the wiscnet connection
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THE WISCNET Connection
WiscNet is an invaluable resource for education,
research and public service in Wisconsin because it not only provides
cost-effective, high-speed, highly reliable network connectivity,
but it also provides opportunities for collaboration, consolidation
and efficiency among organizations across the state.
As a product of the Wisconsin Idea,
WiscNet provides the essential framework
for expanding research and education beyond the classroom.
By connecting organizations, building relationships and
sharing services, institutions can achieve
far more together than they can alone.
WISCNET740 Regent Street #203
Madison, WI 53715
Table of Contents
Why WiscNet Matters ...............................................1
WiscNet Members List ..............................................2
WiscNet Network Maps ............................................5
Research and Education Networks by State ............7
WiscNet’s Mission.....................................................8
How WiscNet Grows Networks for Wisconsin .........9
Collaboration vs. Competition ...............................10
FAQs........................................................................ 11
BadgerNet and WiscNet .........................................12
Connecting with WiscNet .......................................13
WiscNet is an invaluable resource for education,
research and public service in Wisconsin because it not only provides
cost-effective, high-speed, highly reliable network connectivity,
but it also provides opportunities for collaboration, consolidation
and efficiency among organizations across the state.
As a product of the Wisconsin Idea,
WiscNet provides the essential framework
for expanding research and education beyond the classroom.
By connecting organizations, building relationships and
sharing services, institutions can achieve
far more together than they can alone.
WISCNET740 Regent Street #203
Madison, WI 53715
WHAT IS WISCNET?
WiscNet is a non-profit cooperative formed to promote collabo-ration and efficiency
among research, educa-tion and public service
organizations.
ADVANCED
SCALABLE
AFFORDABLE
RELIABLE
SUSTAINABLE
UNIQUE
FAST
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COLLABORATIVE
INNOVATIVE
GROWING
WHY WISCNET MATTERSn The network is owned and controlled by 483 Wisconsin
research, education and public service organizations.
n The quality of the network is unparalleled. Users experi-ence low latency, uncongested throughput and bursting capabilities.
n Researchers routinely require tremendous amounts of bandwidth to do their work. They need gigabits of capac-ity — the private sector cannot provide that, WiscNet can.
n Some research applications do not work on conventional telecommunication networks. For example, grid research computing uses Lambda Switching technology. WiscNet can provide these services.
n As a non-profit organization, network costs are kept sub-stantially low. Our revolutionary business model encour-ages members to use and grow into their full capacity at no additional cost.
n WiscNet connects Wisconsin’s research and education community to other state, regional, national and inter-national research and education networks. Many federal research grants require the UW to be a part of these net-works.
n Research, whether conducted at an R1 university or initi-ated through a STEM program at a K12 school, requires ample bandwidth and direct connections to other educa-tional and research institutions. WiscNet offers both.
n To ensure educational success at all levels throughout Wisconsin, the UW System, K12 schools, private colleges, technical colleges, libraries and healthcare organizations need to be interconnected.
