In late 1996, representatives from 34 universities gathered in a Chicago area hotel and committed to the vision of establishing a project to foster the development of networking capabilities that would not only support research and education, but would also eventually make their way into the global commercial Internet. So began Internet2.

In late 2007, the newly elected chairs and vice chairs of the newly elected Councils gathered once again in a Chicago area hotel to begin their work together to lead Internet2 into its second decade. From that meeting came the beginning of a new community-based strategic planning process to guide Internet2 plans and priorities.

Our core challenge is still to work together across campuses, regional networks, national networks and with our international collaborators to positively transform research and teaching & learning while advancing the state of the Internet for all.  We can only succeed by listening to and engaging with our members, who are the source of our vitality.

From now through our Spring Member Meeting (April 21-23) we want to listen to your vision for Internet2 and your organizations. The strategic planning steering committee, with the support of all our advisory councils, will be reaching out to connect with the community in a variety of forums and ways to understand your interests and concerns.

Steering Committee Members

• Shaun Abshere, Associate Director, WiscNet
• Molly Broad, Chair Emerita and current member, Internet2 Board of Trustees; President Emerita, University of North Carolina; President-elect, American Council on Education
• Bill Decker, Facilitator
• Ray Ford, CIO, University of Montana; Chair, Applications & Middleware Services Advisory Council
• David Frohnmayer, President, University of Oregon; Member, Internet2 Board of Trustees
• Steve Hall, Retired, Thomson Corporation; Chair, Internet2 Governance & Nominations Committee
• David Jent, Executive Sponsor, I-Light; Chair, Architecture & Operations Advisory Council
• Tim Lance, President & CEO, NYSERnet; Chair, External Relations Advisory Council
• David Lambert, Vice President & CIO, Georgetown University; Vice-Chair, External Relations Advisory Council
• David Lassner, Vice President for Information Technology & CIO, University of Hawaii; Vice-Chair, Internet2 Governance & Nominations Committee
• George Loftus, Executive Director, OSHEAN; Vice-Chair, Architecture & Operations Advisory Council
• Harvey Newman, Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Member, Architecture & Operations Advisory Council
• Peter Siegel, Vice Provost for Information & Educational Technology, University of California, Davis; Chair, Research Advisory Council
• Jack Suess, CIO, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Vice-Chair, Applications & Middleware Services Advisory Council
• Doug Van Houweling, President & CEO, Internet2