Filte go Luimneach

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Fáilte go Luimneach

• Welcome to TNC2002 in Limerick
• John Boland,
• Chief Executive,
• HEAnet

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Outline of Presentation

• Some History of Irish Networking
• Current Infrastructure
• Facilities here in Limerick

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Early Irish Networking

• Irish missions into post-Roman Europe
• The Golden Age ca. 700
• Island of Saints and Scholars
• Teaching and Learning exchange

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Irish Peregrini in Europe
530 - St. Pol to Brittany
St. Pol to Burgundy
563 - St. Colmcille to Iona
590 - St. Columban to Luxeuil
614 - St. Columban to Bobbio
635 - St. Bede to Lindisfarne
687 - St. Kilian to Wurzburg
720 - St. Gal to St. Gallen
770 - St. Livinius to Holland
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Irish Information Society Commission

• Final sentence of report
• Achieving success as an Information Society
  cannot be viewed as an optional extra for
  Ireland, but rather as the foundation for future
  competitiveness, wealth creation and an inclusive
  society

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Irish Governments National Development Plan

• NDP 2001-2006
• Competition and De-regulation
• e-government minister to be appointed
• Broadband infrastructure for 123 towns
• Unprecedented funding of Research
• PRTLI, SFI , Technology Foresight ...
• HEAnet connects to Internet2 and Géant.

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TERENA and Geant - Critically Important

• Education and Research underpins future economic
  growth
• Collaboration and sharing of experience with
  other European NRENs
• Collaboration opportunities with gt 3,000 other
  institutions
• Contribute to EC-funded research activities

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GENERAL INTERNET
TEN-155
INEX
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INTERNET 2
RESEARCHCOMMUNITIES
GENERAL INTERNET
TEN-155
INEX
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INTERNET 2
RESEARCHCOMMUNITIES
GENERAL INTERNET
London
JANET
GÉANT
Frankfurt
INEX
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Facilities in University of Limerick

• Wireless network in Foundation Building
• Cards available from HEAnet stand
• Library Ground Floor
• Computer Room
• Laptop plug-in area
• Drumroe Residences on net
• Conference sessions streamed live
• All World Cup matches on RTE !

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• Looking forward to a successful and enjoyable
  conference
• Go raibh maith agaibh

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