1. Welcome!
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2. Our Thanks Thank you! Represent 51 Organizations from 28 States
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3. Thank You, Gathering & StateNets Steering Committee
George Brown (Utah)
David Crowe (Oregon)
James Deaton (Oklahoma)
Gregory Marks (Michigan)
William Mitchell, TonyWening (Missouri)
Steven Paulson (Washington)
David Reese (California)
Shaun Abshere (Wisconsin)
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4. Thank You, Advisors & Staff!
Krystal Bullers, Victoria Fanning (EDUCAUSE)
Keith Krueger, James Bosco (COSN)
Consuelo Sanudo, Dave Lois (WiscNet)
Instructional Support Video Crew (Arizona State University)
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5. Thank You, State Network Funders!
MERIT (Michigan)
MOREnet (Missouri)
ONEnet (Oklahoma)
WiscNet (Wisconsin)
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6. Logistics & Plea for Heros
Lights, camera…heat!
Use the audience microphone
Panelists needed:
“Compelling K-20 Network Applications” (Weds, 1 pm, David Crowe)
“Opportunities for Interstate Cooperation” (Thurs, 9 am, Bill Mitchell)
Topics for Possible Ad Hoc Panel (Weds Reception, Abshere)
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7. StateNets: Who We Are
We are the public and not-for-profit organizations whose professionals operate the statewide education networks that serve the substantial portion of our states’ K-20 and library institutions
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8. What We Hold In Common An enterprise
Prevalent business model in K-20 networks is
An enterprise
Statewide mission
Public or not-for-profit governance
Substantial resources
Significant ongoing challenges
Political
Managerial & Fiscal
Technical
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9. Our Theme: Mutual Aid Society
Given our common business models and common challenges (and the fact that we don’t compete),
We can, and ought, to organize ourselves to collaborate effectively and strategically:
Learn from each other how we run our enterprises
Help each other understand and meet our challenges
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10. Tempe: Program Design Political update and state network strategies
National networking roadmap
Effective K20 communication strategies
Obstacles to innovation diffusion in K20
Statewide technology deployments (H.323)
Business practices
Interstate project needs & strategies
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11. Exhortation Learn from each other today and tomorrow Speak up!
Give us your best thinking on how to fashion a “mutual aid society” that will benefit you and those you serve
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