Regional Technical Contacts

[Linda Roos <>]

Hi All,

You still have time to register for the Community Exchange. Registration rates increase after Friday, April 21 and the room block rates are available through Friday, April 21. We hope to see you in Atlanta, May 8-11. Thanks.

Linda

Register for Internet2 Community Exchange by Friday, April 21

Haven't registered yet? There's still time.

https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2023-04-19/n3gwn3

Reduced rates available through Friday, April 21 and the hotel room block has been extended

https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2023-04-19/n3gwms , so register today and to join your peers for the 2023 Community Exchange– a conference experience designed to offer discussions, learning opportunities, and networking time - think of it as Global Summit, reimagined! 

Want to learn more about the program? Check out this great overview of program highlights: ​​​​​​Community Exchange Sessions Highlight Digital Inclusion and Equity, Automation, Cloud Strategy, Cybersecurity, and More https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2023-04-19/n3gwn6

Here's a sampling of the great sessions included in the CommEX program:

https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2023-04-19/n3gx36

A View Into 2023: National Science Foundation Priorities and Investments to Enable Research and Education  

Tuesday, 10:30-11:45am

Speaker: Kevin Thompson, Program Director, National Science Foundation

In this talk, NSF will provide an overview of priorities and investments in cyberinfrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, cloud computing, research, and emerging topics such as Artificial Intelligence and the impacts to research and education. The session will focus both on existing programs, as well as new programs introduced for the 2023 fiscal year and beyond. 

CIO Perspectives on Federated Cybersecurity for NIH Research

Tuesday, 1:15 - 2:30pm

Panelists: 

Michael Tartakovsky, CIO, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Dr. Rebecca Rosen, Director, Office of Data Science and Sharing, NICHD/ NIH

Jeff Erickson, Chief of Identity and Access Management Services, NIH

The modern biomedical research environment is a highly collaborative enterprise, and the NIH has implemented a variety of data sharing policies. Enabling this collaborative enterprise and the policies in the secure environment requires the participation of IT staff from NIH and all funded and collaborating institutions. Towards this end, we must ensure the use of secure, high-quality credentials for researchers and their staff. This panel will focus on the importance of secure credentials in trust federations and some of the lessons learned by the NIH during the past few years.

Advancing Digital Equity: Roles for Research &amp; Education Institutions

Wednesday, 1:15 - 2:45pm

Speaker: Aaron Schill, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)

During this time of increased awareness and historic investment for digital equity, what roles can research and education networks (RENs), higher education, and other community anchor institutions play in designing and implementing sustainable, robust digital inclusion initiatives? The answer is multi-pronged. From connecting unserved communities, to supporting state and local digital equity planning, to training a new workforce, the needs (and opportunities) are great for organizations to think holistically about closing the digital divide. This session will highlight key funding programs and a variety of promising practices being used by RENs and higher education institutions to advance digital equity.

This annual event will bring together a diverse and broad set of people representing the R&amp;E community, including:

CIOs and campus leadership across multiple types of institutions

Advanced technology administrators

Faculty, researchers, campus practitioners, and other academic leaders

REGISTER NOW!

https://www2.internet2.edu/l/66332/2023-04-19/n3gwn3