GARR will be present at TNC24, the leading international conference dedicated to networking and connectivity topics in research and education organised by GÉANT, with a programme of expert presentations from across Europe and beyond.

The event takes place from 10th to 14th June 2024 in Rennes, France and is hosted by the French national research and education network RENATER.

The event will bring together a wide community with over 800 participants from more than 70 countries, representing national and regional research and education networks (NRENs), schools and universities, technology providers and leading scientific projects in the field. Decision-makers, networking and security experts, identity and access management specialists, researchers, academics and students will be present, with the event offering them a unique collaborative experience, while also enabling synergies and connections at various organisational levels between European and international NRENs.

The central theme of this conference is the "rendezvous" intended as the meeting of the community which, through collaboration, allows the pooling of diverse skills to achieve great goals. TNC24 invites attendees to Rennes to meet, contribute and look to the future together.

GARR will contribute to the discussions with three speakers: Tuesday 11th June

• Session: "Collaboration for the Future"
  Claudio Allocchio will present "Innovation-For and By the GÉANT Community" on open innovation strategies in the research networks community.
• Session: "Future Automation and Digital Twins"
  Matteo Colantonio will discuss "Empowering Optical Network Teams Through Digital Twins: A Case Study on Implementing and Utilizing GNPy", illustrating a digital twin-based approach for optical network management.

Wednesday 12th June

• Session: "T&I on the Fly with Guy"
  Davide Vaghetti will present "eduGAIN OpenID Federation" on the emerging OpenID Federation standard for federated digital identity management.

TNC is an opportunity to share best practices and technological experiences for academic and research communities. The event can be streamed live by registering on the conference website.

We will closely follow the GARR speakers' presentations and report the most relevant highlights from the conference. Stay tuned on our channels!

Go to the conference website