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2012–2013 WiscNet Members
CESACESA 1CESA 2CESA 3CESA 4CESA 5CESA 6CESA 7CESA 8CESA 9CESA 10CESA 11CESA 12Westosha Special Education
GovernmentCity of AppletonCity of BeloitCity of Eau ClaireCity of Fond du LacCity of La CrosseCity of MadisonCity of MenashaCity of Milwaukee (Department of Public Works)
City of NeenahCity of OshkoshCity of Superior Buffalo CountyCalumet CountyChippewa CountyDane CountyDoor CountyEau Claire CountyForest CountyGreen Lake CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJuneau CountyKenosha CountyLa Crosse CountyLaFayette CountyPepin CountyPierce CountyPortage CountyPrice CountyRock CountySheboygan CountyWashburn CountyWaupaca CountyWinnebago CountyState of WisconsinState of Wisconsin Investment Board
Town of Grand Chute
Town of MenashaWisconsin Department of Military Affairs
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation
Wisconsin Investment Board
Health CareDove Health CareMeriter Hospital, Inc.Neillsville Memorial Medical Center
Rusk County Memorial HospitalSacred Heart HospitalSt. Joseph’s Hospital
Higher EducationAlverno CollegeAurora UniversityBellin College of NursingBeloit CollegeBlackhawk Technical CollegeCardinal Stritch CollegeCarroll UniversityCarthage CollegeChippewa Valley Technical CollegeConcordia UniversityFox Valley Technical CollegeGateway Technical CollegeLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Lakeland CollegeLakeshore Technical CollegeMadison Area Technical CollegeMarian University of Fond du LacMarquette UniversityMedical College of WisconsinMenominee Nation, College of theMid-State Technical CollegeMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Moraine Park Technical CollegeNicolet Area Technical CollegeNorthcentral Technical CollegeNortheast Wisconsin Technical College
Northland CollegeNorthland International UniversityRipon CollegeSilver Lake CollegeSouthwest Wisconsin Technical College
St. Norbert CollegeTrout Lake StationUW Colleges UW ExtensionUW–Eau ClaireUW–Green BayUW–La CrosseUW–MadisonUW–MilwaukeeUW–OshkoshUW–ParksideUW–PlattevilleUW–River FallsUW–Stevens PointUW–StoutUW–SuperiorUW–System AdministrationUW–WhitewaterUWC–Baraboo/Sauk CountyUWC–Barron CountyUWC–Fond du LacUWC–Fox ValleyUWC–ManitowocUWC–Marathon CountyUWC–MarinetteUWC–Marshfield/Wood CountyUWC–RichlandUWC–Rock CountyUWC–SheboyganUWC–Washington CountyUWC–WaukeshaUW–Extension Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning
Viterbo UniversityWaukesha County Technical CollegeWestern Technical CollegeWisconsin Indianhead Technical College
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeWisconsin Technical College System
K12Abbotsford School DistrictAlbany School DistrictAlgoma School DistrictAlma Center - Humbird-Merrilllan Schools
Almond-Bancroft School DistrictAltoona School DistrictAmery School DistrictAntigo School DistrictAppleton School DistrictArrowhead High SchoolAshwaubenon School DistrictAthens School District
Augusta School DistrictBangor School DistrictBaraboo School DistrictBarneveld School DistrictBarron Area School DistrictBayfield School DistrictBelleville School DistrictBelmont School DistrictBeloit School DistrictBeloit Turner School DistrictBenton School DistrictBerlin School DistrictBig Foot High SchoolBirchwood School DistrictBlack Hawk School DistrictBonduel School DistrictBoscobel School DistrictBowler School DistrictBoyceville Community SchoolsBrighton School DistrictBrillion School DistrictBristol School District #1Burlington Area School DistrictButternut School DistrictCadott Community School DistrictCambria–Friesland School DistrictCambridge School DistrictCameron School DistrictCampbellsport School DistrictCashton School DistrictCassville School DistrictChequamegon School DistrictChetek-Weyerhaeuser School District
Chilton School DistrictChippewa Area Catholic SchoolsChippewa Falls Area - Unified School District
Clear Lake School DistrictClinton School DistrictCochrane-Fountain City School District
Colby School DistrictColeman Public SchoolsColfax School DistrictColumbus School DistrictCornell School DistrictCrandon SchoolsCrivitz School DistrictCuba City School DistrictCumberland School DistrictDarlington Community SchoolsDeerfield Community SchoolsDeForest School DistrictDelavan-Darien School District
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2012–2013 WiscNet Members
