Internet2’s U.S. UCAN Update

Susannah SpellmanExecutive Director, U.S. UCAN

U.S. UCAN– Questions and Answers

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• What is U.S. UCAN?

• Is U.S. UCAN a separate network?

• How is U.S. UCAN staffed?

• U.S. UCAN is a program within Internet2 that is focused on supporting community anchor institution (CAI) broadband adoption and advanced use.

• No. The U.S. UCAN program relies on and utilizes Internet2’s backbone and regional network providers’ network infrastructure to provide CAIs broadband.

• Internet2 staff supports U.S. UCAN.• Three staff members and two part-time consultants are focused on U.S.

UCAN activities with the oversight of an executive sponsor, support from other Internet2 divisions, and strategic planning from an advisory council.

U.S. UCAN– Questions and Answers Cont’d

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• Is there a fee to participate in U.S. UCAN?

• How is U.S. UCAN funded?

• What is the difference between U.S. UCAN and SEGP?

• U.S. UCAN focuses on leveraging all Internet2 resources (Network Services, NET+, Identity Management) and those of its regional partners to encourage advanced broadband adoption by CAIs.

• SEGP is a subset of U.S. UCAN that focuses on connectivity and content / programming for CAIs.

• U.S. UCAN formally expands the types of CAIs that can be connected through SEGP.

• No, there are no specific / separate U.S. UCAN fees.• Annual SEGP and RHCPP fees cover participation in U.S. UCAN.

• U.S. UCAN is funded through Internet2 revenues, including SEGP and RHCPP fees.

Broadband Connectivity

Applications

Community Transformation

What is U.S. UCAN’s Value Proposition?

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Expanding CAI adoption and use of R&E network advanced broadband services.

Supporting advanced applications to transform how CAI mission is delivered, providing CAI cost efficiencies.

Incorporating CAIs in R&E community, enhancing CAI and R&E community spirit of collaboration and innovation.

Helping connect CAI practitioners to one another. Advancing profile of R&E

community and its superior service to CAIs.

U.S. UCAN Current Activities

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Community Network

• BTOP Connections

• Expand SEGP

Data Collection / Sharing

• Survey & Report

• Muse re-launch

Content

• Partnerships for “virtual field trips”

• Smithsonian opportunities

Outreach

• National Anchor organizations

• FCC, NTIA (FirstNet)

• Anchor Speedtest

• Speaking Opportunities

– Webinars

– Conferences

– Workshops

• Conference Attendance / Sponsorship

• Meetings with Associations

• Marketing Material / Activities

– Revised Health IT slick sheet

– Why R&E network slick sheet

– CAI Connections Survey and R&E Involvement in BTOP reports / blog posts

– Blog posts on various activities

U.S. UCAN Outreach Activities

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U.S.UCAN Future Activities

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• Network Services• NET+• InCommon

Leverage Internet2 Resources

• Muse• Annual Meeting• Applications• Sharing of stories

Incorporate Anchors into the R&E Community

• Regionals/SEGP• Content

Work with Our Partners

Transform how Anchors Serve Communities

• Monday, April 22:– 9-12pm:  K20 Initiative Community Meeting– 3-4pm:  Leveraging SEGP to Create a State Education Network – 3-5pm:  K20 Initiative Advisory Committee Meeting (invite only)– 4:30-5:30pm:  US UCAN update with panel on Gigabit applications for CAIs– 7-8:30pm: An Evening in DC: Welcome Reception at the Smithsonian National Museum of

Natural History

• Tuesday, April 23:– 7:30-8:30am:  Ad Hoc Health Group Meeting– 10-11:30am: Science on a Sphere: NOAA Research/Weather Briefing/Tour of Solar System– 12-1pm: Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group– 3-4pm:  Leveraging Internet2 for a Nationwide Health Information Exchange – 4:30-5:30pm:  Discussion on the FCC's Healthcare Connect Fund– 4:30-5:30pm: Science on a Sphere: Earth's Crust

• Wednesday, April 24:– 7:30-8:30am:  US UCAN Advisory Council Meeting (invite only)– 8:45-10am:  Global Collaborations that Support Teaching & Learning – 1:30-3pm: Global Education Collaborations Special Interest Group

U.S. UCAN Related Sessions this Week

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• Dr. Dale Alverson

– Medical Director for the Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, and Regents' Professor at University of New Mexico

• Jeff LeTourneau

– Executive Director of NetworkMaine

• Glenn Ricart

– Founder and CTO of US Ignite

Today’s Panel

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U.S. UCAN Update & Gigabit Applications Panel

Susannah Spellman

Executive Director, U.S. UCAN

Internet2

sspellman@internet2.edu

+1 202-721-1054