The news service by and for the Research and Education Networking Community in Europe
The German National Research and Education Network (DFN) is about to relaunch its research network X-WiN: by the end of 2012 all dark fibres in X-WiN will be equipped with multi-terabit technology.
NRENum.net, the number mapping service for academia that facilitates VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and videoconferencing dialling, has become a global service. Within the past month, National Research and Education Network (NREN) organisations from Latin America and Australia have joined European participants in the service, taking the total number to 16 countries from three continents.
NRENum.net is also now recognised as a viable solution for seamless dialling interconnection between multiple technologies whether or not the standard system, the “Golden ENUM Tree”, using ENUM (E.164 Number Mapping) technology, is available.
Key members of the research networking community are ‘reporting’ on this year’s TERENA Networking Conference, providing their expert insight and comments in the form of blogs, tweets and photos. This TNC2012-related content is aggregated from different social media sites in the TERENA 'Social' page - http://www.terena.org/social/.
Whether attending the conference in person or participating remotely, you can join the TNC online conversation:
A conference about "Research in Germany", organised by the German academic exchange organisation DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst)", was attended by over 500 researchers in person, with 12 videoconferencing rooms and 500 Internet users connected through the advanced Internet of Colombia, RENATA.
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The final deadline for registration for the TERENA Networking Conference 2012 (TNC2012) and co-located meetings is quickly approaching. TNC2012 will take place in Reykjavik, Iceland from 21-24 May 2012. Online registration for TNC2012 closes at midnight CET on Friday, 11 May 2012.
Online registration can be done by using a downloadable form (pdf) and costs € 550. Desk registration at the conference venue will still be possible and costs € 600. Information about all registration options and what the fees cover is available on https://tnc2012.terena.org/web/participate/register. Information about hotels in Reykjavik, costs and how to book is available via https://tnc2012.terena.org/web/venue/hotels.
The organisers of the EGI Technical Forum 2012 (TF 2012) are pleased to announce that online abstract submission is now open. The event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic between 17-21 September in partnership with CESNET, the consortium of Czech universities and the Czech Academy of Sciences that represents the country in the EGI council.
The main theme of the Technical Forum will be to reflect on the progress of the project at its mid-point in incorporating different resource types and technologies to provide a sustainable European e-infrastructure to meet the needs of the international user communities.
At the recent RIPE Meeting we presented some IPv6 address distribution statistics which we would like to share with a wider audience. In the article, you can find statistics on IPv6 allocations and assignments. In particular, the article details what affect the removal of the requirement to be multihomed had on the number of assignments and the relationship between the age of a member and the number of IPv6 addresses they have received.
On its fifth anniversary, RENATA has three members of Government, eight regional academic networks, 144 connected institutions, the live broadcast of more than 1,500 academic conferences, more than 3,000 scientists and technicians trained in the use of advanced Internet, five communities promoting scientific network usage and two awards (2009 - 2010) as the best website for research in Colombia.
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The Danish Center for Scientific Computing (DCSC) and the Danish research network Forskningsnettet have merged into the Danish e‐Infrastructure Cooperation (DeIC). This has been done in order to strengthen the Danish effort in the e‐science area, and thereby ensuring Danish research prominence internationally.
There are different ways you can get involved at the TERENA Networking Conference (TNC2012) from 21-24 May 2012 in Reykjavik, Iceland. In addition to attending the conference, and 'networking with networkers' from across Europe and the world, participants can also share their ideas by giving a lightning talk or presenting a poster.