K12 continued Denmark School District DC Everest School DistrictDodgeland School DistrictDodgeville School DistrictDurand School DistrictEast Troy Community SchoolsEau Claire Area School DistrictEau Claire Catholic SchoolsEdgar School DistrictEdgerton School DistrictEdgewood High SchoolElcho School DistrictElk Mound Area School DistrictElkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District
Elkhorn School DistrictEllsworth Community School District
Elmwood School DistrictErin School DistrictFACES-Springs Catholic Education System
Fall Creek School DistrictFlorence School DistrictFond du Lac School DistrictFontana Joint 8 School DistrictFox Point - Bayside School District #2Frederic School DistrictFreedom Area School DistrictGillett School DistrictGilman School DistrictGlendale-River Hills School DistrictGlenwood City School DistrictGoodman Armstrong School District
Grafton School DistrictGranton School DistrictGrantsburg School DistrictGreen Bay Area Public School District
Green Lake School DistrictGreenfield School DistrictGreenwood School DistrictGresham School DistrictHamilton School DistrictHartford Joint #1 School DistrictHartford Union High SchoolHayward Community SchoolsHerman School District #22Highland School DistrictHolmen School DistrictHoricon School District
Hortonville School DistrictHoward Suamico School DistrictHowards Grove School DistrictHudson School DistrictHurley School DistrictHustisford School DistrictIola-Scandinavia School DistrictIowa-Grant School DistrictIthaca School DistrictJefferson School DistrictKettle Moraine Lutheran High School
Kiel School DistrictLac du Flambeau School DistrictLa Crosse School DistrictLa Crosse Aquinas SchoolLadysmith-Hawkins School DistrictLake Country SchoolLake Mills School DistrictLake Holcombe School DistrictLakeland Union High SchoolLaona School DistrictLena School DistrictLinn Joint 6 School DistrictLinn-Bloomfield J4 School DistrictLodi School DistrictLomira School DistrictLoyal School DistrictLuck School DistrictMadison Metropolitan School District
Manawa School DistrictManitowoc School DistrictMaple Dale School DistrictMaple School DistrictMarathon City School DistrictMarathon Country Special Education
Marion School DistrictMarkesan School DistrictMarshall School DistrictMarshfield School DistrictMauston Public School DistrictMayville School DistrictMcFarland School DistrictMedford School DistrictMellen School DistrictMenasha School DistrictMenominee Indian School DistrictMenomonee Falls School DistrictMenomonie Area School DistrictMequon Thiensville School District (Homestead HS)
Mercer School DistrictMerrill Area Public SchoolsMerton Community School DistrictMessmer CatholicMiddleton-Cross Plains School District
Milton School DistrictMilwaukee Public School DistrictMineral Point School DistrictMinocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk School Disrict
Mishicot School DistrictMondovi School DistrictMonona Grove School DistrictMonroe School DistrictMontello School DistrictMonticello School DistrictMt. Horeb Area School DistrictMukwonago School DistrictMuskego-Norway School DistrictNecedah School DistrictNeenah Joint School DistrictNeillsville School DistrictNew Glarus School DistrictNew Holstein School DistrictNew Lisbon School DistrictNew London Public SchoolsNew Richmond School DistrictNiagara School DistrictNicolet High SchoolNorth Lakeland Elementary SchoolNorthern Ozaukee School DistrictNorthland Pines School DistrictNorthwood School DistrictNorwalk-Ontario School DistrictOakfield School DistrictOconto Falls School DistrictOconto School DistrictOregon School DistrictOsceola School DistrictOshkosh Public SchoolsOsseo Fairchild School DistrictOur Lady Queen of Peace SchoolOwen-Withee School DistrictPalmyra-Eagle Area School DistrictPardeeville School DistrictParkview School DistrictPecatonica School DistrictPembine Beecher Dunbar SchoolsPepin Area School DistrictPeshtigo School DistrictPewaukee School DistrictPhelps School District
Phillips School DistrictPittsville School DistrictPlatteville School DistrictPlum City School DistrictPlymouth School DistrictPort Edwards School DistrictPortage Community School DistrictPoynette School DistrictPrairie du Chien School DistrictPrairie Farm School DistrictPrairie School, ThePrentice School DistrictPrescott School DistrictPrinceton School DistrictPulaski Community School DistrictRacine Unified School DistrictRandall School DistrictRaymond School DistrictReedsburg School DistrictReedsville School DistrictRhinelander School DistrictRib Lake School DistrictRice Lake Area School DistrictRichfield School DistrictRichmond School DistrictRio School DistrictRipon Public SchoolsRiver Falls School DistrictRiver Ridge School DistrictRiver Valley School DistrictRiverdale School DistrictRosendale-Brandon School DistrictRosholt School DistrictRoyall School DistrictRubicon Joint #6 School DistrictSacred Heart of Jesus and Mary School
