NAISS Staff Meeting 2025
When: 13-14 May, lunch to lunch
Where: Scandic Frimurarehotellet, Linköping (map)
How: Hybrid – Zoom links will be sent via e-mail
Dear NAISS colleague,
We are very happy to invite you to beautiful Linköping! Our venue Scandic Frimurarehotellet (Frimis) is only a 10-minute walk from Linköping Central Station.
Accommodation
Please note that accommodation is not included. Everyone is free to make their own reservation. However, if you would like to stay at Frimis, we have reserved a number of rooms that can be booked by using the code BLIN130525 (you must book directly with Frimis). Subject to availability after 12 March.
Programme
| Tuesday 13 May | |
| 9:30-12:00 | Pre-meeting, Arrhenius start-up (room MÅNEN) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Registration opens (room VINTERGATAN, 4th floor). Please register and leave luggage and outdoor clothing in VINTERGATAN before going to lunch! |
| 12:00-13:00 | L U N C H |
| 13:00-13:10 | Introduction/Welcome Erik Lindahl, NAISS Director |
| 13:10-14:10 | Guest speakers: Thomas Schulthess Director, Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS) Emmanuel Ory Development Manager, CSC – IT Center for Science and Head of the LUMI User Support team |
| 14:10-14:20 | NAISS’s vision/goals and the way to get there – questions for group work Erik Lindahl |
| 14:20-15:00 | C O F F E E |
| 15:00-16:00 | Group work: NAISS’s vision/goals and the way to get there Four groups (you can rotate and take part in several groups): 1. Vision – what needs to be done in short/long term (rooms VINTERGATAN 1-2) 2. Team spirit and culture (room VINTERGATAN 3) 3. Communications – internal/with users/outreach (room MÅNEN) 4. Support/the new NAISS support model (room TELLUS) |
| 16:00-16:30 | Feedback from group work |
| 16:30-16:45 | Summary of group work |
| 17:45-18:00 | Bus to the Air Force Museum |
| 18:00-19:00 | Guided tour of the museum |
| 19:00-21:45 | Dinner at the Air Force Museum |
| 21:45-22:00 | Bus to Frimurarehotellet |
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| Wednesday 14 May | |
| 9:00-9:10 | What tools do we need to achieve our goals – questions for group work Erik Lindahl |
| 9:10-9:40 | NAISS’s web and services Torben Rasmussen, User Support Manager |
| 9:40-10:00 | Group work and vote: What tools do we need to achieve our goals? |
| 10:00-10:40 | C O F F E E |
| 10:40-11:00 | What tools do we need to achieve our goals – continued group work |
| 11:00-11:30 | Discussion: How do we implement changes and start working better tomorrow? Erik Lindahl |
| 11:30-11:50 | The Arrhenius project Gert Svensson, NAISS Deputy Technical Director and Arrhenius Project Manager |
| 11:50-12:00 | Summary and conclusion |
| 12:00-13:00 | L U N C H |
| 13:00-15:00 | Post-meeting with NAC-WG (room SATURNUS) |
If you have any questions related to the event, please contact us at naiss.events@partner.liu.se.
Looking forward to seeing you!