1. Collaboration across the Great Plains
Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network (GPN)
Linda Roos, OARnet

2. Great Plains Network Provide network connectivity
Shift focus to collaboration among researchers in GPN

3. Creating a People Network
Hire central coordinator
Identify research support individuals on campuses

4. What GPN is doing Bi-weekly phone calls Weekly digest Conferences
Workshops on writing grants with an advanced networking component
Boiler plates for inclusion in research proposal

5. What the campuses do Talk to individual researchers
Newspapers
Grant selection
Attend faculty meetings
Research Office

6. Collaboration Specialist Characteristics
Competence in some content area
Ability to cross organizational lines
Exercises personal influence