Community Programme
Collaboration across experts in different geographic locations and disciplines is crucial to the GÉANT community. The GÉANT Community Programme (GCP) with Task Forces (TFs), Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and special workshops and trainings assist GÉANT, NRENs and other R&E bodies to collaborate and share experiences. The GCP guides future developments of networking services, technology and also a variety of non-technical topics for the GÉANT community.
The GCP is a grassroots, voluntary initiative built by world experts from NRENs, user organisations, research institutions, commercial and industrial sectors. TFs and SIGs provide an effective framework for forums to share information and best practices and to discuss possible innovations and further developments of services.
The thematic areas currently supported by the GCP are listed in the dedicated web page.
The Community Programme Portfolio includes different activities, specialised groups and workshops.
Current members of the GÉANT Community Committee (GCC)
The GÉANT Community Committee has oversight of the GÉANT Community Programme.
The objectives of the GCC are to:
- Mutually assist NRENs in providing students, lecturers and scientists the best possible Internet and ICT facilities, by e.g. sharing ideas, best practices, harmonising procedures, picking the best technologies, or jointly tackling an issue;
- Acting as a bridge maker between GÉANT and users in matters related to community-driven collaborative initiatives.
Charlie van Genuchten, SURF (Chair)
Security
Paul Rouse, GÉANT (Chair)
Strategy, Business, Commercial
Erik Kikkenborg, NORDUnet
Education, Multimedia
János Mohácsi, KIFÜ
Network, GPPC, EOSC
David Groep, NIKHEF / AEGIS
Grid, HPC
Victoriano Giralt, Uni Malaga/Groningen Declaration
T&I, Universities, EUNIS
Marialuisa Lavitrano, Unimib
eHealth
The GCC operates under the auspices of the General Assembly via the agreed terms of reference.
All official public files for the GCC are stored on Box.
More information about GCC meetings and past members can be found on the wiki page.