANTE, Project Manager of EUMEDCONNECT2 Presentation (pdf)
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee / Tea Break |
| Session 2: | e-Infrastructures to support projects and applications in the Mediterranean region |
| 11:00-11:30 | e-Infrastructures in Jordan: achievements and outlook
HRH Princess of Jordan Sumaya Bint El Hassan Presentation (flash)
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| 11:30-12:30 | Panel session: Drawing on the experience of Euro-Mediterranean collaborative projects enabled by e-Infrastructures
Vincent Breton - French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Coordinator of WISDOM project Presentation (pdf);
Antonio Navarra - Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change (CMCC), Coordinator of CIRCE project Presentation (pdf); Marina Kleanthous - Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Coordinator of ITHANET project; Presentation (pdf) Adi Anani - Umeå University, Coordinator of ICT-LEAP project Presentation (pdf) Chair: Federico Ruggieri - Italian Institute of Nuclear Physics, Coordinator of EUMEDGRID project
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| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| Session 3: | Sustainability: research, applications and economic impact of e-Infrastructures |
| 14:00-14:45 | Policy, economic impact and sustainability of e-Infrastructures in the Mediterranean region
Mashour Abudaka, Minister of Transport, Palestine
Mohamed Saleh, Helwan University Presentation (pdf) Pr. Latifa Tricha, Secretary General, Ministère de l'éducation nationale de l'enseignement superieur de la formation des cadres et de la recherche scientifique, Royaume du Maroc Presentation (pdf) |
| 14:45-15:45 | Requirements for sustainability of e-Infrastructures and their funding in the Mediterranean, drawing on experiences in other regions
South East Europe: Fotis Karayannis - Infrastructure Development and Planning Manager, Greek Research and Education Network (GRNET) Presentation (pdf);
Eastern Europe: Marek Sredniawa - International Consultant on ICT, Sredniawa Consulting Presentation (pdf); Eastern Mediterranean: Constantia Alexandrou - Chair of the Interim Governing Board , Computation-based Science and Technology Research Centre (CSTRC), The Cyprus Institute Presentation (pdf) |
| 15:45-16:15 | Coffee / Tea Break |
| Session 4: | Sustainability: organisational achievements, political issues and the way forward in the Mediterranean region |
| 16:15-17:15 | Panel session: Role of EU, governments and private sector in sustaining e-Infrastructures in the Mediterranean region
Prof. Turki Obeidat - Secretary General of the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Presentation (pdf); Robert Klapisch - President, Sharing Knowledge Foundation; Yousef Torman - Executive Director, Jordanian Universities Network (JUNet) Presentation (pdf); Radha Nandkumar - Director, International & Campus Relations, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois Presentation (pdf) Co-chairs: Carmen Mena Abela, Project Officer - International Co-operation, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission and Daniel Weiss, European Commission Delegation in Cairo
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| 17:15-17:30 | Concluding remarks Presentation (pdf) |
| 17:30-19.00 | Launch ceremony for the EUMEDCONNECT2 project
with drinks and canapes
Recital performed by Francesco De Mattia, Director of Music Conservatory of Salerno, Italy: World premiere of a piece of ancient music played on an Epigonion reconstructed using the EUMEDCONNECT network
Ceremonial speech of Mr Basem Al Rousan, Minister of ICT of Jordan
Recognition of achievements of EUMEDCONNECT and official inauguration of EUMEDCONNECT2 via virtual presence of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media Video (Real)
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