TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 2 June 2008 at 14:27

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
The Polish Optical Internet
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Poznańskie Centrum Superkomputerowo-Sieciowe
D.3 Abbreviation in English
PIONIER
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
PIONIER
D.5 Visiting address
10 Noskowskiego Str. Street

61-704 Poznan City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
12/14 Noskowskiego Str. Street

61-704 Poznan City/postal code
D.9 Country
Poland
D.10 Fax
+48 61 8525954
D.11 Phone
+48 61 8582001
D.12 General e-mail address
office@man.poznan.pl
D.13 Website
http://www.pionier.gov.pl
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
user_id@man.poznan.pl
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1997
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1993
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1997
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation
none

D.19 Form of organisation
(x)Separate legal entity of its own
( )Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
D.20 What is the 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
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
The Polish Optical Internet PIONIER is the Polish National Research and Educational Network founded and supported by Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology. The PIONIER network is a Consortium of 21 Metropolitan Area Networks. The Consortium is the highest administrative body, with the responsibility to supervise and formulate policy. PSNC owns the Polish National Research and Educational Network PIONIER and has been delegated by the Consortium to operate and manage the network. The owner of PSNC is Polish Academy of Sciences.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.pionier.gov.pl/consortium/index.htm
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Prof. Dr. Title Jan First name Węglarz Last name
Director Job Title

weglarz@man.poznan.pl E-mail address
CEO 2 Dr. Title Maciej First name Stroiński Last name
Technical Director Job Title

stroins@man.poznan.pl E-mail address
CTO Dr. Title Maciej First name Stroiński Last name
Technical Director Job Title

stroins@man.poznan.pl E-mail address
CTO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
OTHER Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
Past year we upgraded DWS bandwidth to 7.5 Gb/s. This year we should have CBFs towards Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, Kaliningrad region.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information