terena general assembly meeting, poznań 9-10 june 2005 1. welcome and apologies apologies were...

TERENA General Assembly meeting, Poznań 9-10 June 2005

1. Welcome and Apologies

Apologies were received from Peter Rastl and Wilfried Wöber (ACOnet), Jan Gruntorád (CESNET), Margita Kon-Popovska (MARNET), Dany Vandromme (Renater), Antoine Barthel and Theo Duhautpas (RESTENA), Arne Sundström and Hans Wallberg (SUNET), David Foster and Jean-Michel Jouanigot (CERN), Peter Villemoes and Sven Tafvelin (NORDUnet), Yves Poppe (Teleglobe)

Proxies:• Werner Koblitz represents ACOnet with proxy• Petter Kongshaug represents SUNET with proxy• Petter Kongshaug represents NORDUnet with proxy• Stefan Winter represents RESTENA with proxy • Jorge Sanchez represents Univ. of Belgrade with proxy (Friday

only)


2. Approval of Agenda3. Minutes and Actions List

• The GA is asked to approve the agenda

• The GA is asked to approve the minutes of the 22nd GA meeting (Limassol, 21 October 2004)


4. Membership Matters4a. Admission of new members

• There are no applications for membership


4. Membership Matters4b. Changes in Membership

• There are no requests for changes of membership


4. Membership Matters4c. Changes in Representative

• CARNet: Igor Velimirović (substitute)• SUNET: Hans Wallberg (substitute)• ULAKBIM: Cem Saraç (representative)• Cisco Systems: Johan Paardekooper

(representative), Graça Carvalho (substitute)• Level 3 Communications: Bart van Aanholt

(representative)


4. Membership Matters4d. Outstanding Membership Fees

Organisation ctry 2002 2003 2004 2005 total

IPM IR 30,369 33,970 37,620 101,959

ANSTI/RNC RO 21,031 21,301

MARNET MK 5,384 5,272 5,975 3,397 20,028

EMBL 2,760 2,760

IBM 2,400 2,400

Juniper 2,400 2,400

total 5,384 35,641 39,945 69,608 150,578


5. TERENA Formal Matters5a. Adoption TERENA Financial

Accounts 2004

• The GA is asked to adopt the TERENA Financial Accounts 2004


5. TERENA Formal Matters5b. Appointment of Auditors for 2005

and 2006 Financial Accounts

• The GA is asked to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditors for the TERENA accounts for 2005 and 2006


5. TERENA Formal Matters5c. TERENA Annual Report

• The GA is asked to approve the TERENA Executive Committee’s Annual Report 2004, including the report on the Secretariat


5. TERENA Formal Matters5d. Notice of Termination of TERENA

Membership

• The GA is asked to decide that the TERENA membership of IPM will be terminated on 1 September 2005 unless payment of at least the outstanding membership fee for 2003 will have taken place before that date


6. Technical Programme

A report on the meeting of the Technical Advisory Council and an update on the TERENA Technical Programme will be presented verbally


7. Executive Committee Elections

PresidentValid nominations:• Dorte Olesen (nominated by GARR, seconded by

RESTENA)

• ………Member at largeValid nominations:• Marko Bonač (nominated by Renater, seconded by

University of Malta)

• ………


8. Projected membership categories 2006

The GA is asked to note the information


9. Discussion about the relation of research networks with Grids

The GA is asked to discuss and endorse the conclusions and recommendations in the workshop report, and to express its opinions about the ways in which TERENA can play a role in facilitating the communication between the networking community and the Grids community


10. Preliminary discussion about the GN2 Foresight Study

Introduction by Sabine Jaume

The GA is asked to discuss which topics the Foresight Study should focus on, and which parties could be invited to participate in the study


11. Discussion on opinions of the TERENA membership about the 7th Framework Programme

The GA is asked to give its views on the issues in the discussions about FP7, and to suggest ways in which the common opinions of the TERENA membership can be brought forward in the current and future discussions about FP7


12. Research networking and EU Structural Funds

Introduction by Marko Bonač


13. Conferences and Workshops13a. TNC 2005, Poznań

Verbal report on the preliminary results from TERENA Networking Conference 2005


13. Conferences and Workshops13b. TNC 2006, Catania

Programme Committee:• Ingrid Melve (UNINETT, NO), chair• Roberto Barbera (INFN, IT)• David Chadwick (Univ. Kent, UK)• Andrew Cormack (UKERNA, UK)• David Fergusson (eScience Edinburgh, UK)• Ted Hanss (University Michigan, US)• Felix Kugler (SWITCH, CH)• Mikael Linden (CSC, FI)• Dan Mønster (UNI•C, DK)• Michael Nowlan (Trinity College Dublin, IE)• Michal Przybylski (PSNC, PL)• Gabriella Paolini (GARR, IT)• Thomas Schmidt (TU Berlin, DE)• Klaas Wierenga (SURFnet, NL)


13. Conferences and Workshops13c. Schools Workshop

The GA is asked to note the information on the activities undertaken by TERENA in support of the exchange of information on best practice, opportunities and issues in connecting schools to NRENs, and to provide suggestions for issues to be taken up in this context


14. TERENA Secretariat Matters

Karel Vietsch Secretary GeneralJohn Dyer Chief Technical OfficerValentino Cavalli Deputy Chief Technical OfficerKevin Meynell Project Development OfficerLicia Florio Project Development OfficerBaiba Kaškina Project Development OfficerAlex de Joode Senior IT Support OfficerDick Visser Senior IT Support OfficerJeroen Houben WebmasterBert van Pinxteren Chief Administrative OfficerWilma Overdevest Financial AdministratorCarol de GrootPR & Conference OfficerAukje Bakker Secretary-----------------------------------------------------------Joanne Barnett External Relations Officer (EGEE)Jim Buddin Workshop Organiser / Project Management Assistant (EGEE)-----------------------------------------------------------Claire Milne SEEFIRE Project Expert


15. Liaisons

• Verbal report on the CCIRN meeting in Poznań, 4-5 June 2005

• EUNIS• EURid• …..


16. Next Meetings

• GA 24, 21 October 2005 in Budapest

• GA 25, 18-19 May 2006 in Catania


17. Any Other Business and Close

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