I think the coffee is fine - and totally available

Public opinion, however, seems to be that the coffee you wait for is much more attractive.

You go all the way to TNC - to have a meeting with someone else. It seems strange, but we all do it.

Many meetings are done in the breaks

A very popular meeting at the community hub about the innovation programme

Another high point of the conference: The eduVPN BoF

led by Tangui Coulouarn (DeiC)

and Rogier Spoor (SURF)

Artur Binczewski (PCSS) is a big fan of the famous composer Franz Liszt - at least judging from the looks of his new hairdo

People@TNC: Zenon Mousmoulas (GRNET) and Anass Chabli (RENATER)

Lisa Melrose (GÉANT) who is probably best known in the community for her work with the young talent programme

It takes time to get used to the new name of the Irish NREN, Asiera, from which we have here Lisa Deery and Garvan McFeely

Arctic Security - one of the good suppliers to our sector that has used time and resources to be at TNC. I hope it has bee worth the effort.

Maria Isabel Gandia (CSUC in Catalonia) leading a session at the community hub

Another ubiquitous story-teller at TNC: Brian Nisbet from Asiera

From SANET in Slovakia, we have Tibor Weis and Martin Stanislav

Mads Freek Petersen and Malene Hansen from my own organization, DeiC

Olaf Schjelderup, head of networking at SIKT in Norway

Evelien Renders from SURF

Two esteemed colleagues from the Japan NREN, NII: Hiroyuki Sato and Kento Aida

Mr. Kento Aida and me(!)

The next session had the very appealing title: Rebooting the Old Reliables. Led by Ann West (Internet2)

Pål Axelsson, SUNET

A question from Niels van Dijk, SURF

and from another one of the old reliables: Klaas Wierenga from GÉANT

Mary Bull from Internet2

The last pair of ole reliable speakers in this session: Ann Harding (SWITCH) and Anna Wilson (as herself)

An event at the NORDUnet booth for the Polar Connect initiative

More nice classics at TNC: George Konnis (CYNET) and Floor Jas (SURF)

The sensing workshop, led by Chris Atherton (GÉANT)

Raimena Veisllari, SIKT

The Swedish Theatre

Esplanadi

Kauppatori

The Helsinki Cathedral

Aleksanderinkatu

The Uspenski Cathedral

A Tesla Cybertruck on display. To my knowledge, it is not possible to get it registered in Europe.

The conference dinner is held in some impressive and interesting converted old warehouse buildings

A short welcome by the head of FUNET at CSC Juha Oinonen

Marina De Giorgi and Mira Stanic from GÉANT

Mehmet Satoglu and Hayrettin Bucak from Tübitak ULAKBIM in Turkey

Anders Nilsson aka "Herr Nilsson" from Umeå University in Sweden

Eli Dart (ESnet), James Deaton (Internet2) and Brenna Meade (Internet2)

Enzo Capone (GÉANT)

Diversity in action: This was on the counter in the men's room

Olga Popcova (RENAM) and Damian Niemir (PCSS) who has the deep voice behind the speak at the opening show: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to TNC"

Kimmo Koski (CSC CED) looking super happy and full of joy according to Finnish standards, Pekka Uusitalo (CSC) and Valter Nordh (NORDUnet)

Two Austrian Aconet colleagues in the setting sun: Elias Dürr and Harald Michl