Projects and Events
EENet has organised a number of international conferences and workshops as well as competitions in association with partners, including CEENet, TERENA and the PHARE ISE Project.
Winter 2009-2010: Popular web-cameras come again
Live video streams from the forests of Tartumaa to the seaside in northern Estonia, in cooperation with Looduskalender, Kotkaklubi and many other partners EENet broadcasts this winter a wide variety of winter webcams. |
September-November 2009: Eight Computer Drawing Competition "The Universe - yours to discover"
 Jelizaveta Sestakova (18 a), Narva Humanitaargümnaasium | In concord with the International Astronomy Year EENet and Tartu Observatory organised a computer drawing competition "The Universe - yours to discover".
From 1. September until 15. November 4505 young artists sent more than 5200 computer drawings to the competition. The contest was held in four age-groups and on nine different astronomical subjects. The most popular theme was "Planets around a distant star".
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All pictures that were submitted to the competition can be seen at:http://joonistaja.eenet.ee
Summer 2009: Käsmu webcamera
On June 3rd a new web camera was launched to broadcast from the traditional sea resort Käsmu, located on the northern coast of Estonia. The camera was installed under the initiative of Käsmu Sea Museum and Viru Folk Festival. The system is technically supported by Beta group and wifi.ee. Live video stream is brought to viewers via EENet server.mms://tv.eenet.ee/kasmu
Additional information (in Estonian): www.kasmu.ee/veebikaamera
Spring 2009: Grey seals, spotted eagles sea-eagles, tawny owls and storks on webcam
- From March 7-th 2009, EENet broadcasts live videostream from the rookery of the grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). The grey seal camera is located in Vilsandi Nature Reserves, on the western coast of Saaremaa. In addition to seals also crows, ravens, sea gulls and even White Tailed Eagles can be seen, not to mention the sounds of the Baltic Sea.
http://tv.eenet.ee/hyljes - From March 26-th 2009, EENet resumed to broadcast the nest of black stork Tooni, known to avid fans from previous years.
The stork camera can be found at: mms://tv.eenet.ee/kurg - From April 13-th 2009, the broadcasts from the nest of spotted eagle began. The camera was also active in 2008, hopefully, this year there will be chicks in the nest.
The spotted eagle camera: tv.eenet.ee/kotkas.
From 3 February til 10 March 2009 EENet broadcasted from the nest of tawny owl (strix aluco), the Bird of the Year 2009 in Estonia. The project was led by Estonian Ornithological Society.
Winter 2008-2009: Live broadcasts from the feeding places of sea-eagles, wild animals, also from the nest of tawny owl and a birdhouse in Otepää
- Birdhouse-camera behind the office windows of Loodusemees.ee
- The immensely popular wild-boar camera was set up in the woods of Tartu County, where the boars, foxes, raccoon dogs and other beasts found their way as constant companions to the desktops of the nature enthusiasts also this winter.
The diaries of the camera streams(in Estonian) are kept by Looduskalender
September-November 2008: Seventh Computer Drawing Competition "My Estonia"
The seventh computer drawing competition, dedicated to the 90th Anniversary of the Estonian Republic, was launched on September 1st 2008. The competition ended on November 17th with 5270 pictures sent from schools all over Estonia.The winners were announced on November 28th 2008.
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 Liisi Grünberg (18), Nõo Reaalgümnaasium |
April - August 2008: Live Broadcasts from the Nests of Wild Birds
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During Summer 2008, EENet offered live broadcasts from the nests of spotted eagle and black storks. |
January - April 2008: Live Broadcast From The Wild Animals` Feeding Place
| From January until April 2008 EENet broadcasted the wild animals` feeding place in the woods of Tartu county. The place was being visited by a herd of wild boars and also a pair of raccoon dogs.