Sacred Heart School of TheologySalem Grade School Joint DistrictSauk Prairie School DistrictSchool District of FlambeauSchool District of GilmantonSevastopol School DistrictSeymour Community School District
Sharon School DistrictShawano School DistrictSheboygan Falls School DistrictShell Lake School DistrictShiocton School DistrictShullsburg School DistrictSiren School DistrictSlinger School District
2012–2013 WiscNet Members3
K12 continued Solon Springs School DistrictSomerset School DistrictSouthern Door County SchoolsSouthwestern Wisconsin School District
Spencer School DistrictSpooner School DistrictSpring Valley School DistrictSt. Catherines High SchoolSt. Croix Central School DistrictSt. Croix Falls School DistrictSt. Thomas Aquinas Parish SchoolStanley-Boyd School DistrictStevens Point Public SchoolsStone Bank School DistrictStoughton School DistrictStratford School DistrictSturgeon Bay School DistrictSun Prairie Area School DistrictSuring School DistrictThorp School DistrictTigerton School DistrictTomah School DistrictTomahawk School DistrictTomorrow River School DistrictTurtle Lake School DistrictTwin City Catholic Educational System
Twin Lakes School DistrictTwo Rivers School DistrictUnion Grove Elementary SchoolUnion Grove High SchoolUnity School DistrictVerona Area School DistrictWabeno School DistrictWalworth School DistrictWashburn School DistrictWashington Island School DistrictWaterford Graded School DistrictWaterford Union High School
Waterloo School DistrictWatertown Unified School DistrictWaukesha Catholic Memorial High School
Waukesha School DistrictWaunakee School DistrictWaupaca School DistrictWaupun School DistrictWausaukee School DistrictWautoma Area SchoolsWauzeka Steuben School DistrictWebster School DistrictWest Allis - West Milwaukee School District
West De Pere School DistrictWest Salem School DistrictWestby Area School DistrictWestfield School DistrictWestosha School DistrictWeyauwega-Fremont School District
White Lake School DistrictWhitefish Bay School DistrictWhitewater Unified School DistrictWinneconne School DistrictWinter School DistrictWisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Wisconsin Deaf SchoolWisconsin Dells School DistrictWisconsin Heights SchoolsWisconsin Lutheran High SchoolWittenberg Birnamwood School District
Wonewoc-Union Center School District
Woodruff Joint #1 School DistrictWrightstown School DistrictXavier High School
Library*Arrowhead Library SystemEastern Shores Library SystemFond du Lac Public LibraryIndianhead Federated Library System
Kenosha Public LibraryLakeshores Library SystemMid-Wisconsin Federated Library System
Milwaukee County Federated Library System
Nicolet Federated Library SystemNorthern Waters Library ServiceOutagamie Waupaca Library System
South Central Library SystemSouthwest Library SystemWaukesha County Federated Library System
Winding Rivers Library SystemWinnefox Library SystemWisconsin Valley Library Service
* These library systems represent all 385 public libraries in the state
OtherBOREAS-NetCIC OmniPopCommunity Care of Central WIGreat Plains NetworkIowa State UniversityMilwaukee Public MuseumPier WisconsinSoutheastern Wisconsin Information Technology Exchange
Superior Not-for-profits (UW– Superior)
University of IowaUniversity of Minnesota
2012–2013 WiscNet Members 4
WiscNet Network Maps
Platteville, WI
Chicago, IL
Iowa City, IA
Ames, IA
Milwaukee, WI
Madison, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Wausau, WI
Stevens Point, WI
Oshkosh, WI
Green Bay, WI
Marinette, WI
Iron Mountain, MIAshland, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Superior, WI Fargo, NDBismarck, NDDickinson, ND
Kansas City, MO
Key MERIT Network Broadband Stimulus Project
UW-Extension Broadband Stimulus Project
WiscNet Backbone
740 Regent Street, Suite 203, Madison, WI 53715 • 608/262-6761 FAX: 608/262-9085 • www.wiscnet.net
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A robust national research backbone through 13 northwestern states. Current membership includes Universities, Non-profits, Research Facilities and Regional Networks.
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Contributors
A collation of “StateNets” create the national Research and Education infrastructure; it is an ecosystem dependent on all parts, Including WiscNet.
A National Backbone plan to Interconnect Community Anchor Institutions at 100 Gb/s. This Ultra High Capacity network will allow research and education to advance.
