From 11–12 November 2026, ACOnet's Technical Operations and Planning Group (TBPG) will come together for its 74th meeting at the University for Continuing Education in Krems. For organizational reasons, please register by 23 October 2026 at the latest.

Gerhard Winkler retired at the end of August 2026, after 35 years of service to the University of Vienna, ACOnet, and the .at domain registry.

Like all our Annual Reports, the latest issue is freely available as a PDF. We will gladly send printed copies free of charge upon request.

On 3 March 2026, the Cluster Research+Data will host a webinar with high-profile guests on the topic of "The Barcelona Declaration: Why Open Research Information Matters."

GÉANT's third conference on IT security will take place in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 7-9 April 2026. The conference targets security and network experts from across the NREN community.

"The Networking Conference" (TNC), annually organized by GÉANT, is Europe's largest Research & Education networking conference. TNC26 will be held under the motto "Digital Sisu" from 8-12 June 2026 in Helsinki, Finland.

On 29 January 2026, Georg Schmid (ACOmarket GmbH) will present the latest information on the OCRE 2024 Framework and the framework agreements for cloud services in a virtual meeting.

We are on tour again! ACOnet and PHAIDRA are jointly presenting the topic "Digital Resource Management | Sharing Knowledge" - on 24 February 2026 at the FHV in Dornbirn and on 25 February 2026 at the University of Innsbruck.

The 25th ArgeStorage Meeting will be held from 19-20 January 2026 at nic.at GmbH in Vienna. Afterwards, there will be an initial meeting on the topic of Identity & Access Management (IAM).

"The Networking Conference" (TNC), annually organized by GÉANT, is Europe's largest Research & Education networking conference. TNC26 will be held under the motto "Digital Sisu" from 8-12 June 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. Proposals for presentations and side meetings can be submitted until 27 November 2025.

The annual Network Performing Arts Production Workshop (NPAPW) will be held online this year: From 12-13 November 2025, an international community of artists and IT experts will discuss and test low latency technologies for interactive live streaming. Participation in the webinar is free of charge.

The Austrian Network Operators Group (AT: NOG) will meet for the second time this year on 19 November 2025, at nic.at in Vienna. Please register in advance if you wish to attend in person! Online participation is possible without registration.

The programme initiated by the ACONET Association aims to promote cooperation and innovation. Cross-institutional working group information is continuously collected and published to support knowledge exchange. In addition, the programme offers regular online Infoshares on current topics.

The 72nd ACOnet TBPG Meeting will be held at Weltmuseum Wien from 06-07 November 2025. Please register by 22 October 2025.

European Cyber Security Month (ECSM) is organized every October at EU level to raise awareness of IT security issues. GÉANT also participates regularly in ECSM - this year with a campaign focusing on AI-driven threats. The campaign's information materials and webinars are available online.

The 27th meeting on "Art, Culture, and IT" will take place on 21 October 2025 at the Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art. Its temporary location at the Otto Wagner Areal on Baumgartner Höhe is surrounded by legendary Art Nouveau architectural gems, which we will explore on a guided tour before turning our attention to the topic of AI Act.

The annual IT conference for the Austrian education, research, and science sector, organized by ACOmarket, will take place this year from 10-11 September at the Vienna University of Technology. Registration is already open.

We are on tour again! ACOnet and PHAIDRA are presenting together on the topic of "Digital Resource Management | Sharing Knowledge" - on 17 June in Klagenfurt and on 18 June in Graz.

Like all our Annual Reports, the latest issue is freely available as a PDF. We will gladly send printed copies free of charge upon request.

The 71st ACOnet TBPG Meeting will take place at the University of Klagenfurt from 16-17 June 2025. Since the hotels in Klagenfurt are fully booked on 16 June due to a major event, we have reserved a contingent of rooms in a hotel outside the city (including a shuttle bus). This contingent is bookable until 4 May 2025.

The 24th ArgeStorage Meeting will be held at TU Wien (Arsenal, Vienna) from 12-13 May 2025.

GÉANT's "The Networking Conference" (TNC) is the largest annual Research & Education networking conference in Europe. TNC25 will be held in Brighton/UK from 9-13 June 2025.

The 26th meeting on "Arts, Culture and IT" will take place on 25 February 2025 at the Wien Museum. Our host invites you to a guided tour of the exhibition "Vienna. My History" and to exciting insights into very different projects.