They were overseeing trials of the "alternate reality" Genesis Device!!
Starfleet was in the Laurentian system because they have been searching for the rouge Romulan ship that destroyed the USS Kelvin for 25 years. After the Klingons lost 47 war birds to the same ship, Starfleet and the Klingon Empire made a temporary alliance to hunt down and destroy the Romulan threat. It is unknown if Nero contacted the current Romulan Star Empire, but the Federation and Klingons agreed that the Romulans must not receive any technological advantage from Nero's ship.
It's the Starfleet Academy.
The cast of Starfleet Academy SciSec Brief 004 - 2009 includes: Sarah Backhouse as Starfleet Science Officer
Admiral Ozzel.
James T. Kirk was first assigned to the USS Farragut out of Starfleet Academy.
It was mentioned in The Original Series episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" that Gary Mitchell attended Starfleet Academy with Captain Kirk.
It's the Starfleet Academy.
The population of Laurentian Hills is 2,811.
Laurentian Hotel was created in 1948.
Laurentian Codex was created in 1377.
Laurentian University was created in 1960.
The population of Laurentian Valley is 9,657.
the Laurentian mountains are older than the rocky mountains because there is more plant life on the Laurentian mountains
Starfleet Voyages happened in 1982.
Starfleet Orion happened in 1978.
Starfleet Orion was created in 1978.
Laurentian Hills was created on 2000-01-01.
HMCS Laurentian was created on 1917-05-01.