internet2’s u.s. ucan update
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Susannah Spellman Executive Director, U.S. UCAN. Internet2’s U.S. UCAN Update. U.S. UCAN– Questions and Answers. What is U.S. UCAN? Is U.S. UCAN a separate network? How is U.S. UCAN staffed?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Internet2’s U.S. UCAN Update
Susannah SpellmanExecutive Director, U.S. UCAN
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U.S. UCAN– Questions and Answers
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• What is U.S. UCAN?
• Is U.S. UCAN a separate network?
• How is U.S. UCAN staffed?
• U.S. UCAN is a program within Internet2 that is focused on supporting community anchor institution (CAI) broadband adoption and advanced use.
• No. The U.S. UCAN program relies on and utilizes Internet2’s backbone and regional network providers’ network infrastructure to provide CAIs broadband.
• Internet2 staff supports U.S. UCAN.• Three staff members and two part-time consultants are focused on U.S.
UCAN activities with the oversight of an executive sponsor, support from other Internet2 divisions, and strategic planning from an advisory council.
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U.S. UCAN– Questions and Answers Cont’d
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• Is there a fee to participate in U.S. UCAN?
• How is U.S. UCAN funded?
• What is the difference between U.S. UCAN and SEGP?
• U.S. UCAN focuses on leveraging all Internet2 resources (Network Services, NET+, Identity Management) and those of its regional partners to encourage advanced broadband adoption by CAIs.
• SEGP is a subset of U.S. UCAN that focuses on connectivity and content / programming for CAIs.
• U.S. UCAN formally expands the types of CAIs that can be connected through SEGP.
• No, there are no specific / separate U.S. UCAN fees.• Annual SEGP and RHCPP fees cover participation in U.S. UCAN.
• U.S. UCAN is funded through Internet2 revenues, including SEGP and RHCPP fees.
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Broadband Connectivity
Applications
Community Transformation
What is U.S. UCAN’s Value Proposition?
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Expanding CAI adoption and use of R&E network advanced broadband services.
Supporting advanced applications to transform how CAI mission is delivered, providing CAI cost efficiencies.
Incorporating CAIs in R&E community, enhancing CAI and R&E community spirit of collaboration and innovation.
Helping connect CAI practitioners to one another. Advancing profile of R&E
community and its superior service to CAIs.
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U.S. UCAN Current Activities
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Community Network
• BTOP Connections
• Expand SEGP
Data Collection / Sharing• Survey & Report
• Muse re-launch
Content
• Partnerships for “virtual field trips”
• Smithsonian opportunities
Outreach• National Anchor
organizations
• FCC, NTIA (FirstNet)
• Anchor Speedtest
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• Speaking Opportunities– Webinars
– Conferences
– Workshops
• Conference Attendance / Sponsorship
• Meetings with Associations
• Marketing Material / Activities– Revised Health IT slick sheet
– Why R&E network slick sheet
– CAI Connections Survey and R&E Involvement in BTOP reports / blog posts
– Blog posts on various activities
U.S. UCAN Outreach Activities
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U.S.UCAN Future Activities
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• Network Services• NET+• InCommon
Leverage Internet2 Resources
• Muse• Annual Meeting• Applications• Sharing of stories
Incorporate Anchors into the R&E Community
• Regionals/SEGP• Content
Work with Our Partners
Transform how Anchors Serve Communities
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• Monday, April 22:– 9-12pm: K20 Initiative Community Meeting– 3-4pm: Leveraging SEGP to Create a State Education Network – 3-5pm: K20 Initiative Advisory Committee Meeting (invite only)– 4:30-5:30pm: US UCAN update with panel on Gigabit applications for CAIs– 7-8:30pm: An Evening in DC: Welcome Reception at the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History
• Tuesday, April 23:– 7:30-8:30am: Ad Hoc Health Group Meeting– 10-11:30am: Science on a Sphere: NOAA Research/Weather Briefing/Tour of Solar System– 12-1pm: Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group– 3-4pm: Leveraging Internet2 for a Nationwide Health Information Exchange – 4:30-5:30pm: Discussion on the FCC's Healthcare Connect Fund– 4:30-5:30pm: Science on a Sphere: Earth's Crust
• Wednesday, April 24:– 7:30-8:30am: US UCAN Advisory Council Meeting (invite only)– 8:45-10am: Global Collaborations that Support Teaching & Learning – 1:30-3pm: Global Education Collaborations Special Interest Group
U.S. UCAN Related Sessions this Week
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• Dr. Dale Alverson
– Medical Director for the Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, and Regents' Professor at University of New Mexico
• Jeff LeTourneau
– Executive Director of NetworkMaine
• Glenn Ricart
– Founder and CTO of US Ignite
Today’s Panel
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U.S. UCAN Update & Gigabit Applications PanelSusannah SpellmanExecutive Director, U.S. UCANInternet2
[email protected]+1 202-721-1054