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1. Welcome and Apologies

› Apologies were received from:› Dany Vandromme (RENATER), Pedro Veiga (FCCN), Robert

Sultana (University of Malta), Jean-Marcc Uzé (Juniper Networks), ………

› Proxies:› Artur Binczewski represents PSNC with proxy› ………

› Observers:› ………..

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2. Approval of Agenda

› The GA is asked to approve the agenda (GA(10)001).

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3. Presentation and discussion on the EU’s “Future Internet” initiatives

› Presentation by Jean-Luc Dorel

› Presentation by Vasilis Maglaris

› Discussion

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4. Minutes of 32nd GA meeting

› The GA is asked to approve the minutes of the 32nd General Assembly meeting, which was held in Bucharest on 22-23 October 2009 (GA(09)024r1).

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5. Membership matters5a. Admission of new members

› The GA is asked to admit ANAS as the National Member for Azerbaijan in category 2, with a membership fee of 0.6 units and 6 votes in the TERENA General Assembly

› The GA is asked to admit RENAM as the National Member for Moldova in category 1, with a membership fee of 0.3 units and 3 votes in the TERENA General Assembly, effective from receipt of the membership fee for the first year

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5. Membership matters5b. Changes in membership

› Ekinops SAS and Nortel Networks resigned as Associate Members of TERENA as from 1 January 2010.

› The GA is asked to admit CYNET as the National member for Cyprus, replacing the University of Cyprus

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5. Membership matters5c. Changes in representatives

› ANAS: Rasim Alguliyev (representative), Yadigar Imamverdiyev (substitute)

› RENAM: Petru Bogatencov (representative), Grigore Secrieru (substitute)

-----› CERN: David Foster (representative)› Level 3 Communications: Robert van Beurden

(representative), Patrick Burgers (substitute)› DANTE: Matthew Scott (substitute)› University of Belgrade – AMRES: Pavle Vuletić

(substitute)› LITNET: Raimundas Tuminauskas (representative),

Aurelija Gefeniene (substitute)

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5. Membership matters5d. Outstanding membership fees

organisation ctry 2008 2009 2010 total

IUCC IL 21,711 21,711

MARNET MK -24 2,011 1,987

Cisco Systems

EMBL 2,755 2,755

Juniper Networks 1,739 2,846 4,585

Level 3 Communications

Nortel Networks 2,514 2,514

total --- 4,229 29,323 33,552

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6. TERENA formal matters6a. Adoption of financial accounts 2009

› Two points worth noting:

› Cost statements for FP projects get inspected (sometimes years) afterwards by EC-appointed auditors, which may lead to repayments

› New form of presentation of income and expenditure on projects (pages 18-21)

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6. TERENA formal matters6a. Adoption of financial accounts 2009

› How to read the new presentation of projects:FEDERICA

INCOME

From general TERENA resources 32,236

From earmarked Contributions 79,081

From balance, accrued in 2008 44,213

To balance, deferred income -40,483

Total income 2009 115,047

EXPENDITURE

Salaries 101,587

Computers/Software 0

Travel 4,162

Meeting costs 0

Office running costs 85

Contracted services 9,213

From balance, accrued in 2008 0

To balance, prepaid costs 0

Total expenditure 2009 115,047

Earmarked contributions 2009 82,811Earmarked contributions, previous years 78,589From general TERENA resources, 2009 32,236From general TERENA resources, previous years 33,269

Total income 226,905

Expenditure 2009 115,047Expenditure previous years 111,858

Total expenditure 226,905Funding from EU and other earmarked contributions

 71.1%

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6. TERENA formal matters6a. Adoption of financial accounts 2009

› The GA is asked to adopt the TERENA Financial Accounts 2009 (FIN(10)003)

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6. TERENA formal matters6b. Appointment of Auditors for 2010 and 2011

› The GA is asked to appoint the firm of HLB Schippers as auditors for the 2010 and 2011 TERENA accounts

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:

› Main developments: financed by EU through GN3 project, TERENA to work in:

› support to TERENA technical task forces, production of TERENA

Compendium, Networking Development support activities

› GN3 workshop at TERENA conference, training workshops, logistics of GN3

Project Management Conventions and Project Symposia

› European-level eduroam® confederation service, eduGAIN service, eduPKI

service

› Activity Leadership of GN3/JRA3 and GN3/NA3

› Leadership of ‘Partner Services Promotion

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:› Outreach:

› Use printed brochure about TERENA and its activities in combination with information

sheets to disseminate information targeted at general and specific audiences limited progress

› Publish History Book delayed till February 2010

› Further improve quality and consistency of information on TERENA website limited progress

› Publish ‘TERENA News’ and ‘TERENA Features’ › Continue monthly TERENA Executive Newsletter › TERENA staff to participate in national and regional research networking conferences › Continue series of meetings with TERENA member organisations to discuss their

interests, views and expectations of TERENA › TERENA staff to provide support to and actively participate in TF-PR › Promote deployment and uptakes of services through Partner Services Promotion task › TERENA staff to provide support to TF-MSP › Publish 2009 edition of TERENA Compendium of NRENs in Europe delayed till May 2010

