1. New Regional Interest Groups Warren Matthews

2. NREN-SIG The Special Interest Group for Emerging National Research and Education Networks (NREN SIG) is a forum for reporting and discussing interesting activity anywhere is the world. The Special Interest Group for Emerging National Research and Education Networks (NREN SIG) is a forum for reporting and discussing interesting activity anywhere is the world. For the Internet2 Community. For the Internet2 Community. Some areas have attracted more interest and discussion than others. Some areas have attracted more interest and discussion than others.

3. Current and Proposed Interest Groups Current Regional Groups Current Regional Groups Caribbean (led by Heidi Alvarez) Caribbean (led by Heidi Alvarez) South Asia (led by Jim Williams) South Asia (led by Jim Williams) Africa Africa Recently Proposed adding Recently Proposed adding Central Asia Central Asia Middle East Middle East

4. Middle East Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

5. Central Asia Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Uzbekistan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan. The Silk Project also includes Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

6. Goals Keep each other up-to-date. Keep each other up-to-date. Raise issues important to the region. Raise issues important to the region. Help guide additional activities to enhance R&E network connectivity within and to the region. Help guide additional activities to enhance R&E network connectivity within and to the region. Collaboration between US universities and these regions is particularly interesting. Collaboration between US universities and these regions is particularly interesting. Possibility of a workshop. Possibility of a workshop.

7. We Want to Hear From You. If you have knowledge about either of these regions If you have knowledge about either of these regions If you would be interested in knowing more If you would be interested in knowing more If you would be willing to serve as the regional coordinator. If you would be willing to serve as the regional coordinator.

8. Resources Mailing list. Mailing list. Wiki space. Wiki space. Occasional phone/video conferences. Occasional phone/video conferences. Report at MM. Report at MM.

9. Any Questions?