TERENA NREN Compendium 2010
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F1. Full name of the organisation (in English)
Cyprus Research and Academic Network
F2. Full name of the organisation in the national language(s) (please use the Latin alphabet)
KYPRIAKO EREVNITIKO KAI AKADIMAIKO DIKTIO
F3. Abbreviation in English (if applicable)
CYNET
F4. Abbreviation in the national language(s)
KEAD
F5. Visiting address
75 Kallipoleos Street Street

1678 Nicosia City/postal code
F6. Postal address (if different from above)
PO Box 20537 Street

1678 Nicosia City/postal code
F7. Country
Cyprus
F8. Fax
+ 357 22894434
F9. Phone
+ 357 22892131
F10. General e-mail address
secretariat@cynet.ac.cy
F11. Website
http://www.cynet.ac.cy
F12. Year the first research network operations started
1995
F13. Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
2000
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)
2000
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.cynet.ac.cy
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
(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
Our governing body consists of representatives from education, research and government agencies.
F19. Please briefly describe the governing structure of your NREN
(in terms of members, governing body, decision making process, etc.)
The highest governing body of CYNET is the Governing Board, which is made up of representatives from educational, research, and government institutions.
It consists of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two Members at large.

The Governing Board is currently chaired by Professor Andreas Pitsillides.

The members of the board are directly assigned based on their position in governmental offices. Members are the Director of the Department of Electronic Communications, the Director of the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, the General Manager of the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, the Director of the Department of Information Technology Services, a professor from the Computer Science Department of the University of Cyprus and the Director of the Information Systems Services of the University of Cyprus.

The operation of CYNET is managed by the Executive Director.
F20. If you have a description of your governing structure on your website, please give the URL
http://www.cynet.ac.cy/CyNet_About_General_More.htm
F21. Do you have a Connection Policy on your website?
(x)Yes ( )No
F22. If yes, please specify the URL
http://www.cynet.ac.cy/english/CyNet_Services_Connect.htm
F23. Do you have an Acceptable Use Policy?
(x)Yes ( )No
F24. Please provide the URL to the AUP:
http://www.cynet.ac.cy/english/CyNet_Network_AUP.htm
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?
( )Yes (x)No
F28. If yes, please give the URL
F29. Do you request your connected sites to sign Terms and Conditions in addition to the CP and AUP?
( )Yes (x)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 ( )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.)
Some major changes that occurred at CYNET the last year are
- the upgrade of network connection of several of our members
- the upgrade of the GEANT connection to 1Gbps that will be completed hopefully by the end of the year
- the Eumedgrid support infrastructure setup and update
- as of July 1st, 2010 CYNET is member of the TERENA Certificate Service
- CYNET participates in the FP7 project LinkSCEEM2 that started on September 1, 2010
- CYNET supports Arab States Research and Education Network(ASREN)
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.
The question E21 is not that clear.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2010 Basic Information

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