1. The Future of Regional Networking Net@EDU Tempe, AZ February 12, 2008

2. Regional Networks Why were they created? Will regionals go away?
Where is the support for regional networks?
The Future?

3. Why Were Regionals Created?
Delivery of services – yes….
But for other reasons:
Build/foster collaboration/cooperation among agencies & institutions
Regional/state economic competitiveness
Political reasons; Governor’s project; signature activity

4. Going Away?

5. Support & the Future
Strong demand for an organization(s) to focus on the business/operational issues related to building and managing a regional net… The Quilt & StateNets.
Regionals becoming larger/stronger…
“Super regional nets” …
Regionals in US more like European NRENs…

6. The Quilt, Inc.

7. 2008 Priorities Focus on the Business of Operating RON’s
Manage Quilt Activities to Support Current Quilt Membership
Adopt a Quilt, Inc. Communication Plan to Promote Quilt and Quilt Member Activities
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 Commodity Internet Services Workshop Committee
Quilt Member Case Study Collection
Network Facilities Project

9. Current Participants 3ROX Three Rivers Optical Exchange
CENIC Corporation for Education Network Initiative in California
FLR Florida LambdaRail
FRGP Front Range Gigapop
GPN Great Plains Network
Indiana Gigapop Indiana Gigapop
Intermountain Gigapop Intermountain Gigapop
KanREN Kansas Research and Education Network
LEARN Lone Star Education and Research Network
LONI Louisiana Optical Network Initiative
MAX Mid-Atlantic Crossroads
MAGPI Mid-Atlantic Gigapop in Philadelphia for Internet2
Merit Merit Network, Inc.
MREN Metropolitan Research and Education Network
MOREnet Missouri Research and Education Network
NCREN North Carolina Research and Education Network
NetWork Virginia NetWork Virginia
NorthernLights Northern Lights Gigapop
NoX Northern Crossroads
NYSERNet NYSERNet
OARnet OARnet
OneNet OneNet
Oregon Gigapop Oregon Gigapop
OSHEAN Ocean State Higher Education Economic and Administrative Network
PNWGP Pacific Northwest Gigapop
SoX Southern Crossroads
SURA Southeastern Research Universities Association
WiscREN Wisconsin Research and Education Network

10. Quilt Contact Information
Hud Croasdale
Executive Director