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
9:30-12:00Pre-meeting, Arrhenius start-up (room MÅNEN)
11:00-12:00Registration opens (room VINTERGATAN, 4th floor).
Please register and leave luggage and outdoor clothing in VINTERGATAN
before going to lunch!
12:00-13:00L U N C H
13:00-13:10Introduction/Welcome
Erik Lindahl, NAISS Director
13:10-14:10Guest 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
14:10-14:20NAISS’s vision/goals and the way to get there – questions for group work
Erik Lindahl
14:20-15:00C O F F E E
15:00-16:00Group 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)
16:00-16:30Feedback from group work
16:30-16:45Summary of group work
17:45-18:00Bus to the Air Force Museum
18:00-19:00Guided tour of the museum
19:00-21:45Dinner at the Air Force Museum
21:45-22:00Bus to Frimurarehotellet


Wednesday 14 May
9:00-9:10What tools do we need to achieve our goals – questions for group work
Erik Lindahl
9:10-9:40NAISS’s web and services
Torben Rasmussen, User Support Manager
9:40-10:00Group work and vote: What tools do we need to achieve our goals?
10:00-10:40C O F F E E
10:40-11:00What tools do we need to achieve our goals – continued group work
11:00-11:30Discussion: How do we implement changes and start working better tomorrow?
Erik Lindahl
11:30-11:50The Arrhenius project
Gert Svensson, NAISS Deputy Technical Director and Arrhenius Project Manager
11:50-12:00Summary and conclusion
12:00-13:00L U N C H
13:00-15:00Post-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!