1. Welcome and apologiesApologies were received from: + Jasenka Gojsic (CARNet) + Dorte Olesen (UNI•C)+ Dany Vandromme (RENATER) + Siavash Shashahani (IPM)+ Enzo Valente (INFN-GARR) + Tugrul Yilmaz (ULAKBIM)+ Olivier Martin (CERN) + Brian Carpenter (IBM)+ Peter Villemoes (NORDUnet) + Mario Campolargo (EC)+ Pierre Bruyère and Jan Torreele (BELNET)+ Vytautas Reklaitis and Rimantas Kavaliunas (LITNET)+ Antoine Barthel and Theo Duhautpas (RESTENA)+ Kees Neggers and Boudewijn Nederkoorn (SURFnet)

Proxies:• Mauro Campanella represents INFN-GARR with proxy• Petras Sulcas represents LITNET with proxy• Hadi Dilek represents ULAKBIM with proxy• Ton Verschuren represents SURFnet with proxy

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 16th GA meeting (Zürich, 25-26 October 2001)

4a. Admission of new members

• The GA decides to admit Juniper Networks as an Associate Member of TERENA.

• The GA decides to admit Level 3 Communications bv as an Associate Member of TERENA.

4b. Changes in membership

• The GA decides to admit CSC – Scientific Computing ltd. as the new National Member for Finland, replacing the Ministry of Education.

• The GA notes that the name of the Associate Member EUnet CS has changed to KPNQwest NV.

4c. New representatives• Juniper Networks: Jean Marc Uzé

(representative), Eddie Minshull (substitute)• Level 3 Communications bv: Geert-Jan Spelde

(representative), Remco Frijling (substitute)• CSC – Scientific Computing ltd: Markus

Sadeniemi (representative), Juha Oinonen (substitute)

• KPNQwest NV: Benno Mensing (representative), Jochen Hagen (substitute)

• CARNet: Jasenka Gojsic (repesentative), Vesna Vrga (substitute)

• SUN Microsystems: Philippe Trautmann (representative)

4d. Outstanding Membership Fees

Member ctry 2000 2001 2002 totalRENATERFR 77,414

77,414GRNET GR 28,200

28,200IPM IR 28,200

28,200FRCU EG 17,90819,357 22,564

59,829ANSTI/RNC RO 20,298

20,298SURIS IS 4,477 5,208

9,685MARNET MK 5,384

5,384EMBL 2,350

2,350KPNQwest 2,350

2,350Teleglobe 2,614

2,614------- ------- -------

--------TOTAL 17,90823,834194,582

236,324117,168

158,910

5a. Adoption of TERENA Financial Accounts 2001

The GA is asked to adopt the TERENA Financial Accounts 2001.

5b. Annual Report (1)

According to the TERENA Statutes, the President submits in the Spring GA meeting the TEC’s Annual Report.

This report includes a report on the Secretariat.

5b. Annual Report (2)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Policy matters:• European research networking is in many aspects at

the forefront of developments worldwide• All organisations involved are to be congratulated on

the smooth roll-out of GÉANT in autumn 2001• Many new challenges result in the need for strategic

studies into the future of European research networking

(SERENATE project)

• More activity is needed to support the development of research networking in countries outside the economic heart of Europe

• TERENA is approached increasingly with suggestions for new activities

• From 2002, TERENA will increasingly be involved in EU-funded projects

5b. Annual Report (3)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Information Sharing:

• The first official edition of the “TERENA Compendium of National Research and Education Networks in Europe” was published

• Technical and managerial advice was provided to TERENA member organisations

• TERENA assisted in the development of plans under the UNESCO banner to support the development of research networking in South-East Europe

5b. Annual Report (4)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Conferences and Workshops:

• The TERENA Networking Conference 2001 was held in Antalya in May

• A NATO Advanced Networking Workshop was held in Ljubljana in September 2001

• The First International Lambda Workshop was held in Amsterdam in September 2001, organised jointly with STAR TAP/ Starlight, CANARIE, Internet2 and SURFnet

5b. Annual Report (5)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Technical Programme:

• The TAC recommended to hold a workshop on Mobility early in 2002

• The series of informal meetings of TERENA members’ experts on PKI/CA initiatives was continued and the establishment of a Task Force was prepared (TF-AACE)

• The series of informal meetings of TERENA members’ experts on Portal initiatives was continued

5b. Annual Report (6)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Technical Programme (cont.):

• TF-CSIRT continued to grow and deployed a large number of successful activities involving collaboration between CSIRTs

• TF-LSD (LDAP deployment issues) continued and produced a number of project proposals

• TF-NGN continued successfully and produced a large number of results (including GÉANT deliverables)

• TF-STREAM officially ended in June 2001; a Final Report was prepared

5b. Annual Report (7)

Highlights from the Annual Report 2001

Technical Programme (cont.):

• The latest version of the Guide to Network Resource Tools was published as a book

• The minor project “Pilot Implementation of IODEF-based Incident Handling” was started and the minor project “Support for Decisions by E-mail” was completed

• The major project “Adding Certificate Retrieval to OpenLDAP” was started, co-funded by 5 TERENA members

• The EU-funded project TEQUILA continued successfully

5b. Annual Report (8)

The GA is asked to approve the TEC’s Annual Report 2001, including the report on the Secretariat.

5c. Re-appointment of the Auditors

5d. Notice of Termination of TERENA membership

• The GA decides to appoint Horlings, Brouwer & Horlings as the auditors for the TERENA accounts for 2002 and 2003.

• The GA decides that the TERENA membership of FRCU-EUN (Egypt) will be terminated on 1 September 2002 unless payment of at least one year of the outstanding membership fees has taken place before that date.

6. TEC Elections

Valid nominations:

Treasurer:• ……………….. • ………………..• ………………..

7a. Mission and Objectives Statement

• The GA is asked to approve the “TERENA Mission and Objectives” statement (GA(02)008), replacing document GA(94)002 of March 1995.

7b. Statement on Relations with Industry

7c. Root Server in core of GÉANT

8. SERENATE update

10. Member Development Programme

11a. Brainstorming discussion on a new

financial structure for TERENA

• The GA is invited to discuss the discussion note GA(02)011

11b. Projected membership categories

2003

12a. TNC 2002

12b. TNC – CUC 2003

Zagreb, Croatia 19-22 May 2003

Joint TERENA Networking Conference 2003 and CARNet User Conference 2003

Programme Committee co-chaired byMiroslav Milinovic (CARNet) and ShirleyWood (TERENA)

13. TERENA Compendium

14. TERENA Secretariat matters

TERENA Secretariat staffper 24 June 2002

Karel Vietsch Secretary General

John Dyer Chief Technical OfficerYuri Demchenko Project Development OfficerValentino Cavalli Project Development OfficerKevin Meynell Project Development OfficerLicia Florio Project Development OfficerAlex de Joode Senior IT Support Officer (20/39)

Dick Visser System/Network Manager (24/39)

Jeroen Houben Webmaster

Bert van Pinxteren Chief Administrative OfficerWilma Overdevest Financial Administrator (24/39)

Carol de Groot PR & Conference OfficerRaquel Corredoira Workshop Organiser (24/39) starts 24

June Roos Stouthamer Secretary

15. Liaisons: CCIRN

Next CCIRN meeting:

Washington DC, Saturday 22 June 2002

Organised by NSF (George Strawn, Grant Miller)

European delegation max. 7 people, to be appointed by TERENA Executive Committee

Who is available?

16. Next meetings

Prague, 24-25 October 2002

Zagreb, 22-23 May 2003