OCRE 2024 Framework Launch Event

Starts 8 May 2025, 09:30

Ends 9 May 2025, 13:00

(Timezone - Europe/Amsterdam)

NH Hotel Utrecht

Eva Nestorovska (PSNC), Jakob Tendel (DFN), Maria Ristkok (EENet of HTM)

The GÉANT Cloud Team invites Cloud Service Delivery Managers (CSDMs) from GÉANT member NRENs and representatives of OCRE 2024 Platforms and Service providers to attend the OCRE 2024 Framework Launch Event, on 8 and 9 May, in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Benefits of attending for NRENs:

• Meet and engage with representatives of OCRE 2024 platforms and service providers, including hyperscalers and Original Infrastructure Providers (OIPs)
• Hear and discuss in person OCRE 2024 service offerings with representatives from platforms and service providers
• Meet and engage with other GÉANT community members to exchange experiences around the GÉANT Cloud Frameworks

Benefits of attending for representatives of platforms and service providers:

• Meet and engage with representatives from National Research and Education Networks participating in OCRE 2024
• Present and discuss your service offering to the national communities participating in OCRE 2024
• Clarify doubts and answer questions to facilitate service adoption at a national level 

The event will take place at the NH Utrecht hotel (Jaarbeursplein 24, 3521 AR Utrecht), located in the city centre, just outside of the Utrecht Central Station.

Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided by the GN5-2 project. Travel and accommodation will have to be covered by your organisation. 

Registration is open until the 23^rd of April, and is limited to a total of 60 participants. 

A detailed agenda will be published closer to the event.

Thursday 8 May

09:30 → 10:15 Registration and welcome coffee

10:15 → 10:25 Session I: Welcome

Conveners: Jakob Tendel (DFN), Maria Ristkok (EENet of HTM)

10:25 → 10:50 Session I: Introduction to the OCRE 2024 Framework

Convener: Garvan McFeeley

10:50 → 11:35 Session I: Suppliers presentations

11:35 → 12:00 Session I: One-to-one meetings in open floor rooms

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 → 13:25 Session II: Role of the CMG and of NRENs in the OCRE 2024 Framework

Conveners: Eva Nestorovska (PSNC), Leanne Walsh (HEAnet)

13:25 → 13:45 Session II: The Validator tool

Convener: Branko Radojević

13:45 → 14:25 Session II: Suppliers presentations

14:25 → 14:55 Session II: One-to-one meetings in open floor rooms

14:55 → 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 → 16:00 Session III: Awarding methods

Convener: Ms Monique Pellinkhof

16:00 → 16:40 Session III: Suppliers presentations

16:40 → 17:10 Session III: One-to-one meetings in open floor rooms

Friday 9 May

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome coffee

09:30 → 10:00 Wrap-up (suppliers presentations, takeaways, conclusions)

10:00 → 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 → 12:00 One-to-one meetings in open floor rooms

12:00 → 13:00 Lunch