We invite you to submit a proposal (presentation / session) for TNC15, the largest networking conference for research and education in Europe. The theme of TNC15 is 'Connected Communities'. The conference will be held from 15-18 June 2015 in Porto, Portugal, organised by TERENA and hosted by FCT|FCCN, Portugal's unit for the operation of the National Research and Education Network (NREN) within the funding agency for science and research in Portugal.

Proposals (presentation abstracts and session) can now be submitted directly to the TNC15 website: https://tnc15.terena.org/submit/

Deadline for submission (presentation abstracts and session proposals) is 28 November 2014.

NOTE: In order to submit your abstract you will first have to login to the website. The website uses federated login, which means that we do not provide  usernames/passwords anymore; instead you can log in using your own institutional account. If your institution is not listed, you can use one of the guest providers such as Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc.

All proposals must be submitted in English, the official language of the conference, and should be on subjects relevant to the spirit and objectives of the conference: to present, discuss and learn about the latest developments in networking technology and its uses in the research and education community. The topics described below are an indication of the scope of the conference, but are not meant to be restrictive.

Connected Communities
Today, NRENs find themselves at an exciting crossroads in society. Not only do they provide the basic network infrastructure on which big science and big data build, but they also address the requirements of ever-increasing and more diverse communities of Internet end users in the wider research and education areas. Many questions around cloud computing, software defined networking, mobility, "over-the-top" and more remain unanswered, and their impact on the NREN landscape and their potential to address the needs of the users are still unclear. All of this in a time when privacy and security are not a given.

With the TNC15 Call for Proposals we invite you to explore the challenges the research and education networking community faces along the following themes:
Success factors for NRENs Shining the light on Dark IT Connecting life, the universe and everything Control in the connected world Deconstructing the network

More details about the topics is available at: https://tnc15.terena.org/core/topic/list

Other ways to participate

Sponsorship – For information please contact <horvath@terena.org>

Demonstrations and exhibits – companies or projects wishing to participate should contact: <tnc15@terena.org>

Side meetings – If you wish to organise a meeting or workshop immediately before, after or around TNC15, please contact <horvath@terena.org> before 15 January 2015.

About TNC
TNC is the largest and most prestigious annual networking conference for higher education and research in Europe, with around 650 participants. TNC brings together decision makers, managers, networking and collaboration specialists, and identity and access management experts from all major European networking and research organisations, universities, worldwide sister institutions, as well as industry representatives.

Through keynote speeches by renowned specialists, parallel sessions, demonstrations and presentations, the TNC presents participants with a unique overview of the latest developments in research and education networking, both in the technical field and in the area of application and management.

Further Information
See more detailed information about the Call for Papers, topics and guidelines on the TNC15 website:https://tnc15.terena.org/web/participate/guidelines

If you have any questions concerning the conference website please contact: <aai@terena.org>

Concerning all non-technical questions please contact: <tnc15@terena.org>