This event which is jointly organised by the JISC funded SusteIT project in collaboration with the EAUC Travel Coordinator’s group, the Welsh Video Network and the University of Warwick on will examine the potential uses and benefits of conferencing for universities and colleges. The event aims to disseminate the latest research on conference usage, impacts and potential.

Further information on this event is available here :

The Green GÉANT Team as part of the GN3 project has been involved in gauging the environmental impact of the GÉANT network, and exploring the positive effects that networking can have in reducing carbon emissions in all sectors of society.

A workshop to report on the recent work done by Green GÉANT partners is being organised on the 5th and 6th of March in the SURFnet offices in Utrecht.

This workshop is targeted primarily at NREN participants both operational and management, ICT and facilities management personnel in higher education institutions and from environmental agents and decision-makers.

The agenda for the event is available here

The Tyndall National Institute based in University College Cork, Ireland specialises in ICT hardware research. The Institute recently received certification under the ISO 50001 (Energy Management System) standard, and is one of the first research institutes of its kind in the world to receive this award. ISO 50001 is an international standard for energy management which assists organisations in their drive for energy efficiency, reduced consumption, a lower carbon footprint and lower costs.
Further information on Tyndall’s energy efficiency programme is available here

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS NOW AVAILABLE

Members of the e-InfraNet consortia and other representatives from Higher Education and Research Institutions attended a workshop in Bristol, UK on the 26th and 27th of May 2011 to investigate the feasibility of the establishment of a pan European Green ICT network to address the Human Capacity deficit in the area of Green ICT which may inhibit Higher Education and Research Institutions from fully engaging with and implementing energy reducing solutions and processes.

e-InfraNet held a workshop on Green and Environmental Computing in Helsinki (Espoo) on Wednesday 27th- Thursday 28th October 2010.

Over the past few years, Green ICT has become a hot topic and is today at the heart of Europe’s efforts to tackle the problems of climate change and global warming. Although the reflections on Green ICT were originally limited to reducing the environmental impact of ICT products and devices – the “ICT carbon footprint” – it is now recognized that ICT can also have a major environmental impact by enabling energy efficiencies in other sectors.

This eInfranet workshop addressed both sides of the challenge and presented some of the most original projects and initiatives in the field, from the development of greener computers, data centers, and networks, to the use of the enabling effect of ICT in higher education, government and industry. It also reviewed the EU and Members States’ green strategies and policies with keynotes from EC and eInfranet partners’ government representatives.

Workshop Proceedings and presentations