🤝 Meet the #TNC26 partners – Part 2!

What else is coming back this year?

🔸 The Exchange Theatre – still right at the heart of the TNC Exchange, but with a Finnish twist (a small hint: don't forget your towel 😉)! During breaks, our Gold and Platinum partners will host bite-sized presentations using silent disco headsets. Grab your lunch, pop on a headset, and tune in.

🎟️ Regular tickets, social passes and side meeting passes are still available: https://tnc26.geant.org/register-to-tnc26/

🤝 Meet the #TNC26 partners – Part 1!

From Platinum to Bronze, we're excited to welcome all the organisations supporting this year's edition in Helsinki 🇫🇮

What’s coming back this year?

🔸 The TNC Exchange – a lively, open space with partners’ booths, cosy meeting corners, and plenty of opportunities to connect, catch up and even get a taste of some Finnish treats!

The #FileSender Board invites all interested persons 🤓 to the upcoming annual #NREN FileSender meeting at #TNC26.
📌 Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026
📌 Time: 09:00-10:30 EEST
📌 Venue: Paavo, Helsinki Music Hall, Helsinki, Finland

Join us and register to participate 👉️ https://filesender.org/save-the-date-filesender-meeting-at-tnc26-on-june-9-2026/

@geant #networking @nordunet @renater @DKFZ @SURF

☺️ Wir freuen uns! Wir schicken gleich drei Nachwuchstalente ins #Finale des Future Talent Programme #FTP zur #TNC26 nach Helsinki.

Anna Maria Yang-Jacobi, Felix Jahn & Jan-Frederik Rieckers haben sich im Auswahlverfahren durchgesetzt – und präsentieren ihre Projekte auf großer Bühne.

Die TNC gilt als weltweit wichtigste Konferenz für Forschungs- und Bildungsnetzwerke #NRENs & wird von @geant organisiert.

👉 Mehr Infos + Portraits der drei Finalist:innen gibt es unter: https://www.dfn.de/future-talent-programme-tnc26/

#TNC26 hasn't even started, but we're already thinking about two keynotes we don't want to miss.

Maria Ritola will open the conference with a keynote on building successful teams and good work life in the digital age.

And Samuli Könönen will close it with a question that fits our theme Digital Sisu perfectly: what happens when the threat to your security is invisible?

📌 Browse the full programme and find your own highlights: https://tnc26.geant.org/check-out-the-programme-of-tnc26/

Behind the #TNC26 branding concept: Part 2

It's a design that celebrates the spirit of Finland and our wonderful host, CSC, who are welcoming the global #Research & #Education networking community to Helsinki this June.

🎟️ Early bird tickets are still available until 24 March: https://tnc26.geant.org/register-to-tnc26/

Behind the #TNC26 branding concept: Part 1

People keep asking us about the #TNC26 branding. So we thought it was time to share the story.

Finland isn't just the backdrop for this year's event. It's woven into every visual choice, from Marimekko's bold organic forms to Finland's forests, coastline and wildlife, all drawing on the country's folk art traditions to bring this year's theme, Digital Sisu, to life.

See part 2 in the next post.

A new GÉANT Twinning partnership is underway 🌍

CSC in Finland and Nepal Research and Education Network (NREN) officially kicked off a 6-month collaboration focused on expanding #eduroam coverage, developing REN awareness materials, and building long-term ties.

The two teams will visit each other later this year, with Nepal joining the global R&E community at #TNC26 in Helsinki in June.

We can't wait to see what you build together.

🔗 Read more: https://connect.geant.org/2026/03/02/global-collaboration-in-action-finland-and-nepal-launch-new-twinning-project

Got something to share at #TNC26?

There’s just 1 week left to submit your proposals for Lightning Talks, BoFs, and Community Hub.

This year, under the theme Digital Sisu, the TNC Programme Committee are especially looking for contributions that show courage and inner strength in our changing world.

🎤 Submit your idea before 10 March: https://tnc26.geant.org/submit/

🎟️ And get your early bird ticket: https://tnc26.geant.org/register-to-tnc26/

What’s your dream #TNC26 talk?

We put that exact question to the TNC Programme Committee and let the ideas flow. The result is a glimpse into the curiosity, creativity and bold thinking that shape every TNC programme.

🎥 Share your dream talk with us in the comments

📌 Explore the preliminary programme: https://tnc26.geant.org/check-out-the-programme-of-tnc26/

🎟 Grab your early bird ticket: https://tnc26.geant.org/register-to-tnc26/

💡 Submit a Lightning Talk, BoF or Community Hub contribution by 10 March: https://tnc26.geant.org/submit/