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Northern Tier Network Consortium. Annie Stunden University of Wisconsin-Madison Bonnie Neas North Dakota State University April 20, 2004. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa North Dakota. South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington. WHO!. WHAT & WHY!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Northern Tier Network Consortium
Northern Tier Network Consortium
Annie StundenUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Bonnie NeasNorth Dakota State University
April 20, 2004
Annie StundenUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Bonnie NeasNorth Dakota State University
April 20, 2004
WHO!WHO!• Wisconsin• Minnesota• Iowa• North Dakota
• Wisconsin• Minnesota• Iowa• North Dakota
• South Dakota• Montana• Idaho• Washington
• South Dakota• Montana• Idaho• Washington
WHAT & WHY!WHAT & WHY!
Provide reasonably priced broadband network access to global resources in support of the region’s education, research and economic development communities.
Provide reasonably priced broadband network access to global resources in support of the region’s education, research and economic development communities.
Abilene NetworkAbilene Network
Lambda RailLambda Rail
HOW!HOW!• Create an informal organizational structure
– The NTNC– Steering Committee– Technical Committee
• Web site – www.ntnc.org
• Administrative support (incubation services) by Internet2 for one year
• Commitment of participants by MOU process
• Start-up fee
• Create an informal organizational structure– The NTNC– Steering Committee– Technical Committee
• Web site – www.ntnc.org
• Administrative support (incubation services) by Internet2 for one year
• Commitment of participants by MOU process
• Start-up fee
Screen shot of www.ntnc.org web page should go here (I am technically incompetent and don’t know how to do that
WHERE & WHEN!WHERE & WHEN!
• Eastern Activities– Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota
• Western Activities– Lariat: Montana, Idaho, Washington
• Eastern Activities– Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota
• Western Activities– Lariat: Montana, Idaho, Washington
Northern Tier Network(proposed)
Northern Tier Network(proposed)
• Challenges– Funding, funding and funding– Organization structure and governance– Who’s on first?
• Opportunities– New partnerships– New collaborations– Offer region’s assets to the global community
• Challenges– Funding, funding and funding– Organization structure and governance– Who’s on first?
• Opportunities– New partnerships– New collaborations– Offer region’s assets to the global community
NTNC World ViewNTNC World View
FYIFYIFor more information contact:
Annie Stunden: [email protected]
Bonnie Neas: [email protected]
Ray Ford: [email protected]
For more information contact:
Annie Stunden: [email protected]
Bonnie Neas: [email protected]
Ray Ford: [email protected]
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