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09:30 - 11:00

Anniversary Breakfast edu-ID

Berner Generationenhaus, Bahnhofpl. 2, 3011 Bern (Spittelsaal, 3. OG)

Switch AAI and edu-ID are celebrating their 20th and 10th anniversaries. Together with the edu-ID community, we would like to celebrate this with a special breakfast. Afterward, we will walk together to UniS and start the session.

10:00 - 10:45

Check- In & Welcome coffee

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Main Entrance - Foyer

10:45 - 12:15

SIG SAMoo Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor A-027

10:45–11:30 – Update from Your Institution (45 min)

In this session, each member is invited to share recent developments and activities related to Moodle at their institution over the past few months. To prepare for the exchange, participants are asked to fill in their updates in the dedicated section of the SAMoo Moodle course (hosted by UniL) ahead of the meeting. During the session, there will be an opportunity to highlight key points, raise questions, and discuss specific topics of interest or common challenges. This is a valuable moment to learn from one another and strengthen collaboration across institutions.

11:30–12:15 – Placeholder for Presentation or Round Table (45 min)
This slot is reserved for a presentation or round table on a selected topic. The topic will be confirmed and updated in April.

Camille Tardy

10:45 - 12:15

WG FAIR Metadata Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor A-019

Topic: EOSC Enablement

This session introduces a Tool for which Switch collaborated with CSC in the framework of the FAIRCORE4EOSC project. In a Workshop setting, we are going to identify your needs and challenges to support your alignment with EOSC Standards for FAIR Metadata.

Andrea Bertino & Joonas Kesäniemi

11:00 - 12:15

edu-ID Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor, A-022

Facts, figures and recent service developments (25')
Service stability: concept and realization (25')
Security services (25')

Rolf Brugger

12:15 - 13:45

Lunch

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Main Entrance - Foyer

13:45 - 14:30

ROAM Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern 1 Floor, S-101

Attention: This session will be repeated after 45 minutes, making it possible to change to TRUST.

In this session, members of the ROAM circle will talk about recent developments in the eduroam space: Using edu-ID or Entra ID to generate certificate-based eduroam profiles - Benefiting from eVA (eduroam Visitor Access) to provide your guests with temporary network access - Monitoring and scuring your eduroam components. Plus we will make sure to have enough time for four feedback, suggestions and general discussions.

Christian Rohrer

13:45 - 14:30

TRUST Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern 2 Floor, S-201

Attention: This session will be repeated after 45 minutes, making it possible to switch to ROAM.

We will begin with an overview of Switch PKI, discussing the current PKI landscape, the challenges and opportunities of post-quantum cryptography, and how we position ourselves in comparison to Let's Encrypt. Next, we’ll introduce the new Switch PKI product portfolio planned for 2025.
We will then explore the topic of verified credentials and Swiyu, focusing on Switch's role, what we are currently working on, and our perspective on the future of this evolving space. Following that, we’ll share some updates on Switch Sign, particularly in relation to the harmonization of ZertES and eIDAS standards. Finally, we’ll open the floor for questions and an open discussion.

Davide Ravasi

13:45 - 15:15

edu-ID Session 2

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor, A-022

Government initiatives for digital identification (e-ID) and authentication (AGOV): current state, outlook and potential impact for edu-ID (20')
Rethink edu-ID - a strategy for the next 10 years: (45')
with discussion in the plenary
The future of eduGAIN interfederation (10')
edu-ID roadmap for next 12 months (10')

Rolf Brugger

13:45 - 15:15

SIG SAMoo Session 2

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor, A-027

13:45–14:30 – Placeholder for Presentation or Round Table (45 min)
A continuation of the morning’s placeholder slot, this session will also focus on a presentation or round table discussion. The specific topic will be confirmed in April.

14:30–15:15 – Open Discussion: Introduction to Analytics (45 min)
An open discussion session introducing the topic of analytics. Participants are welcome to share their current practices, questions, and ideas for future collaboration in this area.

Camille Tardy

13:45 - 15:15

WG FAIR Metadata Session 2

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor, A-019

Topic: EOSC Enablement

In this session, Kamram Naim will introduce the general requirements for an institution to become part of the EOSC Federation of Nodes. In a group workshop setup, the session will then focus on the necessary preparation steps for your institution, focussing on the establishment of the required FAIRness & interoperability to join EOSC.

Kamran Naim

13:45 - 15:15

Switch OER WG Session 1

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Basement A -119

We invite all Switch OER customers to participate in the working group session. We will discuss the status of the OER service, the progress of current feature developments, wishes for the future roadmap, and what’s happening on the sales side.

Geert Hoevenaars & Renato Furter

14:30 - 15:15

TRUST Session 2

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern 2 Floor, S-201

Attention: This session is a repeat session, giving you the opportunity to attend both the Trust and Roam sessions. Please choose which one you would like to start with.

