The meeting agenda spanned three days, from November 24 to 26.
The first day featured a variety of sessions.
In the morning, attendees could participate in three parallel tutorial sessions:

• A session focused on AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting)
• A session on the practical implementation of IPv6
• A session dedicated to optical networking technology

In the afternoon, two types of meetings were scheduled:
In one room, APMs had the opportunity to meet with NOC engineers first and then with CERT specialists, gaining insight into the critical work behind these essential services and engaging directly with experts through a Q&A session.
Meanwhile, in two other rooms, discussions were held to establish new working groups.

These groups aimed to develop an information network on topics of shared interest among GARR network APMs. The initial focus areas selected for these pilot working groups were Security, IPv6, MAN-LAN, and Middleware.

The following two days, November 25 and 26, were structured into four thematic sessions, lasting either 3 or 1.5 hours:

1. GARR-G: From the Backbone to the End User (3 hours)
2. Traditional and Emerging Network Services (3 hours)
3. Will We Ever Have a Secure Network? New Resources and New Threats (1.5 hours)
4. The Future of Networking: European Projects and Emerging Technologies (1.5 hours)

On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 26, after summarizing the key discussions from the previous days, a roundtable session was held on the future of the GARR network.

The 4th edition of the "GARR-B Meetings" took place in Bologna from June 24 to 26, 2002.

The main focus was on applications and advanced services over a high-bandwidth (gigabit) network. The event was also broadcast live, and recordings are available via video on demand.

Significant attention was given to presentations on ongoing and planned activities within the GARR community.
Part of the meeting was dedicated to the features of the next-generation GARR network.

The main purpose of the meeting was to define the network requirements based on the needs of its users in the fields of education and scientific research.

Dear Colleagues,
As part of the regular GARR-B Meetings, we are organizing the third edition of this event, open to both technical coordinators from institutions connected to the GARR-B network (APMs) and professionals responsible for security within their institutions.

Unlike the previous edition, this time we have included not only security-related tutorials but also presentations on the current status and future developments of the GARR-B project.

A registration fee will be required, and its amount will be communicated as soon as it is determined.

The increased use of network resources inevitably leads to a rise in issues related to unauthorized use (for example, the proliferation of unsolicited advertising emails, so-called spam, and intrusions, sometimes with severe consequences, into less protected systems).
For this reason, within GARR-B, as in other similar networks, GARR-CERT has been established as a service to manage security-related software issues.

One of the main goals of GARR-CERT, if not the primary one, is to raise user awareness about these types of issues. As part of the regular GARR-B meetings, a technical event is organized, with invitations extended to both technical managers from institutions connected to the GARR-B network (APM) and security personnel from individual institutions. The first day of the event is reserved exclusively for institutions with access to the GARR-B network.

No specific prior experience in the field of security is required, as the topics covered during the first day will be at an introductory level.