1. Regional Optical Networks and The Quilt

2. What is The Quilt? Established in 2001
A collaboration of 30 leading advanced regional networking organizations in the U.S. with 7 U.S. and international affiliate participants
Aim is to promote consistent, reliable, interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extends to the broadest possible community
Projects are volunteer led and self-supporting
Starting in 2008, funding provided by member participation fees

3. Why The Quilt
Forum for leaders of Regional Optical Networks to exchange with peers across and collaborate on matters of common interest in a trusted environment
Single contact point for members of the R&E community, network providers, industry partners and government agencies to discourse with RON’s
Voice the interests of the regional R&E networks to network providers, industry partners, and government agencies
Items of Common Interest Include:
technology
services
vendors
business models
relationships with national and international R&E networking community
Projects Tend to
assist participants in providing a broad range of networking services to constituents
facilitate innovative and successful technical projects
promote end-to-end continuity and delivery of advanced network services

4. Current Participants
NYSERNet

5. 2009 Quilt Executive Committee
Jen Leasure, The Quilt – President and CEO
Paul Schopis , OARnet – Chair
Dave Reese, CENIC – Vice Chair
Jacqueline Brown, PNWGP - Treasurer
Ron Hutchins, SoX - Secretary
James Deaton, OneNet
Wendy Huntoon, 3ROX
Mark Johnson, MCNC
Tim Lance – NYSERNet
Myron Lowe – Northern Lights

6. Quilt Projects & Working Groups
Commodity Internet Service Project
Established 2001
Goal: Aggregate the buying power of the Quilt members and authorized buyers and establish consortium relationship with vendors
Community Workshop Program Team
Established 2003
Goal: Provide a community forum to share best practices in the deployment and operation of an optical network to support advanced research and education
1) Examine RON services and pricing models
Support RON Inter-connects
Complete Quilt business model collection effort
2) Maintain Quilt binding
Create Quilt, Inc. Affinity Groups
Support Multiple Classes of membership
3) Create a communication committee and assign responsibilities
Produce a quarterly Quilt newsletter
Produce an Annual Report
Develop a RON 101 piece
Outreach to CIO’s, vendors, international networking organizations and new comers

7. Quilt Projects & Working Groups
Regional GENI WG
Established 2008
Goal: Establish a forum for RON’s to exchange information on the GENI project and provide a point of contact for RON communications with the GPO
Telepresence WG
Goal: Identify common standards and best practices to integrate telepresense capabilities into the regional and campus networks and collaborate to test and operationalize open virtual presence capabilities across the R&E space
1) Examine RON services and pricing models
Support RON Inter-connects
Complete Quilt business model collection effort
2) Maintain Quilt binding
Create Quilt, Inc. Affinity Groups
Support Multiple Classes of membership
3) Create a communication committee and assign responsibilities
Produce a quarterly Quilt newsletter
Produce an Annual Report
Develop a RON 101 piece
Outreach to CIO’s, vendors, international networking organizations and new comers

8. Quilt Projects & Working Groups
RON Business Models
Established 2006
Goal: Collect and archive information on various aspects of member business models. Disseminate information within membership and community.
Quilt-StateNets Financial Focus Group
Established 2007
Goal: Gather member business information, identify best practices, document, archive and refresh collective knowledge and consolidate data requests from members
1) Examine RON services and pricing models
Support RON Inter-connects
Complete Quilt business model collection effort
2) Maintain Quilt binding
Create Quilt, Inc. Affinity Groups
Support Multiple Classes of membership
3) Create a communication committee and assign responsibilities
Produce a quarterly Quilt newsletter
Produce an Annual Report
Develop a RON 101 piece
Outreach to CIO’s, vendors, international networking organizations and new comers

9. Quilt Projects & Working Groups
Network Facilities Project
Established 2003
Goal: Develop business agreements with vendors who have a comprehensive network delivery infrastructure and educate members on the latest network infrastructure technology
1) Examine RON services and pricing models
Support RON Inter-connects
Complete Quilt business model collection effort
2) Maintain Quilt binding
Create Quilt, Inc. Affinity Groups
Support Multiple Classes of membership
3) Create a communication committee and assign responsibilities
Produce a quarterly Quilt newsletter
Produce an Annual Report
Develop a RON 101 piece
Outreach to CIO’s, vendors, international networking organizations and new comers

10. 2009 Quilt Priorities
Provide forum for exchange of RON business model information
Evolve projects and working groups to best support members and service R&E community
Review Quilt Governance Structure
Further Develop Quilt-StateNets Relationship
Refine CIS Program and Strategy
Mature communication process to voice the interests of the regionals

11. Quilt Contact Information
Jen Leasure
President and CEO