The Works of DANTE - Issue 3

GÉANT2 Launch Readies for Lift-Off!

Preparations for the official launch of the GÉANT2 project are continuing. The event will be held in Luxembourg on 14-15 June 2005, at the Abbaye de Neumünster. Opening the event and giving the keynote presentation will be Commissioner Viviane Reding, EC Commissioner for Information Society and the Media. Highlights from the agenda include:

• A session on global research networking which will look at the benefits and challenges of international cooperation
  
  
• A session titled “User Support: From Technology to Service” which will examine issues relating to understanding and meeting user requirements as research networking matures into a more customer-oriented service.

A GÉANT2 launch event website has been created at www.geant2.net/launch, which provides the latest information leading up to the event. Attendance at the event is by invitation only.