James Werle, executive director of the Community Anchor Program at Internet2, passed away peacefully on September 19 after a two-year battle with cancer. James was appreciated and admired by his peers and colleagues in the community and he will truly be missed by all.

The ground didn't shake and buildings didn't sway, but a step was taken the morning of January 30th that could well prove to be a seismic shift for InCommon, its participants, and K-14 education in the United States.

MCNC, owner and operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), registered the first K-14 Represented Constituent (RC) under the InCommon Steward Program.

Richard Rose (1947-2007) was an early leader in the National Internet2 K20 Initiative ... and an indefatigable advocate for extending the Internet2 Network to students at all levels—in both formal and information education—to broaden and deepen opportunities in learning, scholarship, and science. Rose was, and remains, an inspiration to his colleagues working in the National Internet2 K20 Initiative.