NET+ Areas of Interest

[Nick Lewis <>]

Hi everyone,

Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this announcement! I'm forwarding on 
a reminder for the 2023 inaugural Internet2 Community Exchange call for 
proposals in case you didn't receive it. I've talked with a couple people 
recently that have missed invites or announcements, so hopefully this will 
get to everyone potentially interested! Please note, proposals are due by Nov 
18th.

The Internet2 Community Exchange is the week after EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and 
Privacy Professionals Conference. Feel free to reach out to me if you have 
any questions about developing a proposal for Community Exchange or 
Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference. I'm happy to help develop 
proposals and help first time speakers!

Hope to see a proposal from you and see you there!

Nick

Nick Lewis, MS, MA, CISSP, CCSK – he/him – US Eastern Time zone
Program Manager, NET+ Cloud Services - Security and Identity, Internet2




Call for Proposals Open
Join us for the inaugural Community Exchange
Atlanta, Georgia, from May 8-11, 2023

The global pandemic revolutionized and fundamentally changed how - and with 
whom - we communicate and collaborate. To better serve a broader, more 
collaborative community of people driving the development of technologies and 
solutions to advance research, scholarship, and education, Internet2 is 
reimagining our convening strategy.

Digital transformation, security, accessibility, and collaborative projects 
are key issues we'll explore together in 2023 at the Community Exchange.

The 2023 Community Exchange is a conference experience designed to offer peer 
discussions and networking opportunities akin to those found at a 
pre-pandemic Global Summit event.  This event enables attendees to share 
perspectives, shape policy, and influence development of services and 
infrastructures that support the research and education community, with an 
intentional focus on broadening the participation of, and engagement with, 
emerging leaders and rising professionals across a more diverse set of 
institutions and organizations. 

Call for Proposals for the event is now OPEN!
https://bit.ly/3U57IbX

Now is the time to propose a talk (https://bit.ly/3U57IbX), debate, or 
facilitated discussion around a challenging issue or topic affecting your 
institution or organization. Session formats range from educational, 
instructional, and interactive, aimed at maximizing interactions between 
participants. Through facilitated discussions and debates, this provides 
opportunities for practitioners with different areas of expertise, across a 
wide spectrum of issues critical to the R&E community, to re-examine 
entrenched policies and implementations from a different vantage. 

Speakers are encouraged to submit proposals on topics of interest to 
facilitate the exchange of ideas, learning, sharing best practices, and 
problem-solving around issues facing our community as we look to the future 
together.   

The 2023 themes include:  

IT Environments Supporting Learners, Scholars, and Researchers (e.g., 
Integrating cloud-based applications and services)

Scaling Solutions for Seamless Digital Experiences (e.g., Challenges around 
coordinating new innovations, services and tools with existing security and 
privacy requirements)

Reimagining Inclusion to Bridge Digital Divides (e.g., Use cases highlighting 
solutions to address lack of access, tools, resources, and 
cyberinfrastructure capabilities for under-served institutions)

Securing Our Data and Infrastructure (e.g., Making access to services easier, 
more secure, and more cookie-cutter)

Inspiring Collaborations and Inventive Solutions Together (e.g., 
Cross-institutional and international support for research and education)

https://bit.ly/3U57IbX

A broad variety of examples can be found here 
(https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2022-10-12/kln5rn) to help kick-start 
your submission process. We encourage you to be creative about how to engage 
the audience – and we’re especially looking for sessions that benefit the 
greater community.  

Submit your proposal by November 18.

https://bit.ly/3U57IbX