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National Research and Education Backbone
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State Research and Education Networks
WiscNet-like organizations create the national Research and Education infrastructure; it is an ecosystem dependent on all parts — including WiscNet.
ALASKA AK20
ARKANSAS Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network
CALIFORNIA Corporation for Education Network Initiative in California
COLORADO Front Range Gigapop
CONNECTICUT Connecticut Education Network
FLORIDA Florida Lambda Rail
GEORGIA Southern Crossroads
IDAHO Idaho Regional Optical Network
ILLINOIS Metropolitan Research and Education Network
INDIANA I-LIGHT
IOWA Iowa Communications Network
KANSAS Kansas Research and Education Network
KENTUCKY Kentucky Regional Optical Network
LOUISIANA Louisiana Optical Network Initiative
MARYLAND Mid-Atlantic Crossroads
MASSACHUSETTS Northern Crossroads
MINNESOTA Northern Lights GigaPop
MICHIGAN Merit Network, Inc.
MISSOURI Missouri Research and Education Network
NEW JERSEY NJEDge.Net
NEW MEXICO Albuquerque Gigapop
NEW YORK NYSERNet
NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina Research and Education Network
OHIO Ohio Academic Resources Network/OARnet
OKLAHOMA OneNet
OREGON Oregon Gigapop
PENNSYLVANIA Three Rivers Optical Exchange
RHODE ISLAND Ocean State Higher Education Economic Develop-ment and Administrative Network/OSHEAN
SOUTH CAROLINA SC LightRail
TEXAS Lonestar Education and Research Network
UTAH Utah Education Network
VERMONT Northern Crossroads
VIRGINIA Network Virginia
WASHINGTON Pacific Northwest Gigapop
WEST VIRGINIA WVNET
WISCONSIN WiscNet
Our mission is to fortify research, education, and public service with advanced communication technologies. It is done in partnership.
It is accomplished by strengthening the association, the members, and the communities to which we belong.
It is championing the Wisconsin Idea by advancing high-performance networks and services
that extend member resources throughout the state and beyond.
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We Connect the World to Wisconsin and Wisconsin to the World
State Research and Education Networks
Our mission is to fortify research, education, and public service with advanced communication technologies. It is done in partnership.
It is accomplished by strengthening the association, the members, and the communities to which we belong.
It is championing the Wisconsin Idea by advancing high-performance networks and services
that extend member resources throughout the state and beyond.
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We Connect the World to Wisconsin and Wisconsin to the World
We Grow Networks for Wisconsin
During our twenty-plus years together, our members have grown an advanced network that moves tens of gigabits per second across Wisconsin and beyond. As we continue to grow our
shared network, we are taking a strategic step forward by working to grow other high-perfor-mance networks. WiscNet wants to help our members and community partners — public and private — grow and connect many networks that will move hundreds of gigabits per second,
enabling Wisconsin and our communities to advance in the 21st century and beyond.
We are growing more networks by:
GROWING COMMUNITY AREA NETWORKSIn Wisconsin we have several key players
in education, healthcare, and research that need large amounts of bandwidth between their organizations and to the world. When
these organizations pool their skills and resources to collaboratively build a commu-nity network, local economic development
opportunities are enabled through unlimited capacity and cost efficiencies.
ESTABLISHING PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNER-SHIPS TO ACHIEVE BROADBAND SUCCESSWe have developed relationships with private partners who want to cooperate on building a shared advanced broadband infrastructure. Serving the needs of our community anchor
institutions requires access to optical fiber in-frastructure. Whether it’s built or bought, we are eager to work with our private partners
to make innovation happen.
FULFILLING THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN FOR WISCONSIN
We are working with other statewide and community organizations to successfully
deploy universally available and affordable advanced broadband to all Wisconsin com-munities in accordance with the National
Broadband Plan. http://www.broadband.gov/plan/
ADVANCING THE WISCNET NETWORKTo meet the advanced needs of our members,
we are augmenting our backbone network with new optical paths, examining new tech-nologies and protocols, and upgrading our
deployed infrastructure.
BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY WITH UW EXTENSION
We’re committed to working closely with our charter member University of Wisconsin–
Extension to use their statewide expertise in economic development, leadership capacity-building, and community education to move
broadband adoption forward.
