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Group member engagement is the key to moving us forward. The community organizes itself in various ways, including the chartering of working groups and advisory groups. Developing best practices. Adopting and implementing new technology. Identifying challenges and figuring out ways to fill the gaps and meet the need. We can’t do it without each other and community groups makes all of this happen. Explore the list below to get involved, or fill out the form with your ideas for forming a community of interest!
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Audit & Finance Committee
Governance
The Audit and Finance Committee shall assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities relating to the accounting and financial reporting practices of the Corporation. It shall recommend annually to the Board the selection of independent public accountants to audit the books and accounts of the Corporation. It shall also act as a liaison between the Board of Trustees and the independent accountants; shall review with the independent accountants the audited financial statements of the Corporation prior to recommending their approval by the Board of Trustees; shall monitor the effectiveness of independent financial audits; shall inquire into the effectiveness of the Corporation’s management of financial and accounting functions, including its internal auditing methods; shall review the independent accountant’s recommendations to management relating to organization, internal control and financial operations; and shall have such other duties as may from time to time be directed by the Board of Trustees. Learn More (opens in a new window)
BOT (Board of Trustees)
Governance
The Internet2 Board of Trustees is elected by representatives from member organizations, and includes university presidents, chief information officers, network researchers, discipline researchers, and industry partners. The member-focused Board provides strategic direction, leadership and oversight. Learn More (opens in a new window)
BPLAC (NET+ Business, Procurement and Legal Advisory Committee )
Advisory Group
This committee is comprised of leaders in the higher education legal and procurement community and is charged with providing feedback and making recommendations to the VP NET+ and Internet2 leadership. Learn More (opens in a new window)
CACTI – Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity
Advisory Group
CACTI, Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity, is a standing architecture strategy group of community members chartered by Internet2’s Vice President for Trust and Identity. CACTI advises Internet2’s Trust and Identity program area through interactions with other groups and with Internet2’s Vice President for Trust and Identity. CACTI members include a broad representation from research and education. Learn More (opens in a new window)
CE-PAG (Community Engagement)
Advisory Group
The Community Engagement (CE) PAG provides valuable input to Internet2 regarding community engagement opportunities and events, member programs, and marketing and communications. It provides key member perspectives on the benefits and value of Internet2 membership. The CE-PAG plays a key role in ensuring that member voices are heard and that the value proposition for all Internet2 members remains a top priority. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Collaboration for Oral Health Education Practice and Research
Working Group
We are a Community of Practice in dental medicine working together to guide ICE Health Systems to enable us to advance education, clinical healthcare and research. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Connector & Network Member Principals
Advisory Group
The members of this group are the executive liaisons or Principals of the R&E Network Member and Connector organizations. This group meets several times each year to discuss networking topics and to provide feedback to Internet2 staff. Learn More (opens in a new window)
CSTAAC (NET+ Cloud Services Technical Architecture Advisory Committee)
Advisory Group
CSTAAC, Cloud Services Technology Architecture Advisory Committee, is a standing architecture strategy group of community members chartered by Internet2’s Vice President for Trust and Identity and NET+ Cloud Services. CSTAAC advises Internet2’s Cloud Services and NET+ program areas through interactions with other groups and with Internet2’s Vice President for NET+. CSTAAC members include a broad representation from the research and education community. Learn More (opens in a new window)
eduroam Advisory Committee (eAC)
Advisory Group
To facilitate stronger and more responsive engagement with the eduroam community, Internet2 sought out knowledgable, motivated volunteers to form the eduroam Advisory Committee. The eduroam-US Advisory Committee (“eAC”) is intended to be an advisory body to the Internet2 Community Architecture Committee for Trust and Identity (CACTI). Its role is to help formulate strategies and practices for US and global research and education roaming networks, report any findings, and make recommendations to CACTI and Internet2. The eAC meets regularly as well as creating working groups as needed. You can view the committee’s charter, learn more about its mission, and view publicly available meeting minutes on its wiki page. Learn More (opens in a new window)
ERPAG (External Relations)
Advisory Group
The primary purpose of the External Relations Program Advisory Group (ERPAG) is to advise Internet2 management on public policy matters and strategic planning relevant to the Internet2 community. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Future Wireless Working Group
Working Group
