The Great Plains Network

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The Great Plains Network

• 2003
• September Supercomputing Symposium
• October Collaboration Workshop
• Fall Internet2 Meeting
• (Tunis)
• Strategic Plan proposed for FY2005
  to Executive Council
• November Regional Resource Workshop
• Strategic Plan goes to
  representative council for review
• December Security Workshop
• Final draft of strategic plan to
  Executive Council/Representative

• 2004
• January Exec Council Mtg
• Approve Strategic Plan
• Introduce Budget for FY2005
• February Regional Resource Meeting
• GPN MeetingInternational
  Discussion, Strategic Plan for 2005
• March Meteorology Meeting
• Evaluate Planning Process
• April BOF at Internet2
• Budget Approval for FY2005
• May Regional Resource meeting
• Identify areas for regional resource workshops
• Homeland Security Gary Strong (on detail from
  NSF) talk to him about programs
• Talk to VPs of Research
• Terry Crooks about Collaboration Workshop
• Talk to Kanren foks about 501c3 option and how
  they did it

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Background

• Institutions of Higher Education in
• North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
  Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri
• 14 of the United States (7 of 50 states)
• 25 of NSF EPSCoR States (6 of 23)
• About 10 of Internet2 Member Institutions (19 of
  202)

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Mission

• In the interests of improving quality of life by
  improving the quality and quantity of research,
  education and information access,
• Facilitate and coordinate the development and use
  of a set of seamless and robust intercampus
  communications services in support of
  collaborative research and education.
• Sustain and expand the member community by
  keeping others up-to-date professionally and
  technologically and to leverage resources in the
  common interest.

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Goals

• Network Infrastructure Operational Support
• Coordination, Education, Technical Training
• Network Utilization
• Cost Recovery
• Representation
• Review

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Goals

• 1. Network Infrastructure Support Facilitate
  the deployment of a robust, cost effective,
  state-of-the-art intercampus communications
  infrastructure and supporting resources
  accessible to all institutions of higher
  education in the Great Plains region Provide
  high quality operational support for the
  infrastructure
• (continued)

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Goals

• 3. Coordination, Education, Technical Training
• 4. Effective and Effective Application Use
  (Network Utilization) Assure that the advanced
  communications infrastructure can be utilized
  fully and effectively by the institutions served
• (continued)

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Goals

• 5. Cost-Recovery Enable the study of a variety
  of cost recovery models for the delivery of
  advanced communications services and their
  potential impact on the institutions served
• 6. Representation Represent the common
  interests of the institutions it serves in
  leveraging relationships with vendors and in
  working with state and national governmental
  bodies to influence the national agenda and bring
  resources to the region.
• 7. Review Review progress towards objectives
  annually

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1. Network Infrastructure Operational Support

• Identify priority areas for regional
  infrastructure development
• Facilitate regional participation in larger
  initiatives (e.g., grid and middleware
  initiatives)
• ?Campus research infrastructure-last 100 yards,
• ?end to end service
• ?Example deployment such as Metropolitan Area
  Network (also see cost-recovery)
• Maintain adequate staffing for support of
  existing network infrastructure (ongoing)
• Expand staff to include one full-time technical
  networking specialist (July, 2004)

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2. Education Technical Training

• Facilitate intercampus consultation in specific
  areas
• One Regional Resource Initiative Workshop per
  quarter (ongoing)
• One Annual Meeting per year (June of each year)
  with multiple tracks CIO track, security track,
  displays of technology (ongoing)

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3. Communication

• Monthly Newsletter to cover research funding
  opportunities and new developments (ongoing)
• Mailing Lists for Specific Areas of interest
  (bioinformatics, high performance computing,
  etc.)
• Press Kit

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4. Research Education Development

• Assist in member proposal development and
  pre-submission review (5 proposals annually)
• Sponsor 4 regional workshops per year in domain
  science area and networking resulting in a
  workshop report reviewing capabilities and
  specific objectives
• Two non-generic proposal development workshops,
  annually for sro folks? (ongoing)
• Enhance Regional SEGPE Activities K20 events (2)

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5. Cost Recovery

• Investigate alternatives for permanent
  organizational structure and management
• Review membership structure and participation
  fees
• Identify strategy to expand membership base and
  income
• Identify one new funding mechanism for GPN
  submit one consortium proposal
• E.g., cost-recovery for Network Infrastructure
  goal

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6. Representation

• Develop regional networking position papers for
  lobbying purposes (5 per year)
• Create position papers on 6 regional initiatives
  (1 every 2 months) to assist in coordinated
  lobbying efforts
• Participate in the Quilt meetings
• Participate in national and international
  networking meetings
• Keep up with ongoing and new national and
  international funding initiatives
• Review existing agreements quarterly for improved
  commodity and advanced Internet pricing options

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7. Review

• Compile reports of activities into Annual Report
  (May 2004)
• Board review of Annual Report (June 2004)
• Distribute Annual Report (Annual Meeting)

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Action Plan for FY2004

• Tactical
• Transition to Morenet
• GM starts in August
• Periodic Reporting
• Quilt Participation
• Strategic
• 501c3
• Staffing Plan
• Membership structure
• National/International perspective

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Action Plan for FY2004

• Tactical
• Multiple OC3 for I1
• Deinstall MCU
• Connecting NWS
• Strategic
• Cogent
• Metroarea network
• NLR
• Reconnect Dakotas/Ark
• Peter Kiewit Institute

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Action Plan for FY2004

• Tactical
• Newsletter
• August JT Meeting KU
• September 25 SC at OU
• October Fall I2
• CIO Workshop
• December Security Morenet
• Onsite visits
• Strategic
• Collaboration Coordination
• Grant Opportunities
• Expanding Communications
• Regional Grant Writing Training
• Facilitate state networks
• Initiatives--lobbying

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Action Plan for FY2004

• Tactical
• Strategic

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Action Plan for FY2004

• Tactical
• Strategic