TERENA NREN Compendium 2010
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Updated: 5 October 2010 at 16:40

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F1. Full name of the organisation (in English)
GIP RENATER National Telecommunication network for Technology, Education and Research
F2. Full name of the organisation in the national language(s) (please use the Latin alphabet)
Réseau national de télécommunications pour la technologie, l'enseignement et la recherche
F3. Abbreviation in English (if applicable)
RENATER
F4. Abbreviation in the national language(s)
RENATER
F5. Visiting address
23-25 rue Daviel Street

75013 PARIS City/postal code
F6. Postal address (if different from above)
Street

City/postal code
F7. Country
France
F8. Fax
+33 1 53942031
F9. Phone
+ 33 1 53942030
F10. General e-mail address
secretariat@renater.fr
F11. Website
http://www.renater.fr
F12. Year the first research network operations started
1993
F13. Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1993
F14. Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
(Please compare the answers given here with the answers of some of the other NRENs you are familiar with)
1992
F15. If you have a short description of the history of your organisation on your website, please provide a URL to that brief description
http://www.renater.fr/spip.php?rubrique11
F16. 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
F17. If so, please give the name of the parent organisation (in English):
F18. What is the formal relationship between your organisation and your 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
F19. Please briefly describe the governing structure of your NREN
(in terms of members, governing body, decision making process, etc.)
administration board (made of one representative per member of the GIP) + one Director
list of members :
- Ministry in charge of Reserach and Education
- and in alphabetical oder the hereunder national Research organisations :
BRGM : Bureau de la Recherche Géologique et Minière
CEA : Commissariat à l Energie Atomique
CEMAGREF : Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et des forêts
CIRAD : le Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
CNES : Centre National d Etudes Spatiales
CNRS : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
CPU : Conférence des Présidents d'Université
INRA: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
INRIA : Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique
INSERM : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
IRD: Institut de recherche pour le développement
ONERA: The French aerospace lab

see http://www.renater.fr/spip.php?article98
F20. If you have a description of your governing structure on your website, please give the URL
F21. Do you have a Connection Policy on your website?
(x)Yes ( )No
F22. If yes, please specify the URL
http://www.renater.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=1&lang=fr
F23. Do you have an Acceptable Use Policy?
(x)Yes ( )No
F24. Please provide the URL to the AUP:
http://www.renater.fr/IMG/pdf/charte_fr.pdf and http://www.renater.fr/IMG/pdf/charte_en.pdf
F25. Has your AUP been changed in the last year?
( )Yes (x)No
F26. If yes, please summarise briefly how it has changed
F27. Do you have a Security Policy?
(x)Yes ( )No
F28. If yes, please give the URL
see remark at the bottom of the page
F29. Do you request your connected sites to sign Terms and Conditions in addition to the CP and AUP?
(x)Yes ( )No
F30. Does your NREN have an environmental policy for efficient use of power, recycling etc.?
( )Yes (x)No
F31. If available online, please give the URL
F32. Has your NREN carried out a greenhouse gas audit, or does it plan to do so?
( )Yes (x)No ( )Planned
F33. If Yes, please give the net result, in tonnes of GHG equivalent, or else a URL to the audit report:
F34. We would appreciate it if you would be able to give us a short description of major changes that occurred in your organisation and/or services during the past year or that you foresee for the coming year (structural changes, changes in your mandate or remit, major technology upgrades, changes in the user base, etc.)
F35. We would be interested in receiving your feedback, both regarding the Compendium 2009 and this questionnaire. Both general comments and specific comments (e.g. about questions that you found difficult to understand or to answer or of limited value) would be appreciated.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2010 Basic Information

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