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[Nick Roy <nroy AT internet2.edu>]

I agree.

In the specific case of IUCC’s eduGAIN integration, since nearly all fed ops 
do things slightly differently, it’s likely a case where one or more 
knowledgeable federation technical staff will need to go on-site to help do 
some "archaeology" of the existing processes before they can help / train.

Best,

Nick Roy
Director of Technology and Strategy
InCommon

On 10 Jul 2019, at 9:01, Ann West wrote:

> If we are to have a baseline set of federation practices like we explored 
> at TNC, the community will need to help each other get and stay there (and 
> increase it over time).
>
> On-going support and training is a key component to pick up again, 
> especially in the context of that discussion.
>
> Ann
>
> Ann West
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> ED, InCommon
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>
> On 7/10/19, 6:05 AM, "edugain-discuss-request AT lists.geant.org on behalf of 
> Peter Schober" <edugain-discuss-request AT lists.geant.org on behalf of 
> peter.schober AT univie.ac.at> wrote:
>
>     * Hank Nussbacher <Hank AT mail.iucc.ac.il> [2019-07-10 13:42]:
>     > Therefore I would like to see whether we can create an Edugain
>     > exchange program whereby one NREN can send personnel for a 1-3
>     > intense training program at an NREN that does have the requisite
>     > knowledgeable personnel.
>
>     I recall that in the past there have been such "exchanges",
>     e.g. people from WAYF.dk (and Scott K.?) going to South Africa to help
>     with SAFIRE. So maybe those involved could share their experiences.
>     (AFAIR it was David S. for WAYF and he's no longer with WAYF but maybe
>     Siju M. from SANREN or Guy H. from TENET can share their side of the 
> story?)
>
>     The other way round seems to be a more established way of doing this,
>     at least where EU funding exists:
>     
> https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/opportunities/staff-training_en
>
>     But I'm not suggesting to limit your proposal to EU programmes or
>     central funding -- if people/NRENs/federations could agree on other
>     models of cost sharing all the better, I guess.
>     (I'm not holding my breath for that, though, considering all the
>     trouble community-developed Free/Libre/OpenSource projects had/have to
>     go through in order to find sharing funding.)
>
>     -peter

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