MAKING U.S. UCAN A SUCCESS FOR WISCONSIN
Internet2 will be building a 100 gigabit-per-second national network backbone and WiscNet will be instrumental in bringing this
network through Wisconsin to connect Wisconsin Community Anchor Institutions.
http://www.usucan.org/
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Collaboration vs. Competition
Bill wants to add a new large deck to his house. He gets a quote from a local remodeler, but finds that it is outside his budget. He would need to compromise and accept having a smaller deck than he wants. Bill gets quotes from other remodel-ers and finds that he can get the same small deck built for slightly less money. This is competition. Bill tells George, his neigh-bor, about his plans and discovers that his neighbor would also like a deck. They figure out that they can rent some power tools, buy some lumber, and with a couple of weekends of work they can both have decks. Add in a couple of cases of beer, and they can probably get some help from their other neighbors. This is collaboration. At the next neighborhood meeting, Bill and George talk about their plans. They find that 10 of their neighbors also want decks. Some can bring valuable skills and resources to the effort. Susan teaches woodworking at the local high school, Ted works at a local lum-beryard and can get a discount on lumber, Herb owns a power posthole digger, Sam has power tools, and Tammy has a large batch of home brew beer. The rest are willing to help out and contribute money toward the sup-plies. Suddenly, 12 homes have new decks. They are larger and better built than anything they could have done alone, and they cost less than the competitive commercial options. That’s better collaboration.
The local builders association learns about these 12 new decks. They aren’t happy. They lobby the city council to outlaw neighbors helping each other with DIY home improve-ment projects. They argue that they can’t compete against citizens working together to solve their own problems. The citizens argue that each household got a bigger, better deck which wouldn’t have been affordable had they tried to build or buy one individually. WiscNet has been fostering better collabora-tion between higher education, K12 schools, libraries, healthcare, local governments, etc. for 22 years. By collaborating, schools get more Internet capacity at a lower cost than they could accomplish alone. The Telecom Lobby wants legislation that prohibits public organizations from collaborating. This would force the public organizations (funded by tax payers) to individually purchase services, such as Internet access. This would result in lower speed service at considerably higher prices.
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Frequently Asked Questions
HOW IS WISCNET DIFFERENT FROM BADGERNET?
BadgerNet and WiscNet complement each other, not compete with each other. WiscNet and BadgerNet each offer two different, but necessary, components to accessing the Internet:1. BadgerNet contracts with outside vendors,
like AT&T, to provide circuits between an organization’s building and the Internet Service Provider.
2. WiscNet offers Internet connectivity through their member-owned network.
Most K12 schools and public libraries use BadgerNet to connect to WiscNet, which connects them to the world. WiscNet comple-ments BadgerNet by providing various educa-tion and research services upon the Badger-Net infrastructure and beyond.
IS WISCNET SUBSIDIZED?
No. WiscNet is fully funded by member fees and does not receive any federal funding. WiscNet is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) cooperative and not a government “program” or “agen-cy.” WiscNet services are not subsidized; they are utilized by members in a pay-for-service business arrangement. WiscNet is able to keep prices low because they are a cost-recovery, not-for-profit research and education collab-orative. All 465 members have real costs to satisfy their advanced networking needs and they choose to work together to bring down all of their expenses.
WiscNet’s nonprofit 501(c)(3) status and financial information can be confirmed by vis-iting GuideStar (www.guidestar.org), a data-base of financial and tax information for our nation’s nonprofit organizations.
IS WISCNET ILLEGAL?
No. Some have claimed that WiscNet is in violation of Wisconsin statute 16.972 which prohibits the University of Wisconsin System from providing telecommunications services. The services operated over the network are provided by WiscNet not the University. The University of Wisconsin system is a member of WiscNet, a 501(c)(3) organization that pro-vides services to its members. The University of Wisconsin and WiscNet are not in violation of this statute.
WHAT IS BCCB?
Building Community Capacity through Broad-band (BCCB) is the Wisconsin initiative to connect community anchor institutions to broadband technologies through sustain-able public-private partnerships and Com-munity Area Networks (CANs). UW–Extension leads the initiative after receiving two major federal grants for broadband networks and education in five Wisconsin communities: the Chippewa Valley Region, Menominee Nation, Platteville, Superior and Wausau. WiscNet partners with UW–Extension to grow more networks for Wisconsin. For more information on BCCB visit http://broadband.uwex.edu/.
