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Northern Tier Network Consortium. Annie Stunden University of Wisconsin-Madison Bonnie Neas North Dakota State University April 20, 2004. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa North Dakota. South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington. WHO!. WHAT & WHY! .
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Northern Tier Network Consortium Annie Stunden University of Wisconsin-Madison Bonnie Neas North Dakota State University April 20, 2004
Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington WHO!
WHAT & WHY! Provide reasonably priced broadband network access to global resources in support of the region’s education, research and economic development communities.
HOW! • Create an informal organizational structure • The NTNC • Steering Committee • Technical Committee • Web site – www.ntnc.org • Administrative support (incubation services) by Internet2 for one year • Commitment of participants by MOU process • Start-up fee
Screen shot of www.ntnc.org web page should go here (I am technically incompetent and don’t know how to do that
WHERE & WHEN! • Eastern Activities • Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota • Western Activities • Lariat: Montana, Idaho, Washington
Challenges • Funding, funding and funding • Organization structure and governance • Who’s on first? • Opportunities • New partnerships • New collaborations • Offer region’s assets to the global community
FYI For more information contact: Annie Stunden: stunden@doit.wisc.edu Bonnie Neas: bonnie.neas@ndsu.nodak.edu Ray Ford: ray.ford@umontana.edu