The picture was being brought to viewers by EENet server; more information about the joint project at www.looduskalender.ee |
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December 2007 - March 2008: Live Broadcast From The Birdhouse
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This winter the birdwatchers and everyone interested in the daily life of Estonia`s fledged inhabitants had the opportunity to observe their favourites online via EENet server. The camera watched a birds` feeding house in Otepää, under the office windows of Loodusemees Inc. The picture album of Loodusemees |
May-September 2007: Sixth Computer Drawing Competition "Please Draw Me A Researcher"
As the entire European community celebrated Researchers` Night on 28 September, the young (and young at heart) in Estonia were asked to draw a picture of a real scientist of their own. As a result, 3333 pictures from 181 schools were submitted, and after long and difficult discussions the jury decided upon the following:
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 Mari-Ann Piht (18), Tallinna Reaalkool |
The competition was organised by EENet and the Science Centre AHHAA.
Competition website (in Estonian)
April-August 2007: Black Storks Online
Nature enthusiasts were invited to observe the unfolding family drama it the nest of the Estonian black stork pair, Tony and Donna, listen to the sounds of the forest around the nest, read updates in the daily chronicle, and view pictures from the storks' 'family album'. |
The viewers could closely monitor, how the eggs were laid and hatched and three chicks brought up. The live broadcast was surprisingly popular, with hundreds of viewers (at height) from all over the world. The event was organised by the project team EAGLELIFE, the live video stream brought to the viewers by EENet server and the Internet connection from the nest to the server built by Kernel. Tooni ja Donna family chronicle |
September-November 2006: Fifth Computer Drawing Competition
 Artist: Ly Sõõrd, one of the winners |
The theme of the 2006 competition was "Theatre, Music and Cinema" and it was organised in association with the National Opera "Estonia", the Theatre "Vanemuine", SA Kultuurileht, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education and Research. A total of 5009 pictures were submitted to the competition. A travelling exhibition is showcasing the best drawings. |
Competition website (in Estonian)
July 2006: BalticGrid Summer School
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The 1st BalticGrid Summer School was held in Tartu from 4 to 8 July. The school was organised by EENet in association with the University of Tartu and KBFI (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics). The participants- mostly students from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany- were introduced to the basics of grid computing. Several hands-on workshops allowed the students to test the grid themselves. BalticGrid Summer School web-page Pictures |
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September-November 2005: Fourth Computer Drawing Competition
The theme of the 2005 competition was "The Security of Estonia`s Youth". It was organized by EENet in conjunction with the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Southern Police Prefecture, the Youth Department of the Ministry of Education and Research and the European Youth Program Bureau in Estonia.
The number of entries to the competition has grown remarkably since it started four years ago. This year students from schools all over Estonia sent in more than 3000 computer drawings.
Competition website (in Estonian)
September 2005: GÉANT2 and TERENA Public Relations Meetings in Tartu
On 28 September an international meeting was organised In Tartu by DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) in cooperation with EENet. The meeting focused on the trans-European network project GÉANT2. On 29 and 30 September a two-day TERENA TF-PR workshop was also held in the city, being attended by PR-officers from more than 20 countries.
Photos by Simon Watts
November 2004: Estonian Academic Network Seminar
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On 5 November a seminar on the Estonian Academic Network was held. Presentations were made by Karel Vietch, Head of TERENA; Marco Bonac, the Director of ARNES; Petras Sulcas, the Head of the LITNET expert-group; Anne Villems and Andres Salu from the University of Tartu and Andrus Aaslaid, the IT-Advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The seminar was also attended by the members of the Board of EENet. Presentations |  Photo by Kalle Kulbok
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September-November 2004: Third Computer Drawing Competition
On 6 September EENet launched the third Computer Drawing Competition, this time organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Environment and the Estonian Olympic Committee. The theme of this year`s contest was "Sports and Environment". 3372 were submitted.
August-October 2003: Second Computer Drawing Competition
In August 2003 EENet marked its 10th anniversary with the launch of its second computer drawing competition.
The competition was divided into four subgroups: children under 10; pupils between 11-14 years; students in the 15-19 age-group and adults (19 years +). EENet received 1900 entries in two months!
September 2002: NATO ANW - The Third CEENet Workshop on Network Management in Zagreb, Croatia
July 2002: NREN Creation Workshop in Prague, Warsaw and Tartu
The three-phased workshop took the form of several lectures, followed by on-site visits and panel discussions in three countries (the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia), where successful NRENs have been operating several years. These three countries were selected to provide a variety of possible funding models: from quasi-commercial (NASK) and less-commercial competitors (POL34 - the Polish Scientific Broadband Network) to hybrid commercial-association models (CESNET in Czech Republic) and those fully government funded (EENet in Estonia).