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Albany School DistrictAlgoma School DistrictAlma Center School DistrictAlmond Bancroft School DistrictAmery School DistrictAntigo School DistrictArrowhead School DistrictAshwaubenon School DistrictAthens School DistrictAugusta School DistrictBangor School DistrictBaraboo School DistrictBarneveld School DistrictBarron School DistrictBayfield School DistrictBelleville School DistrictBelmont School DistrictBeloit Turner School DistrictBenton School DistrictBirchwood School DistrictBlack Hawk School DistrictBoscobel School DistrictBowler School DistrictBoyceville School DistrictBrighton School DistrictBrillion School DistrictBristol School DistrictBurlington School DistrictCambria Friesland School DistrictCambridge School DistrictCameron School DistrictCashton School DistrictCassville School DistrictChequamegon School DistrictChilton School DistrictClear Lake School DistrictCochrane School DistrictColeman School DistrictColfax School DistrictCornell School DistrictCrandon School DistrictCrivitz School DistrictCuba City School DistrictCumberland School DistrictDarlington School DistrictDeerfield School DistrictDeForest School DistrictDenmark School DistrictDodgeland School DistrictDurand School DistrictEast Troy School DistrictEau Claire Catholic SchoolsEdgar School DistrictEdgewood High SchoolElcho School DistrictElkhart Lake School DistrictElkhorn School DistrictEllsworth School DistrictElmwood School DistrictErin School DistrictFACES Springs Catholic Education SystemFall Creek School DistrictFlorence School DistrictFontana School DistrictFox Point Bayside School DistrictFrederic School DistrictFreedom School DistrictGillett School DistrictGilman School DistrictGilmanton School DistrictGlendale River Hills School DistrictGlenwood City School DistrictGoodman School District
Grafton School DistrictGranton School DistrictGrantsburg School DistrictGreen Lake School DistrictGreendale School DistrictGreenfield School DistrictGreenwood School DistrictGresham School DistrictHamilton School DistrictHayward School DistrictHerman School DistrictHighland School DistrictHoricon School DistrictHortonville School DistrictHoward Suamico School DistrictHowards Grove School DistrictHudson School DistrictHurley School District Hustisford School DistrictIola Scandinavia School DistrictIowa Grant School DistrictIthaca School DistrictJefferson School DistrictKiel School DistrictLac du Flambeau School DistrictLake Country School DistrictLake Holcombe School District
Lake Mills School DistrictLakeland Union High SchoolLaona School DistrictLena School DistrictLinn School DistrictLodi School DistrictLomira School DistrictLuck School DistrictManawa School DistrictManitowoc School DistrictMaple Dale School DistrictMaple School DistrictMarathon City School DistrictMarathon County Special EducationMarion School DistrictMarkesan School DistrictMarshall School DistrictMauston School DistrictMayville School DistrictMcFarland School DistrictMedford School DistrictMellen School DistrictMenasha School DistrictMenominee Indian School DistrictMenomonee Falls School DistrictMequon Thiensville School DistrictMercer School DistrictMerton School DistrictMiddleton School DistrictMilton School DistrictMineral Point School DistrictMinocqua School DistrictMishicot School DistrictMondovi School DistrictMonona Grove School DistrictMontello School DistrictMonticello School District
Mt Horeb School DistrictMukwonago School DistrictMuskego Norway School DistrictNecedah School DistrictNew Lisbon School DistrictNew London School DistrictNew Richmond School DistrictNiagara School DistrictNicolet High SchoolNorth Lakeland ElementaryNorthern Ozaukee School DistrictNorthland Pines School DistrictNorthwood School DistrictNorwalk Ontario School DistrictOakfield School DistrictOconto Falls School DistrictOconto School DistrictOregon School DistrictOsceola School DistrictOur Lady Queen of Peace SchoolPardeeville School DistrictParkview School DistrictPecatonica School DistrictPembine School DistrictPeshtigo School DistrictPewaukee School DistrictPhelps School District
