TERENA Technical Committee Meeting, TERENA Secretariat, Amsterdam 19 September 2013 Michael Nowlan. Agenda

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1 Page 1/5 - TTC MEETING / TSEC(13) 029 TERENA Technical Committee Meeting, TERENA Secretariat, Amsterdam Michael Nowlan Agenda 1. Welcome and apologies 2. Agreement of agenda 3. Approval of minutes 4. Presentation of participants new member introductions 5. Review of outstanding action points 6. New terms of reference of TF-NOC 7. Joint task force sessions at GN3plus Symposium 8. Activity Plan Updates from TERENA staff a. Software Greenhouse software incubation proposal b. Update on TCS version 2 c. NRENum.net service policy 10. Terms of office of TTC members 11. Date of next meetings: VC meeting in November AoB Participants Valentino Cavalli (VC), Acting Secretary General Vincente Goyanes (VG) David Groep (DG) Yannis Mitsos (YM) Valter Nordh (VN), VP Technical Programme & TTC chairman Michael Nowlan (MN), CTO Esther Robles (ER) Peter Schober (PMS) (By VC) TERENA Staff Laura Durnford (LD) John Dyer (JD) Nicole Harris (NH) Brook Schofield (BS) Peter Szegedi (PS) (By VC) Nadia Sluer (NS)

2 Page 2/5 1. Welcome and apologies Valter Nordh welcomed the participants and opened the meeting. The two new members of the TTC were welcomed: Yannis Mitsos and Peter Schober 2. Agenda The agenda was approved. 3. Approval of minutes The minutes of the TTC meeting of 20 June 2013 were approved. 4. Presentation of participants The new TTC members introduced themselves followed by introductions from all of the other attendees at the meeting. 5. Review of outstanding action points NH MN MN Create and clarify the role of a CSO and organize them together as a group (Follow up from TAC /TNC) The TERENA secretariat to take up the idea for a Task Force Weeks Summit (Follow up from TAC /TNC Consolidate TNC ideas; management team will create a follow up list that will make part of the Activity Plan Open, for discussion at upcoming TF-CSIRT meeting Open, arranged for GN3plus Symposium Closed, incorporated into management plans PS Take a leading role in owncloud discussion Open, ongoing, on agenda VN Appoint 2 new TTC members as terms of Office of 2 members expired Open, two proposed members at meeting, to be approved by TEC Additional comments on closed/outstanding actions A side meeting has been arranged for the next TF-CSIRT meeting where the issues will be discussed A Task Force stream is in the programme for the GN3plus Symposium in Vienna, this will allow people to attend some or all of the task force sessions and not just their own speciality The ideas and suggestions that arose at and after the TNC have been incorporated into TERENA management plans and in some cases into the 2014 Activity Plan Two new members were identified and invited to join the TTC, their names will be sent to the TEC for approval.

3 Page 3/5 6. Revised terms of reference of TF-NOC The terms of reference of TF-NOC have expired and the task force members did not want to recharter under normal task force conditions. They require a forum to meet and discuss NOC issues without the necessity for formal deliverables. The proposed terms of reference suggest a possible new structure for TERENA task forces with the attributes: A steering committee with shared responsibilities, shared chair Periodic reporting and assessment of activities Tailored support from TERENA, as requested by steering committee A forum to meet and exchange ideas, mailing list etc. No formal work items or deliverables The TTC approved the new terms of reference of TF-NOC but changed the duration to 18 months rather than 12 in order to give the experimental structure more time to develop. There was discussion on the structure of task forces and how to modify it to suit the need to build and keep communities together in case no task/deliverables are relevant. It was agreed that the TERENA Secretariat would develop a high-level proposal to support these requirements via special interest groups and to review the activities of the TTC in relation to the nontechnical task forces. Action: MN TERENA Secretariat to develop a high-level proposal to support less formal communities such as special interest groups Action: MN TERENA secretariat review the activities of the TTC in relation to the non-technical task forces 7. Joint task force sessions at GN3plus Symposium Following on the TAC recommendations, a joint task force stream has been arranged for the GN3plus Symposium in October. The session will be in one track with four slots. The aim is get some interaction between the task forces and to introduce the concept to other GN3plus participants who may not be aware of their activities. Action: VN was asked to contact Cathrin Stöver to mention the task force stream at the open of the GÉANT symposium. 8. Activity Plan 2014 Valentino presented the major components from the Activity Plan 2014 which will be presented, along with the budget 2014, to the TEC for approval the following week.

4 Page 4/5 9. Updates from TERENA staff a. Software Greenhouse software incubation proposal Nicole presented the Software Greenhouse, a project under definition, to support the lifecycle of software developments from NRENs and their staff. Frequently useful packages are developed by NREN staff which are used by multiple NRENs but have no natural sustainable home. The idea of the Greenhouse is to provide a framework where these projects can be transformed into maintained packages that are of use to the NRENs. b. owncloud Update Peter summarised the developments of the owncloud discussions that started at TNC2013 and are now ongoing with TF-Storage and GN3+ SA7. A pilot implementation of owncloud is now underway at SURFnet. Business related discussion with owncloud are continuing and relate to how a supplier like owncloud can operate in the NREN and academic environment. c. Update on TCS version 2 Nicole reported on the TCS procurement. Several committees are in place to define the strategy and to supervise the tender process. Legal advice has been procured to ensure that the tender process is optimal for the purposes and that the legislation in force is complied with. Action: NH Share TCS Strategy Recommendations with the TTC d. NRENum.net Service Policy Peter presented the NRENum.net global governance committee proposal to the TTC. This defines the structure of the group, with six members from the interested major world regions. The committee will have a life of two years. The documentation contains both the governance procedures as well as technical and operational processes. The documents can be found at NRENum.net 10. Terms of office of TTC members Esther Robles second term on the TTC expires on the 30 th of June 2014, Vincente Goyanes and David Groep are in their first term which expires on the 15 th of December Dates of Next Meetings: a. Video Conference meeting 3 rd December :00-10:30 & 11:00-13:00 b. Face to face meeting in Amsterdam on the 12 th of February AoB There being no other business, VN closed the meeting.

5 Page 5/5 Open, ongoing, Actions Points NH MN Create and clarify the role of a CSO and organize them together as a group (Follow up from TAC /TNC) The TERENA secretariat to take up the idea for a Task Force Weeks Summit (Follow up from TAC /TNC Open, for discussion at upcoming TF-CSIRT meeting Open, arranged for GN3plus Symposium PS Take a leading role in owncloud discussion Open, ongoing, on agenda VN Appoint 2 new TTC members as terms of Office of 2 members expired Open, two proposed members at meeting, to be approved by TEC New Actions Points from 19 th September MN MN VN TERENA Secretariat to develop a high-level proposal to support less formal communities such as special interest groups TERENA secretariat review the activities of the TTC in relation to the non-technical task forces VN was asked to contact Cathrin Stöver to mention the task force stream at the open of the GÉANT symposium NH Share TCS Strategy Recommendations with the TTC

TERENA Technical Committee Meeting, by video-conference 3 December 2013 Michael Nowlan. Agenda

Page 1/5 - TTC MEETING / TSEC(13) 034 TERENA Technical Committee Meeting, by video-conference Michael Nowlan Agenda 1. Welcome and apologies 2. Agreement of agenda 3. Approval of minutes http://www.terena.org/about/ttc/minutes/ttcminutes-20130919.pdf