EENet had the honour of hosting the Estonian phase of the workshop for decision makers in networking from countries in Central Asian and Caucasus.
May-June 2002: "Communication" exhibition in Tartu
The "Communication" exhibition was open to visitors from 13 May to 21 June 2002.April 2002: 10th Anniversary of the Internet in Estonia
The first permanent Internet connection in Estonia was launched 10 years ago in Tallinn at the Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics, closely followed by a second connection at the Estonian Biocentre in Tartu. Both connections were made to Stockholm via satellite.The 10th anniversary was celebrated at the Ministry of Education on 26 April and during a public Internet Day on Town Hall Square in Tartu on 27 April.
March-April 2002: The First Computer Drawing Competition
Estonian pupils spent a busy month drawing pictures on their computers and submitting them to the Competition, organised by EENet and dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Internet in the country. The international jury selected the best of the 1721 entries.Prizes were awarded to the best pictures in each age group. The sponsors of the competition were the the BALTnet project of the Nordic Council of Ministries, the Ministry of Education, EENet, the Tiger Leap Foundation and a number of Estonian firms.
September 2001: NATO Advanced Networking Workshop in Kyrgyzstan
A policy workshop entitled "National Research and Education Networks: Development and Sustainability" was held at the Aurora hotel on Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan from 20 to 26 September. The conference saw the launch of the SILK project, subsidised by the NATO Science Programme and designed to set up satellite links to Internet for National Research Networks in five Central Asian and three Caucasus countries.
Mihkel Kraav, the director of EENet, made a presentation on the funding of national research networking in Estonia. Anne Märdimäe was a member of the International Organizing Committee and was responsible for the logistics of the workshop (registration, transportation and reimbursement of travel costs).
Photos by Mihkel Kraav
November 2000: "Telematics 2000 - IT in Estonian Schools" conference in Tartu
The "Telematics 2000 - IT in Estonian Schools: Between Chaos and Order" conference took place from 17 to 19 November 2000 in Tartu. As with previous Telematics conferences, the main topic was the use of ICT (information and communication technologies) in the learning process and in school administration.
Telematics 2000 was designed for teachers and anyone connected with schools and education, interested in gaining an overview of ICT use in schools as presented by those who use it in their everyday work. Conference presentations were in Estonian, Russian or English, with some parallel sessions in Russian.
Thanks to the the support of the Baltnet project of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the organisers were able to invite many guest speakers from the Nordic and Baltic countries.
Conference proceenings (in Estonian, English and Russian)
June 2000: NATO Advanced Networking Workshop in Tartu
Information about the workshop from the EENet's websiteInformation about the workshop from the TERENA's website
Photos by Janno Äniline
June 2000: 2nd CEENet Workshop on Network Managerial Methods: NATO Advanced Networking Workshop in Ohrid, Macedonia
Here again EENet was responsible for the logistics of the workshop.Workshop website
August 1999: 5th CEENet Network Technology Workshop in Budapest, Hungary
There were three parts to this seminar: computer networks, information systems and distance education.Workshop programme
August 1998: 4th CEENet Network Technology Workshop in Bratislava, Slovakia
The lecturers at the fourth CEENet network technology workshop were from 12 countries, including the United States, Finland, Sweden and Estonia. There were 80 participants, five of them from Estonia.Lecture materials
June 1998: NATO Advanced Networking Workshop in Yaroslavl, Russia
This workshop was organized by TERENA and CEENet. The logistics of the participants was arranged by CEENet and EENet, while the logistics of lecturers were organised by TERENA.Workshop website
Information about the conference from TERENA website
August 1997: 3rd CEENet Network Technology Workshop in Zagreb, Croatia
Report on workshopCARNet website
May 1997: 1st CEENet Networking Policy Workshop in Tartu
The first international workshop, jointly organised by CEENet and EENet, proved to be a great success. It lead to the creation of the "CEENet Tartu Declaration" on the role and tasks of academic communities, governments and national research and educational networks in the Information Age. CEENet Tartu Declaration
Report on workshop
Last updated: 18. June 2009