The Works of DANTE - Issue 1
TERENA Networking Conference
7-10 June, Rhodes, Greece
The twentieth anniversary of the TNC was held at the University of the Aegean, on the Greek island of Rhodes. Over 400 delegates made the trip to take part in the event, which was spread over four days. The conference covered current issues in research networking, including eLearning, Grids, performance monitoring and threat handling. Comprehensive coverage of the event, including a video archive, presentations and photos can be found at http://www.terena.nl/conferences/tnc2004/
Several DANTE staff gave presentations at the event and you can view these online at www.dante.net/newsroom
The event also provided the opportunity for the various TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association) Task-forces to get together. The Taskforces for Public Relations (TF-PR) and Mobility research (TF-Mobility) were among the teams to meet.
One important outcome of the TF-PR meeting was the decision to give public access to PeaR, the online news agency of the TF-PR. Providing access for the research networking community means information from the NRENs, DANTE and TERENA, will now reach a far wider audience. You can find out more at http://www.terena.nl/news/pr/agency/
A EUMEDCONNECT project meeting also took place, allowing representatives from the NRENs involved to meet and discuss the development of the network. Issues such as sponsored technical training and operational procedures were also raised. There is an interview with the EUMEDCONNECT Project manager in this issue.
