Mark Luker, Vice President, EDUCAUSE EDUCAUSE Cyberinfrastructure

EDUCAUSE Represents campus IT leadership –2,100 universities and colleges –16,500+ active members Research campus focus in –Strategy –Policy –Politics –Collaboration –Support

Campus Cyberinfrastructure CCI Working Group will focus on strategies, business plans, and policies of campus CI for –Research –Education –Competitive Advantage Co-chairs, Steering Committee, Volunteers among top CI experts

Communicating the Importance of CI to Major Stakeholders Provide resources to HE CIOs to explain to university presidents and other stakeholders the economic and competitive advantages of robust CI

Effective Leadership Strategies for Campus CI Provide HE IT leaders with the information needed to make informed decisions on how to grow and manage campus CI resources

Strategies of Federal Agencies & Other Funding Resources Host discussions among HE community & federal agency stakeholders on how revised campus and agency strategies could provide –incentives for more effective investments & operations for national and campus CI –improved coordination among all parties

Underway “Elevator Conversation Tools” for CIOs to explain the benefits of CI to university leaders White paper on business strategies for campus data centers Further information through human networking with colleagues and CI professionals at EDUCAUSE meetings, publications, and surveys

Human Networking Events Summit on IT Governance to solicit best ideas and strategic directions, July Meeting with Federal Funding Agencies (TBD)

In the Future Business Plans and Strategies for Storage, Communications, and Human Services Outreach to Federal Funding Agencies and Academic Disciplinary Organizations

Resources EDUCAUSE CI Resource Website infrastructure CCI Working Group EDUCAUSE Policy Program