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  • Subject: [I2-NEWS] U.S. UCAN Selects 14 Affiliate Program Participants To Support Community Anchor Institutions Nationwide
  • Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:51 -0500 (EST)

U.S. UCAN Selects 14 Affiliate Program Participants To Support Community
Anchor Institutions Nationwide

La Jolla, Calif.—Feb. 6, 2012—The U.S. Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S.
UCAN) today announced the selection of 14 affiliate program participants to
facilitate advanced and innovative broadband applications to help community
anchor institutions. These initial affiliates will work with U.S. UCAN to
expand the program throughout 2012. The announcement was made at The Quilt
and StateNets Joint Winter 2012 Meeting.

“I am excited to begin collaborating with our initial set of affiliates to
define the programs and services we will build together to deliver advanced
broadband networks and use them effectively,” said Mark Johnson, interim
executive director, U.S. UCAN.

The U.S. UCAN national program office and the pilot affiliates will work
together to define and provide appropriate support, guidance, direction and
services that can be offered to community anchor institutions. The pilot
affiliates will be the primary contact point for community anchor
institutions.

The 14 affiliates selected are:

• CENIC
• FLR
• Indiana GigaPOP
• IRON
• MAGPI
• MCNC
• MDREN
• Montana
• MOREnet
• New York
• OARnet
• PNWGP
• UEN
• WiscNet

About U.S. UCAN

Established by Internet2 in 2011, The United States Unified Community Anchor
Network (U.S. UCAN) is a national project dedicated to ensuring community
anchor institutions, including public libraries, schools, community colleges,
research parks, public safety and health care institutions have access to
advanced broadband capabilities. Utilizing the Internet2 Network and in
collaboration with regional research and education networks across the
country, U.S. UCAN will enable these anchor institutions to serve their
communities with telemedicine, distance learning and other life-changing
advanced network applications. For more information about U.S. UCAN, visit
www.usucan.org.

Media contact: Todd Sedmak, Internet2, 202-331-5373 or
.


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  • [I2-NEWS] U.S. UCAN Selects 14 Affiliate Program Participants To Support Community Anchor Institutions Nationwide, Todd Sedmak, 02/06/2012

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