General

• The Public Safety Communication topic is considered interesting by CELTIC Event and Workshop participants.

• An expression of interest to participate in SRI PSCE and its activities/projects were received from: mikko.moisio@tekes.fi  TEKES/Finland, / Shai Ophir, SEIMONET,... project,  shai.ophir@starhome.com,  TÜBITAK, Türkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu / Israel, Oguz Yapar, ncpsme@tubitak.gov.tr / Turkey / eric.carpentier@eads.com; Marie Nuadi / EADS/France

Discussion of Test Beds Federation for Public Safety  

• The FT PSC project fits well into the scope of PanLab activities. The cooperation will help to optimize efforts of these two initiatives. To avoid repetition, PanLab should provide a technology platform for the FT PSC test bed. The involvement of public authorities and the importance of coordination had been  emphasized. Halid Hrasnica/PanLab       

• Technological aspects have to be considered in cooperation. PanLab could contribute if software will be standardized. Heinz Brüggemann / CELTIC Office/EURESCOM   

• The latest development should be considered the NGN architectures and network management. Kate Yeadon/EPT, Luxembourg

TEKES presentation of National Research programme in the area of Safety and Security / TEKES, Miranda Saarentaus / Finland

• The programme is considering developing cooperation with CELTIC. The primary contact point for the questions is Mikko Moisio.   
• TEKES could provided some limited funding for international dissemination and. coordination activities (it could be done for example with studies)

Heterogeneous Network for Public Safety presentation

• The expression of interest to participate in the project was received from Oguz Yapar TÜBITAK, Türkiye Bilimsel Ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu/ Turkish Research Funding Agency.

Security Research. BUGYO presentation

• The presenter (Bertrand Marquet / Bertrand Marquet, Alcatel, France) emphasized the importance and interest to participate in international cross projects dissemination activities in the area of security.

• Workshop on Public Safety and Security Research, Introduction, Adrian Boukalov, adrian.boukalov(at)uni.lu
• European Public Safety Communication  Research Challenges, PSCE SRI, HNPS and FT PSC projects, Adrian Boukalov, adrian.boukalov(at)uni.lu
• Building Security Assurance in Open Infrastructures, Bertrand MARQUET, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent France, BUGYO & BUGYO Beyond Project Coordinator
• Panlab, Test Platform for Future Internet Research?, Halid Hrasnica, hrasnica(at)eurescom.eu
• Heterogeneous Network for European Public Safety (HNPS), Kate Yeadon, EPT Luxembourg S.A. 
• NetLab, Susanna Avéssta, DIMES
• Tekes Programme on Safety and Security, Miranda Saarentaus, National Sector Coordinator

Invitation

The Public Safety and Security Research Workshop at CELTIC Event 2008
is the joint initiative of the CELTIC programme and Safety Research Initiative (SRI) of Public Safety Communication Europe Forum (PSCE). The workshop will discuss cooperation between different CELTIC projects and programmes in the areas relevant for public safety and security.

We invite presentations form CELTIC projects focused on Security topics and interdisciplinary areas that are of interests and relevant for Public Safety Communications. The CELTIC projects focused on security, heterogeneous and mesh networks, deployable networks, networks interoperability and networking,  network integration and management, test beds federation are invited to participate in the workshop.

The goal of the workshop is to facilitate the exchange of information and coordination between CELTIC projects and number of activities in the domains of public safety and security established by PSCE.

The Workshop supposed to contribute the development of European public safety communications research agenda and road map for future technological development, help to focus new projects in safety and security domains, facilitate and coordinate dissemination CELTIC projects activities.

The workshop presentations and results of round table discussions will be published at SRI PSCE web site.

We invite interested projects and their representatives to register for workshop by sending mail to: stefanie.oestlund@uni.lu and submit the electronic version of presentations and discussion topics proposals to adrian.boukalov@uni.lu.         

The Workshop will start after the CELTIC event on 28 February at 14:30 and will finish at 16: 30. It will take place at at the Marina Congress Centre in Helsinki, Finland (further details see http://www.celtic-initiative.org/Events/Celtic-Event08-Helsinki/welcome.asp).

Regards

For CELTIC
Heinz Brüggemann
Director Celtic Office
Wieblinger Weg 19/4
69123 Heidelberg/ Germany
Tel: +496221989210
Mobile: +491713309452

For SRI PSCE
SRI PSCE Chairman  
Adrian Boukalov 
University of Luxembourg
Contact Information 
Adresse postale :
6, Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi
L-1359 Luxembourg
Phone: +352 466644-5493
eMail: adrian.boukalov@uni.lu
wiki.uni.lu/secan-lab/Adrian+Boukalov.html