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USERS
Illustris - The most complete simulation of our universe
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Round up from our partners
GLOBAL NEWS
News and updates from GÉANT’s global partners
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BELLE II – New Physics through collaboration
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ABOUT GÉANT
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An at-a-glance guide to the GÉANT project
WELCOME FROM THE EDITORS
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e launch the summer issue of CONNECT with the great news that the GÉANT project has for the third year running been rated ‘Excellent’. This coveted grade was unanimously awarded by an independent panel at this year’s European Commission review in Brussels. Congratulations once again to everybody in the project! You can read the full story on page 3.
AMAZING STORIES OF COLLABORATION
The number of exciting collaborative projects we can report on seems to be consistently growing as high-speed networks increase in speed and capacity to support data driven science. Our cover story is yet another fantastic example. More than 570 physicists in 97 institutions from across 23 countries are working together on the BELLE II experiment which is searching for ‘new physics’. What better way to demonstrate the
value of GÉANT and its NREN partners? High-speed global connectivity has never been more essential to the advancement of science. On page 8, you’ll learn about Illustris, the world’s most comprehensive, detailed and accurate simulation of the universe. A mindblowing achievement which will go on to support a whole host of cosmological experimentation and discovery.
YOUR THOUGHTS
We thought it was about time to find out what you, our readers think about CONNECT. We asked you to be honest and tell us the good, the bad and the ugly. We had a great response, and thankfully, the majority of responses were highly positive! Turn to page 2 to find out how we plan to improve over coming issues. Thanks again to everybody who took part.
Editors Paul Maurice & Tamsin Henderson
WHAT’S NEW?
In this issue, we’re introducing a new section which will look a little deeper ‘under the hood’ (page 28) and we are continuing with our Open Call project partner showcase, (page 13), to introduce the people and projects that are such an important part of the GÉANT Innovation Programme. As the GÉANT project works to drive the internet of the future, these projects will bring in fresh ideas and support new users of the network. We hope you enjoy this issue and we look forward to hearing from you via connect@geant.net
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