The 16th SIG-CISS meeting of the GÉANT Community Programme  will take place at the Tecnopolo di Bologna, Italy, hosted by ICSC Foundation and INFN, on December 3-4, 2025.

It will be implemented as a Joint workshop with ICSC and INFN.   

The main  focus topics will be Storage Federations, Data and Global Data Infrastructures. 

EVENT DURATION
The event will run over 1,5 days (1 afternoon + 1 full day):
it will start on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1 PM CET and will finish on Thursday, December 4, at 5:30 PM CET.

VENUE

Tecnopolo DAMA – Data Manifattura Emilia-Romagna
📍 Via Stalingrado 84/3, 40128 Bologna (BO)

How to reach:    https://www.damatecnopolo.it/en/damatechnopole/info-and-contacts


The final agenda will be published both here and on the indico page on events.geant.org in the coming weeks.
Additional information on the event will also follow in the coming weeks. 

CALL FOR ABSTRACT IS OPEN (Until October 31, 2025 ):
You can submit your contributed presentation  (20 minutes presentations) via the following form: https://bit.ly/fed-storage-workshop 

REGISTRATION LINK AND EVENTS INDICO PAGES:
Please register (in person or on-line participation) on   https://events.geant.org/event/1939/        ← PLEASE REGISTER HERE

WORKSHOP topics: The proposed sessions will cover:

For more information, specific questions please contact the organisers (INFN, ICSC and GÉANT) at sig-ciss-fed-storage-ws@lists.geant.org .

Draft Agenda

NRENs session
On what is being done on storage / storage services and what happens within GEANT/GN project

DAY 1 - Wed Dec
              20205

What NRENs are currently doing

GN5-2: investment proposals for GN5-2 Pan-European object storage + data movement

ROADMAP
GEANT CTO workshop / Strategy session
Feedback
gathering

DAY 1 - Wed Dec 3
              20205

Gathering feedback on the general roadmap for the GEANT Association (GEANT organisation + NREN members), some of which may be implemented in GN5-3

Jan can facilitate discussion if needed

EOSC build up input  TBC

What people would like to see as top 3 priorities/services for the future

Site visit to

LEONARDO and/or INFN Tier 1 CNAF
CINECA/ICSC 

DAY 1 - Wed Dec 3
              20205

To be organized

EOSC session
How do we add/plug data services, storage to EOSC from a node perspective, an NREN perspective

DAY 2 - Thu Dec 4
              20205

Storage for Sensitive data / Secure Processing Environments / TREs

DAY 2- Thu Dec 4
              20205

Sync and Share
progress/standardization

DAY 2- Thu Dec 4
              20205


NEARBY HOTELS

Hotel Internazionale
📍 Via Indipendenza, 60 – 40121 Bologna
✉️ internazionale@monrifhotels.com | ☎️ +39 051 245544

Royal Hotel Carlton
📍 Via Montebello, 8 – 40121 Bologna
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Zanhotel Europa
📍 Via C. Boldrini, 11 – 40121 Bologna
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Zanhotel Tre Vecchi
📍 Via dell’Indipendenza, 47 – 40121 Bologna
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Starhotels Excelsior
📍 Viale Pietro Pietramellara, 51 – 40121 Bologna
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Hotel I Portici
📍 Via Indipendenza 69 – 40121 Bologna
✉️ reservation@iporticihotel.com | ☎️ +39 051 42185

Hotel Commercianti
📍 Via Dè Pignattari, 11 – 40124 Bologna
✉️ commercianti@inbo.it | ☎️ +39 051 7457511

Sav Hotel
📍 Via Ferruccio Parri, 9 – 40128 Bologna
✉️ info@savhotel.it | ☎️ +39 051 361361

Aemilia Hotel
📍 Via Zaccherini Alvisi, 16 – 40138 Bologna
✉️ info@aemiliahotel.it | ☎️ +39 051 3940311

Hotel Metropolitan
📍 Via dell’Orso 6 – 40121 Bologna
✉️ booking@hotelmetropolitan.com | ☎️ +39 051 229393

The Sydney Hotel
📍 Via Michelino, 73 – 40127 Bologna
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Hotel University
📍 Via Mentana, 7 – 40126 Bologna
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Zanhotel Regina
📍 Via dell’Indipendenza, 51 – 40121 Bologna
✉️ hotelregina@zanhotel.it | ☎️ +39 051 248878

Hotel Accademia
📍 Via Delle Belle Arti, 6 – 40126 Bologna
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