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Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting. Session Name: Internet2 K20 Initiative Project Update. About the Internet2 K20 Initiative.
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Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting Session Name: Internet2 K20 Initiative Project Update
About the Internet2 K20 Initiative • The Internet2 K20 Initiative brings together Internet2 member institutions, primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, libraries, and museums to get new technologies, advanced networking tools, applications, middleware, and content into the hands of innovators, across all educational sectors in the United States, as quickly and as connectedly as possible. • Within 18 months, 25 state education networks are now connected to the high performance Internet2 backbone network • As of August 2002, there are approximately 10,000 institutions connected: • 73% k12 schools • 6% community colleges • 5% four-year colleges and universities • 15% public libraries • 1% museums, zoos, aquariums, and science centers
Session Overview • Brief overview of the following Internet2 K20 projects: • Pacific Lighthouse • California’s Governor's Mentoring Partnership Program • OSHEAN WAVE • Neptune • Followed by Q&A
Contact Information • On the Web • http://k20.internet2.edu • Email • lfox@internet2.edu • Phone • (206) 685-4745