TERENA

Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association
AbbreviationTERENA
Formation13 June 1986 as Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne (RARE)
Legal statusAssociation
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Region served
Europe
President
Pierre Bruyère
Main organ
TERENA General Assembly
Websitewww.terena.org
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The Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA, /təˈreɪnə/ tə-RAY-nə) was a not-for-profit association of European national research and education networks (NRENs) incorporated in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The association was originally formed on 13 June 1986 as Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne (RARE) and changed its name to TERENA in October 1994. In October 2015, it again changed its name to GÉANT and at the same time acquired the shares of GEANT Limited (previously known as DANTE).