› Networking development support: organise workshops and carry out country needs

assessments › Additionally: FEAST study

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:› Technical Programme:

› Continue TF-CSIRT and TF-Storage › Continue TF-EMC2 and TF-Mobility with adjusted remits › Organise a Media workshop

› Additionally: led to creation of TF-Media

› TERENA to lead two NAs and one JRA in FEDERICA project › TERENA to lead one NA and one JRA in GN3 project › Investigate whether to organise workshop on environmental issues in addition

to environmental study within GN3 workshop took place in February 2010

› Support limited number of new small TERENA projects plans developed for TCS Portal Project

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:› Services:

› Continue Trusted Introducer service and investigate how service can be

expanded with accreditation service › Start new TERENA Certificate Service by summer 2009

› Additionally: personal and code-signing certificates; eScience server and personal certificates; growth of number of participating TERENA members

› Continue to maintain the TACAR® service expansion and upgrade for eduPKI started

› TERENA staff to contribute to eduroam® confederation-level service as part of

the operational team › TERENA staff to make small contribution to eduGAIN service › Provide secretariat functions to GLIF

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:› Conferences and Workshops:

› Organise TERENA Networking Conference 2009 in Malaga, with number of

adjacent workshops › Organise one or two EuroCAMP workshops

› Organise a further workshop on end-to-end issues › Organise one or two ‘NRENs and Grids’ workshops › Organise two CSIRT training workshops (‘TRANSITS’) only one organised

› Organise a Next-Generation Networking workshop › Continue to contribute to organisation of GN2/GN3 training workshops › Handle the logistics of GN3 Project Management Conventions and Project

Symposium only Project Symposium was requested

› Additionally: Performing Arts Production Workshop; On-demand Infrastructure Services Provisioning Workshop; Quality of Email Services Workshop

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report 2009

› Comparison with Activity Plan 2009:› Membership and liaisons:

› Continue liaison with European Commission limited contacts

› Collaborate with DANTE on number of projects and activities › Strengthen TERENA’s links with campus networkers and with users, and with

e.g. digital-library community limited progress

› Continue collaboration with TERENA’s counterparts in other continents,

bilaterally and through the CCIRN › Continue liaison with CEENet › Continue TERENA’s membership of Internet Society

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6. TERENA formal matters6c. TERENA Annual Report

› The GA is asked to approve the TERENA Executive Committee’s Annual Report 2009, including the report on the Secretariat

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7. Executive Committee elections

Vice President Technical Programme (for a 3-year period)Valid nominations:› Christoph Graf (nominated by CSC/Funet, seconded by CYNET)

› ………

Treasurer (for a 2-year period)Valid nominations:› Pierre Bruyère (nominated by SWITCH, seconded by RED.ES)

Member at Large (for a 3-year period)Valid nominations:› Alberto Pérez (nominated by CYNET, seconded by GARR)

› ………

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8. TERENA Technical Programme

› Report on the meeting of the Technical Advisory Council

› Progress report

› Discussion

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9. Conferences and workshops9a. TERENA Networking Conference 2010, Vilnius

› An oral report will be given on the preliminary results from the TERENA Networking Conference 2010

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9. Conferences and workshops9b. TNC 2011, Prague, 16-19 May 2011

Programme Committee:

› Lars Fischer (NORDUnet), chair› Bartosz Belter (PSNC, PL)› Serge Droz (SWITCH, CH)› Bartlomiej Idzikowski (PSNC, PL)› David Kelsey (RAL, UK)› Otto Kreiter (DANTE)› Jiri Navratil (CESNET, CZ)› Ana Preston (Internet2, US)› Brook Schofield (TERENA Secretariat)› David Simonsen (WAYF, DK)› Frans Ward (SURFnet, NL)› Stefan Winter (RESTENA, LU)

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10. TERENA Secretariat matters

› Karel Vietsch Secretary General

› John Dyer Business and Technology Strategist

› Valentino Cavalli Chief Technical Officer› Kevin Meynell Project Development Officer› Licia Florio Project Development Officer› Péter Szegedi Project Development Officer› Brook Schofield Project Development Officer› Dick Visser Senior System Engineer› Christian GijtenbeekSenior Software Engineer

› Bert van Pinxteren Chief Administrative Officer› Laura Durnford Senior Communications Officer› Wilma Overdevest Financial Administrator› Gyöngyi Horváth Conference and Workshop Organiser› Carrie Solomon Communications Officer› Jim Buddin Workshop Organiser› Hanna Cherigui Secretary› Harriëtte Raaymakers Assistant Bookkeeper

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11. Report on non-technical Task Forces

› Update on TF-CPR

› Presentation on TF-MSP

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12. Liaisons

› A verbal report will be given on any developments in the relations with the organisations that TERENA liaises with

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13. Next meetings

› Luxembourg, 20-21 October 2010› Afternoon and morning› Hosted by RESTENA

› Prague, 19-20 May 2011› Hosted by CESNET, immediately after TERENA

Networking Conference 2011

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14. Any Other Business and Close