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Those interested in applying for Beyond the Net, the Internet Society's large ($ 30,000) and medium-fund ($ 10,000) program can now do so.

Throughout the year of 2016, the MAGIC project left marks wherever it went, benefiting the scientific community around the world with its mobility and real-time collaboration projects, global science communities, among others. Participating in a project of this proportion also greatly impacts its collaborators and associates. So, what will it be like to participate in MAGIC from inside? How important is the project in the eyes of those who do it?
Las tecnologías de la información son cada día más importantes para las organizaciones alrededor del mundo y en 2017 no será distinto. Pero… ¿cuáles de ellas estarán en el centro del proceso de transformación digital el próximo año? ¿Dónde deberán enfocarse las empresas que desean construir modelos de negocio exitosos en tiempos de constantes cambios tecnológicos?

"It was a very interesting session in our conference e-AGE 2016 in Beirut 1-2 December 2016. The session was dedicated for Global Science Communities with focus on Biodiversity", stated Yousef Torman, Managing Director, Technology, Networking and Infrastructures of the Arab States Research and Education Network – ASREN.
If there is somebody you think deserves recognition for their contributions to research and education networking, please submit a nomination to GÉANT Community Awards. Nominations can be submitted until midnight CET on Thursday 2 March 2017. The next Community Awards will be presented during the opening plenary session of the 2017 networking conference, TNC17, in Linz, Austria, on 30 May 2017.

The sixth edition of the TICAL Conference, held from September 13 to 15 in Buenos Aires, was one of the highlights of the latest version of the bulletin of the Association of University Interconnection Networks (ARIU) in Argentina. The organization interviewed Christian O'Flaherty - ISOC representative - and Guillermo Cicileo - LACNIC SSR Coordinator - on the Plenary Session "Opportunities for Universities in the Internet Ecosystem" held during the event.