Davide Ravasi

14:30 - 15:15

ROAM Session 2

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern 1 Floor, S-101

Attention: This session is a repeat session, giving you the opportunity to attend both the Trust and Roam sessions. Please choose which one you would like to start with.

Christian Rohrer

15:15 - 15:45

Day recap

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Ground Floor - S003

Have you ever been curious about what’s happening in other communities? Join the Day Recap! Participating WGs and SIGs will share a brief summary of the key discussions and topics covered today.

15:45 - 16:45

Farewell coffee & Networking

UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3012 Bern Main Entrance - Foyer

Speakers

Andrea Bertino

Senior Project Manager Open Science and Research Data

Since 2020, Andrea Bertino is Senior Project Manager for Open Science and Research Data at Switch. After completing his PhD in philosophy, he worked as a research assistant in Greifswald and Regensburg. He then joined the University Library of Göttingen, where he was involved in projects on open access publishing platforms and digital humanities. He is currently leading the Connectome project, which aims to facilitate the exploitation of open data from academic and non-academic domains.

Claudia Lienert

Head of Community Management, Switch

As Head of Community Management at Switch, Claudia Lienert has been responsible for developing business relationships with the Swiss education, research and innovation community since March 2023. Prior to that, she held various management positions in the IT and transport industry and completed an Executive Master of Business Administration at the University of Strathclyde.

Rolf Brugger

Product Manager

Rolf studied computer science and psychology at the University of Fribourg and then worked for the national Swiss Virtual Campus project. He joined Switch in 2007 and was initially responsible for setting up the e-learning section. Since 2013, he has been working on the then called Swiss edu-ID. He was involved in the design of the service and then with its development and introduction at universities. He has been the product owner for Switch edu-ID since 2018.

Tereza Karagülle

Head of Digital Communication and Events, Switch

Tereza is the Head of Digital Communication and Events at Switch. She leads a team that organises impactful community events and advances the organisation's communication strategies. Additionally, she serves as the eduhub Community Manager, overseeing the annual eduhub days, coordinating Special Interest Groups (SIG), and managing the Swiss Academic Moodle Community (SAMoo).

Davide Ravasi

Product Owner – Trust Services

As Product Owner of the TRUST Circle at Switch, Davide Ravasi is responsible for Switch PKI, Switch Sign, and Switch Verify. Before joining Switch, he worked at SwissSign AG, where he gained extensive knowledge of the PKI, Digital Sign, and Identity Provider market. His experience in the trust services sector enables him to drive innovation and ensure high standards of security and compliance in digital identity and authentication solutions.

Renato Furter

Agile Coach

Renato has been with Switch since 2008 and began his career as a software developer. Over the years, he has held various positions and is now responsible for two circles as an agile coach. In addition to his role as an agile coach, Renato is also the product owner of Switch OER. In this role, he drives the development and implementation of the OER repository at Switch.

Geert Hoevenaars

Product Portfolio Manager

Geert joined Switch in 2018 with a background in international product management. Over the years, he has guided several new product developments, introduced and trained several processes, created numerous new Switch tools for product managers, and is now responsible for Switch’ Product Portfolio Board. As the product manager of Switch OER, he drives the business and marketing aspects of this service.

Kamran Naim

Director EOSC Association

Kamran Naim has more than 20 years of international leadership experience as an Open Science strategist. As Head of Open Science at CERN, the world’s largest research laboratory, he leads a diverse portfolio of activities which includes the development of OS policies, their implementation and governance, while also managing the operations of flagship programs. He also serves as a Director of the European Open Science Cloud Association (EOSC-A), a multi-national pan-European effort to focused on developing the next generation of scientific infrastructures.

Joonas Kesäniemi

Lead of Archidect

Joonas Kesäniemi works as a software architect for the IT Centre for Science in Finland. For the past three years he has been working on FAIRCORE4EOSC project and the Metadata Schema and Crosswalk Registry component, which uses knowledge graphs to tackle mapping related challenges. He also co-chairs a Research Data Alliance FAIR Mappings working group and patiently works on his PhD project in semantic web and knowledge data management. Before joining CSC he spent more than a decade in public and private organizations implementing production systems and more experimental projects in roles ranging from developer to tech lead.

Christian Rohrer

Product Owner - ROAM Services

Since the beginning of the year, Christian Rohrer has officially put on the PO hat for eduroam, for which he has been technically in charge since his return to Switch in 2020. In this position, he recently introduced two new products in the 'ROAM' family: eVA (eduroam Visitor Access) and govroam. With a background in neurobiology and interaction design, Christian enjoys working on interfaces, be it with counterparts made of flesh or silicon.

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