Special Interest Group (SIG) on Emerging National Research and Education Networks
Our mission: to bring together the international community to address advancing the state of high-performance networking for research and education in underserved places around the world.
This Internet2 SIG provides a forum for:
- Sharing information about current initiatives and facilities/data/researchers that need to be reached
- Discussing possible roles for the Internet2 community
Participants are encouraged to share challenges, ideas, opportunities and successful case studies in this SIG based on their own experiences
SIG Chair: Warren Matthews, Georgia Tech <warren.matthews@oit.gatech.edu>
Internet2 Staff facilitator: Heather Boyles, Internet2 <heather@internet2.edu>
Internet2 Staff support: Jocelyn Gerich, Internet2 <jgerich@internet2.edu>
Regional Interest Groups
The SIG has spun off a small number of regional interest groups which have formed where a group of individuals are interested in pursuing information about an opportunities with specific regions. Typically, these groups get together on occasional phone conferences to exchange information and catch up on current happenings in the region. Currently, there are two active and one forming regional interest group.
- Caribbean Interest Group: Lead by Heidi Alvarez, Florida International University <heidi@fiu.edu>
- South Asia Interest Group: Lead by Jim Williams, Indiana University <william@indiana.edu>
- Middle East Interest Group: Lead by Johnathon Chapman, Georgetown University - Qatar
- Central Asia Interest Group (in formation)
- SubSaharan Africa Interest Group (in formation)
Events and Activities
Workshops:
In the past, the SIG has sponsored a number of workshops focused on emerging NRENs, particularly in SubSaharan Africa and South Asia.
- Planning Meeting: Enhancing Research and Education Connectivity to and within South Asia; Arlington, VA, 26 April, 2007
- Planning Meeting: Healthcare and Medical Research Collaborations between the US and South Asia; Arlington, VA, 25 April, 2007
- Progress and Challenges in Building National Research and Education Networks in Africa: A View from the Field; Philadelphia, PA, 18 September 2005
- Enhancing Research and Education Networks within and to Africa; Arlington, VA, 5 May 2005
Events:
- Spring 2008 Member Meeting
- Fall 2007 Member Meeting
- 25 April 2007 SIG Meeting
- Reports and Archives from past events
- Megaconference Jr
Resources
- The Role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs)
- Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)
- TERENA Compendium
- APAN Compendium
Opportunities
- Seeking U.S-African Collaborations and Projects that Would Benefit from Expanded Bandwidth to Africa
SIG Mailing Lists
- nren-sig@internet2.edu, the main Emerging NREN SIG email list. Click here to subscribe.
- africa-interest@internet2.edu, the Africa Interest Mailing Group. Click here to subscribe.
- caribinterest@internet2.edu, the Caribbean Interest Mailing Group. Click here to subscribe.
- centralasia-interest@internet2.edu, the Central Asia Interest Mailing Group. Click here to subscribe.
- middleeast-interest@internet2.edu, the Middle East Interest Mailing Group. Click here to subscribe.
- southasia-interest@internet2.edu, the South Asia Interest Mailing Group. Click here to subscribe.
