TERENA NREN Compendium 2006
Organisational Information

Updated: 10 April 2006 at 12:45
Organisation:
Users / Clients Network Traffic Funding & Staffing Services Basic Information Organisational Information
6.19 Form of organisation
(x)Separate legal entity of its own
( )Not a legal entity of its own
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation (in English)  
6.20 Formal relationship between the organisation and the government:
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
(x)There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members
of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions
that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
( )Other, please explain below
6.21 Brief description of the governing structure:
The Board has the following representation:
Universities: 7
Institutes of Technology 4
HEA (3rd level funding agency) 1
Science Foundation Ireland 1
Academic librarians 1
6.22 Description on website:
 
6.23 Chief Executive Officer
Mr. John Boland
Title of the job
Chief Executive
Chief Executive Officer (2)
     
Title of the job
 
6.24Chief Technical Officer
     
Email
Title of the job  
6.25Chief Technical Officer (2)
Mr. Mike Norris
Email
Title of the job Chief Technical Officer
6.26 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year:
We are deploying a new layer 2 network around the country and in metro areas, and also providing resilient connections for clients. Largely composed of dark fibre, the new network will provide IP transit as well as point-to-point links for inter- and intra-institutional traffic.

We are also in the process of connecting all first and second-level schools in Ireland (about 4,000 in total) to the network. This was started in 2005 and will finish in 2006.
6.27 Feedback:
We like to see the Compendium as the authoritative source of comparative information on European NRENS, their networks, services, funding and structures. The expert analysis in the printed version is also very welcome.

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