The GANT way to engage users Enzo Capone

The GÉANT way to engage users Enzo Capone Head of Research Engagement and Support Digital Infrastructures 4(for) Research 11 November 2017 (Brussels) www. geant. org

Specialist Services GÉANT develops the specialist services members need to support researchers, educators and innovators – at national, European and international levels. GÉANT’s portfolio of advanced services covers: Network centric services Trust identity and security Storage and clouds Real-time communications Professional services

Our users Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Life Sciences High-Energy Physics and Astronomy Earth Sciences and Observations Future Internet Projects E-Infrastructures

User groups we liaise with Physics sciences High-energy physics (LHC, BELLE II, CERN, etc. ) Gravitational wave observation (LIGO, VIRGO) Neutrino observation (KM 3 NET) E-Infrastructures EGI EUDAT PRACE Helix. Nebula Life sciences Genomics (Elixir, EBI, EMBL) Bio. Imaging Astronomy and Earth observation (EUMETSAT, COPERNICUS, GEO) Radio-astronomy (e. VLBI, SKA, AENEAS) Satellite operations (ESOC) Future Internet projects (Xi. Fi, Confine, Smart. Fire, etc. )

The people NA 3 T 2 Task in the GÉANT project: • 7 people from GÉANT, DFN, SURFnet, CESNET Research Engagement and Support Team • 4 people

Task Force – Research Engagement Discussions (TF-RED) • Building upon the existing collaboration EYR-Global • Reaching researchers, finding out what their requirements are • Enriching (inter)national research collaborations with NREN resources • Develop methods of engaging with research • Trialing & testing practical approaches to research engagement • Understanding target audiences within countries Wiki: https: //wiki. geant. org/display/RED/TF-RED+Home Mailing list: tf-red@lists. geant. org Mailing-list sign-up: https: //lists. geant. org/sympa/info/tf-red

The strategy • Have some science-savvy people on board • Attend users’ events • Get involved in the science collaborations • Organize community-specific workshops

The process

Use case: the PRACE network • Extensive requirement gathering • Large information collection campaign with NRENs • Proof of concept • Coordination of deployment and implementation

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