Architecture & Operations Advisory Council (AOAC)

The Architecture and Operations Advisory Council (AOAC) is responsible for advising the Board and management on matters relating to the architecture, operations, and policies of the Internet2 Network, including regional and international connectivity. The AOAC is responsible for interacting directly with other network advisory committees on operational and technical matters. The AOAC will also take up issues related to network security, the development of future infrastructure and services, and provide advice on network financial matters.

For general inquires regarding AOAC related matters, please contact the Executive Liaisons to this council Rob Vietzke. Visit the AOAC Wiki.

Council Member	Constituency	Affiliation	Term Expiration
David Gift	CIO	Michigan State University	2012
Charlie McMahon (vice-chair)	CIO	Tulane University	2013
Ray Ford	CIO	University of Montana	2014
Roy Campbell	Researcher	University of Illinois	2012
Harvey Newman	Researcher	California Institute of Technology	2013
Kristen Rauschenbach	Researcher	GENI-BBN	2014
Ron Hutchins	Regional	Georgia Institute of Technology/SoX	2013
Dave Jent	Regional	Indiana University/Global NOC	2012
Dave Lois	Regional	University of Wisconsin, Madison/WiscNet	2014
Andrew Dugan	Industry	Level 3	2014
Brian Savory	Industry	ADVA Optical Networking	2012
Paul Schopis	Appointed	OARnet	2012

Applications, Middleware & Services Advisory Council (AMSAC)

The Applications, Middleware, and Services Advisory Council (AMSAC) is responsible for advising the Board and management on matters relating to the support and adoption of applications, middleware, security and other capabilities across the Internet2 membership and its collaborators around the globe. The AMSAC is responsible for interacting directly with other key advisory committees on technical and service issues. It will also provide advice on Internet2s efforts to support applications and middleware for teaching and learning as well as for research, and for advice on the investment of resources for current and future initiatives.

For general inquires regarding AMSAC related matters, please contact the Executive Liaison to this council Ken Klingenstein. Visit the AMSAC Wiki.

Council Member	Constituency	Affiliation	Term Expiration
Klara Jelinkova	CIO	University of Chicago	2014
Jack Suess (chair)	CIO	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	2012
Joel Smith	CIO	Carnegie Mellon University	2013
Mike Ackerman	Researcher	National Library of Medicine, NIH	2014
Noshir Contractor	Researcher	Northwestern	2012
Henning Schulzrinne	Researcher	Columbia University	2013
James Deaton	Regional	OneNet	2013
Mark Johnson	Regional	MCNC	2012
Amy Philipson (vice-chair)	Regional	Pacific Northwest GigaPoP	2014
Bob Collie	Industry	ENA	2012
Stefan Karapetkov	Industry	Polycom Worldwide	2013
Craig Cupach	Industry	Level 3	2014
Shel Waggener	Appointed	University of California, Berkeley	2013
Tom Knab	Appointed	Case Western Reserve University	2014
Randy Stout	Appointed	Kan-ed	2012

Research Advisory Council (RAC)

The Research Advisory Council (RAC) is responsible for advising the Board and management on matters relating to Internet2's support for research, both network-focused research and disciplinary research that makes use of the network as a tool. The RAC provides a forum for strategic questions about how best to support the development of resources for scientific, humanities, clinical, computational, and other research communities domestically and internationally. The RAC will also provide advice on the nature and extent of research undertaken by Internet2 staff.

For general inquiries regarding RAC related matters, please contact the Executive Liaison to this council, Randy Frank Visit the RAC Wiki.

Council Member	Constituency	Affiliation	Term Expiration
John Kolb (chair)	CIO	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	2012
Pete Siegel	CIO	University of California, Davis	2013
Marc Hoit	CIO	North Carolina State University	2014
Dave Farber	Researcher	Carnegie Mellon University	2012
Ty Znati	Researcher	University of Pittsburgh	2013
Douglas Comer	Researcher	Purdue University	2014
Lonnie Leger	Regional	LONI	2014
Wendy Huntoon (vice-chair)	Regional	Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center 3ROX	2013
Dave Pokorney	Regional	Florida LambdaRail	2012
Dennis Gannon	Industry	Microsoft	2014
K C Claffy	Appointed	CAIDA	2013
Cliff Lynch	Appointed	Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)	2014

External Relations Advisory Council (ERAC)

The External Relations Advisory Council (ERAC) is responsible for advising the Board and management on matters of policy, standards, and strategies in the context of industry, government, and international relations. These include, but are not limited to, issues of technology transfer and engagement strategies between Internet2 and industry; the role of national-scale networks as a vital resource for the nation's economic, scientific, and cultural development; and maintenance of strong bilateral partnerships with international networking organizations and Internet2's leadership role in international collaborations. ERAC will also provide advice on membership growth and strategy.

For general inquires regarding ERAC related matters, please contact the Executive Liaison to this council,
Ana (Preston) Hunsinger. Visit the ERAC Wiki.

Council Member	Constituency	Affiliation	Term Expiration
Larry Conrad	CIO	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	2014
Elias Eldayrie	CIO	University of Florida	2014
Kevin Morooney	CIO	Pennsylvania State Univeristy	2013
James Williams	CIO	Indiana University Global NOC	2012
Milt Halem	Researcher	University of Maryland Baltimore County	2014
Jeff Schiller	Researcher	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2013
George Thoma	Researcher	National Institutes of Health	2012
John Gillispie	Regional	MOREnet	2014
Tim Lance (chair)	Regional	NYSERNet	2013
Donald Welch (vice-chair)	Regional	MERIT Network, Inc.	2012
John Evans	Industry	Evans Telecommunications, Inc.	2012
David Peed	Industry	Ciena	2013
Mike Laing	Appointed	United Nations	2013
Lucy Lynch	Appointed	ISOC	2012