Conveners
What's in a Name?
- Ariela Herček (Arnes)
Description
The denomination “NREN” to signify National Research and Education Networks has not changed since its conception, even while our community’s activities have evolved and adapted to the ever changing circumstances of the world we live in. This interactive, mostly unplugged Community Hub session will explore who we are, what being an “NREN” really means, what our purpose is in the time of uncertainty, and how we can stand together and collaborate in order to hold true to those ideals of openness, community service, independence and resilience that connect us all under the four-letter moniker, as well as in the GÉANT Community.
“The Case for NRENs" website long served as a vital repository of knowledge for the global research and education community. However, to remain effective, the platform must move beyond a rather static document library to become an interactive, strategic roadmap for NREN leaders. We are currently spearheading a major revamp of the platform, transforming it into a dynamic tool where operational...
This proposal outlines an interactive co-creation session where participants explore the value of NRENs by imagining their absence. Through storytelling and small-group work, participants identify what fails, who is impacted, and why NRENs matter, from the evaluation of real experiences. The session encourages reflection on challenges in communicating NREN value to decision-makers and develops...
This Community Hub session will highlight the GÉANT Twinning Programme as a strategic instrument for fostering impactful collaboration between National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) worldwide. Building on last year’s discussion-based format, this 30-45 minute session will be structured in two complementary parts to move beyond information sharing and actively catalyse new...
