TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 19 May 2008 at 01:43

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Bulgarian Research and Education Network Association
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Sdruzhenie Bulgarska Izsledovatelska i Obrazovatelna Mrezha
D.3 Abbreviation in English
BREN
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
BIOM
D.5 Visiting address
6 Gourko Street Street

Sofia 1000 City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Bulgaria
D.10 Fax
D.11 Phone
+359 2 949 2105
D.12 General e-mail address
lechev@daits.net
D.13 Website
www.bren.acad.bg
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
N/A
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1989
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1989
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
2006
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation

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
(x)The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )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 governing structure includes a Chairman, one Vice Chairman, CEO, Board of Directors, Control Committee, and a General Assembly, members of which are the State Agency for Information Technology and Communications, the Council of Bulgarian Universities’ Rectors, and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.bren.acad.bg/en/?page_id=12
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr. Title Boyko First name Lechev Last name
Chief Executive Officer Job Title

lechev@bren.acad.bg E-mail address
CEO 2 Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
CTO Prof. Title Hristo First name Turlakov Last name
Deputy Head of Department Job Title

tour@acad.bg E-mail address
CTO 2 Prof. Title Nina First name Jeliazkova Last name
Senior Network Engineer Job Title

nina.jeliazkova@acad.bg E-mail address
OTHER Mr. Title Luchesar First name Iliev Last name
Information Security Officer Job Title

iliev@acad.bg 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
D.25 Feedback
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

D: Basic Information

TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information