News for and about the Internet2 community

[Angela Stark <>]

Below, please find a round-up of news coming out of this week’s Internet2 Global Summit taking place n Washington, D.C. 

DocuSign Adds Digital Transaction Management to Internet2 NET+ Portfolio – April 30

DocuSign’s DTM Platform Allows Universities to Replace Paper-Based Processes with Fast, Easy & Compliant Digital Solution

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30, 2015—DocuSign, Inc. (DocuSign®) today announced that it has joined the Internet2 NET+ portfolio, enabling higher education institutions to decrease transaction cycle times, reduce costs, and enhance satisfaction with the industry’s most secure Digital Transaction Management (DTM) platform.

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Scientists Get Ultra-Fast and Robust Network Across the Atlantic Ocean – April 29

Reciprocal backup agreement between ANA-200G and ESnet for next generation R&E intercontinental interconnect to support groundbreaking transatlantic research and education projects

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2015—At the Internet2 Global Summit today, the partners in ANA-200G and ESnet announced a new agreement that improves the resiliency of the world’s fastest inter-continental network for research and education.

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Internet2 Announces Four Gender Diversity Award Winners – April 28 

Women IT professionals from across the U.S. receive scholarship to attend Internet2 Global Summit event in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2015—Internet2 today announced it has given four Gender Diversity Awards to women IT professionals ahead of its annual meeting, the Internet2 Global Summit, taking place this week in Washington, D.C. This year’s winners are: Heather (Heath) Davis, University of Iowa; Angel Male, Rochester Institute of Technology; Deidre Mitchell, University of Alabama at Birmingham; and Jackie Stampalia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Internet2 Names Two K-20 Education Leaders as Winners of 2015 Richard Rose Award – April 27

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2015—Internet2 today announced that Larry Gallery of NYSERNet and Rob Semper of the Exploratorium are this year’s winners of theRichard Rose Award. The award honors K-20 educators or technologists who have made demonstrable impacts on the K-20 community by extending advanced networking, content and services to the broader education community. Gallery and Semper will receive their awards tomorrow at the Internet2 Global Summit, taking place in Washington, D.C. April 26-30.

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