Science engagement: identifying priorities Vincenzo Capone Business Development Officer GÉANT TNC16 Prague, 14 June 2016

Topics Target the “long tail” What the NRENs can do Increase liaison opportunities (Task Force) Community-specific workshops Attendance to users’ events “Get into” the science What the users can do Liaise with campus/local IT people Allocate funding Training (acquire or increase IT/networking skills) Recruiting (hire IT/networking people) “Help us to help you” Closing the gap

Switching from local/individual to distributed research models The “long tail” New-comers Switching from local/individual to distributed research models New ways of sharing knowledge E-learning Digital libraries Innovative research tools Lots of community and science collaborations are still beyond our reach

The gap NRENs and scientists lack a common ground Scientists are not fully aware of the capabilities of distributed computing and high-speed networks Network people don’t know enough about science

What the RENs can do

Increase liaison opportunities Provide a space where the two communities can exchange information and get mutual awareness Community-specific workshops Attendance to users’ events Not all communities are created equal E.g.: Life science researchers have different needs than climate scientists Helps to create a (human) network and to get a deeper knowledge of what scientists do

Have some science-savvy people on board “Get into” the science Have some science-savvy people on board Get involved in the science collaborations Consider a “science networking advisor” job role

What the users can do

Involve campus/local IT people Allocate funding for What users can do Involve campus/local IT people Allocate funding for training (acquire or increase IT/networking skills in the team) recruiting (hire IT/networking people) “Help us to help you” Consider e a “scientific computing researcher” job role

Working together to influence each other’s party Closing the gap A “scientific network advisor” and a “science computing researcher” will be much closer More likely to understand each other Working together to influence each other’s party Innovative network services to better serve the users New scientific models to exploit the technological opportunities