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Welcome!. Our Thanks. Thank you ! Represent 51 Organizations from 28 States. Thank You, Gathering & StateNets Steering Committee. George Brown ( Utah ) David Crowe ( Oregon ) James Deaton ( Oklahoma ) Gregory Marks ( Michigan ) William Mitchell, TonyWening ( Missouri )
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Our Thanks • Thank you! • Represent 51 Organizationsfrom 28 States
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)
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)
Thank You, State Network Funders! • MERIT (Michigan) • MOREnet (Missouri) • ONEnet (Oklahoma) • WiscNet (Wisconsin)
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)
StateNets: Who We Are • We are the public and not-for-profit organizationswhose professionals operate the statewide education networksthat serve the substantial portionof our states’ K-20 and library institutions
What We Hold In Common • 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
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 otherhow we run our enterprises • Help each other understand and meet our challenges
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
Exhortation • Learn from each othertoday and tomorrow • Speak up! • Give us your best thinkingon how to fashion a “mutual aid society”that will benefit you and those you serve