TERENA NREN Compendium 2006
Basic Information

Updated: 25 April 2006 at 10:10

6.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)

SWITCH - The Swiss Education & Research Network

6.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)

SWITCH - Teleinformatikdienste für Lehre und Forschung / Services de téléinformatique pour l'enseignement et la recherche

6.3 Abbreviation in English

SWITCH

6.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)

SWITCH

6.5 Visiting address

Limmatquai 138

6.6 City/postal code of visiting address

CH-8001 Zürich

6.7 Postal address (if different from above)

Postfach

6.8 City/postal code of postal address

CH-8021 Zürich

6.9 Country

Switzerland

6.10 Fax

+41 44 268 1568

6.11 Phone

+41 44 268 1515

6.12 General e-mail address

info@switch.ch

6.13 Website

http://www.switch.ch/

6.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses

[givenname.]lastname@switch.ch

6.15 Year the first research network operations started

1988

6.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit

1987

6.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form

1987

6.18 Short description of the history of the organisation

http://www.switch.ch/about/jubilaeum.pdf