Phillips School DistrictPittsville School DistrictPlum City School DistrictPlymouth School DistrictPortage School DistrictPoynette School DistrictPrairie Du Chien School DistrictPrairie Farm School DistrictPrairie SchoolPrentice School DistrictPrescott School DistrictPrinceton School DistrictPulaski School DistrictRandall School DistrictRaymond School DistrictReedsville School DistrictRhinelander School DistrictRib Lake School District Richfield School DistrictRio School DistrictRipon School DistrictRiver Falls School DistrictRiver Ridge School DistrictRiver Valley School DistrictRiverdale School DistrictRosholt School DistrictRoyall School DistrictRubicon School DistrictSacred Heart School DistrictSacred Heart School of TheologySalem School DistrictSauk Prairie School DistrictSevastopol School DistrictSharon School DistrictShawano School DistrictSheboygan Falls School DistrictShiocton School District
Shullsburg School DistrictSiren School DistrictSolon Springs School DistrictSouthern Door County School DistrictSouthwestern Wisconsin School DistrictSpencer School DistrictSpring Valley School DistrictSt Catherine’s High SchoolSt Croix Central School DistrictSt Croix Falls School DistrictSt Thomas Aquinas Parish SchoolStone Bank School DistrictStoughton School DistrictStratford School DistrictSturgeon Bay School DistrictSun Prairie School DistrictSuring School DistrictTigerton School DistrictTomah School DistrictTomahawk School DistrictTomorrow River School DistrictTurtle Lake School DistrictTwin Lakes School DistrictTwo Rivers School DistrictUnion Grove Grade SchoolUnion Grove School DistrictUnity School DistrictVerona School DistrictWabeno School DistrictWashburn School DistrictWashington Island School DistrictWaterford Graded School DistrictWaterford Union High SchoolWaterloo School DistrictWatertown School DistrictWaukesha Catholic Memorial High SchoolWaunakee School DistrictWaupun School DistrictWausaukee School DistrictWautoma School DistrictWauzeka School DistrictWebster School DistrictWest Allis School DistrictWest Salem School DistrictWestfield School DistrictWestosha School DistrictWestosha Special EducationWeyauwega Fremont School DistrictWhite Lake School DistrictWhitewater School DistrictWinneconne School DistrictWinter School DistrictWisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually ImpairedWisconsin Deaf SchoolWisconsin Dells School DistrictWisconsin Heights School DistrictWisconsin Lutheran High SchoolWittenberg School DistrictWonewoc School DistrictWoodruff School DistrictWrightstown School DistrictXavier School DistrictCESA 1CESA 3CESA 4CESA 5CESA 6CESA 7CESA 8CESA 9CESA 11CESA 12
BADGERNET & WISCNETWORKING TOGETHER TO HELP WISCONSIN SCHOOLS
The following 273 K12 schools and districts rely on the BadgerNet and WiscNet partnership:
A majority of Wisconsin K12 schools rely on a combination of services from
BadgerNet and WiscNet.
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The People Network
WiscNet connects people. We create opportunities for our community to grow collaborations and share strategies. We work together to articulate needs and then we build connections, advance strategies and create services that solve the real-world problems of our members. A well-designed “people network” lets the people that our members serve and employ make simple and intuitive use of our most valuable resource: each other.We aim to empower and foster the growth of the WiscNet community through the follow-ing opportunities:
n Third Thursday Webinars Monthly web conferences on topics related to networking and/or educational technology.
n WiscNet Wire – The Blog A regularly updated blog featuring articles on current trends in networking and education technology.
n WiscNet Wire – The Newsletter An e-mail newsletter designed to update our members on important news and events.
n Future Technologies Conference Our annual meeting and conference offering sessions on important topics spanning our entire membership.
n My WiscNet A portal of network analysis tools.
n Resource Sharing A collection of reports and research results to inform and guide our members.
n Pilot Opportunities WiscNet works with members to develop new services. New services are created by the members, for the members in partnership with WiscNet staff.
Keeping ConnectedWiscNet online:
Main Websitehttp://www.wiscnet.net/
Bloghttp://wire.wiscnet.net/
My WiscNet http://my.wiscnet.net/
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/wiscnet
Twitterhttp://twitter.com/wiscnet
Delicioushttp://www.delicious.com/wiscnet