Learning Network South East (LeNSE) is one of the JANET Regional Networks. During the late 1990's, as part of UKERNA's SuperJANET4 project, the UKERNA contracts with individual educational institutions (to provide connectivity to JANET) were replaced by contracts with regional networks operators. In 1998, a consortium of ten Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the south of England agreed to develop a regional network for the area and LeNSE Ltd. was the company formed by this consortium to run the network. The founder members of this consortium, and now the shareholders of LeNSE Ltd., are listed under Members & Customers. The current nominated Board members are listed below.

General

The company is managed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee as indicated below.

Staffing

Company Secretary and Registered Office

LeNSE Limited is a company registered in England with company number 04014672, and VAT registration number GB753330058.

Management arrangements

The LeNSE Board agreed the following management arrangements at its meeting in September 2002:

• LeNSE Board of Directors

  The Board meets three times per year to conduct formal company business. These meetings are also used to further cooperation and information sharing between members and, in this context, will be held at different member locations. The current board directors are:

• Dr Graeme Wilford, Head of IT Service Delivery, University of Surrey
• Mr John Carling, Director of Information Services, Southampton Solent University
• Vacancy, University of Chichester
• Dr Ian Tebbett, Director of Information System Services, University of Southampton
• Mr Iain Stinson, Director of IT Services, University of Sussex
• Vacancy, University of Brighton
• Mr Andrew Minter, Director of Information Services, University of Portsmouth
• Mrs Sue Mullen, Director of IT and Computer Services, University of Winchester
• Mr Dieter Kraftner, Director of IT Services, Bournemouth University


• LeNSE Executive Committee

  The LeNSE Executive Committee meets monthly to conduct normal business and to discuss proposals and issues prior to consideration by the Board. The membership of the LEC comprises the LeNSE Chair, the LeNSE Chief Executive Officer, and two other directors by election. The current Executive Committee members are:

• Andrew Minter, Chair
• Mike Byrne, CEO
• Ian Tebbett
• Dieter Kraftner


• LeNSE Technical Group

  The Network Operations Manager convenes this group, which comprises senior technical staff from member institutions. The Group's liaison helps ensure effective communication on technical strategy and practice and encourages greater involvement in LeNSE matters beyond the nominated Director. The liaison also encourages greater cooperation and information sharing among technical staff.