The Strategic Planning and Execution Committee has developed a document that outlines a lightweight framework for implementing the Strategic Plan.  The implementation process is consistent with the interplay between Internet2 staff and governance used throughout the strategic planning process, and incorporates efforts of numerous groups already at work in the related communities.  Please review this document in advance of the Fall 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting, where there will be numerous opportunities for discussion.
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Ray Ford is a professor of Computer Science and the chief information & technology officer at The University of Montana.  He serves as chair of the Internet2 Applications, Middleware, and Services Advisory Council, co-chair of the Strategic Planning Execution Committee, and on the Internet2 Board of Trustees.  Previously he served on Internet2’s Network Policy & Planning Advisory Council and Campus Expectations Task Force, and is the past chair of the Northern Tier Networking Consortium.
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Internet2 has partnered with the 100x100 Clean Slate Project to provide dedicated nationwide network facilities that will enable researchers to re-examine the basic building blocks of the Internet. Utilizing this national testbed network designed by Rice University and Stanford University, project researchers will work to develop new networking technologies that aim to address the Internet's current challenges including scalability, security, and access. ...more

Register now for the Fall 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting is now open! The meeting will take place 13-16 October in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Sheraton New Orleans. Please plan on joining your colleagues in the advanced networking community to discuss research, collaborations, and initiatives in New Orleans this October.  ...more