The Future Wireless Working Group was established by Internet2 and several of its members to explore areas of collaboration regarding the use of emerging wireless technologies on campuses and across the R&E community. The initial focus of the group has been the recently commercialized Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum and its use by campuses. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Grouper Working Group
Working Group
Grouper is an enterprise access management system designed for the highly distributed management environment and heterogeneous information technology environment common to Universities. The Grouper Working Group is responsible for the direction and development of the project, based on input from the community. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Incommon Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB)
Advisory Group
The Community Trust and Assurance Board (CTAB) represents the InCommon community in InCommon’s trust and assurance related programs and initiatives. It is advisory to the InCommon Steering Committee. The charter is found at http://doi.org/10.26869/TI.94.1. Learn More (opens in a new window)
InCommon IDP as a Service Working Group
Working Group
The InCommon Identity Provider (IDP) as a Service Working Group will focus on issues defined in this charter – https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/display/IDPAAS/IdP+as+a+Service+Working+Group+Charter Learn More (opens in a new window)
InCommon Steering Committee
Governance
The InCommon Steering Committee provides high-level governance, including policies and general practices for all services operated through InCommon. Learn More (opens in a new window)
InCommon Technical Advisory Committee
Advisory Group
The InCommon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provides recommendations relating to the operation and management of InCommon Federation with respect to technical issues. It is advisory to the InCommon Steering Committee. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Internet2 Community Anchor Program
Community of Interest
CAP works with state and regional research and education networks to help K-12 teachers, librarians, and other community anchor institutions collaborate, access subject matter experts at premier research institutions, and interact and partner with schools across the world. Learn More (opens in a new window)
IPv6 Working Group
Working Group
The IPv6 Working Group is focused both on understanding how IPv6 will enable Internet2 to achieve its goals and on promoting and coordinating the deployment of IPv6 throughout the Internet2 infrastructure. The Internet2 IPv6 Working Group aims to make IPv6 an effective tool for the Internet2 community and, in so doing, to contribute to the IPv6 work in the broader Internet by exercising, proliferating, and improving IPv6 infrastructure and software in the Internet2 context. Learn More (opens in a new window)
IT Architects in Academia (ITANA)
Working Group
IT Architects in Academia (ITANA) is focused on developing the skills, tools and a suite of resources to assist institutions with their enterprise, business and technical architectural needs. ITANA serves higher education while drawing from other architecture groups (The Open Group, Microsoft, etc.) and vendors as needed. ITANA also acts to help architects build their peer-group and find a mentor or become a mentor. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Learning Records Store Initiative
Working Group
The Learning Records Store (LRS) Special Interest Group (SIG) assembles uses cases for an LRS, creates an LRS reference architecture, and develops implementation/engineering best practices. The SIG promotes open standards that enable data from a variety of teaching and learning tools to be included in the LRS. Learn More (opens in a new window)
MANRS
Working Group
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) is a global initiative, supported by the Internet Society, that provides crucial fixes to reduce the most common routing threats. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Metaverse Working Group
Working Group
Advances in immersive head mounted displays are driving us toward a liminal point in terms of adoption and utilization of virtual environments. These trends will have profound implications for the fundamental nature how we share information and collaborate. The research and education community is uniquely positioned to catalyze the creation of an open, interoperable, standards-based “Metaverse” of linked virtual environments that leverage these technologies. Standards exist today, but many unsolved problems remain in areas including security, identity, and distributed architecture. This working group has the specific goal of implementing standards-based, interoperable, interlinked virtual environments. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Microsoft Azure Advisory Group
Advisory Group
Microsoft and Internet2 are jointly establishing the Azure AG as a venue to facilitate feedback from the research and education community, as well a place for Microsoft to share and gather feedback on their product roadmap. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NAOPpag (Network Architecture, Operations & Policy)
Advisory Group
The NAOP Program Advisory Group provides strategic advice to Internet2 executive leadership on all aspects of designing, operating, sustaining and coordinating advanced network services that support the requirements and aspirations of the Internet2 community for advanced global end-to-end network capabilities. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advisory Board
Advisory Group
The NET+ AWS Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ AWS service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Cloud Scorecard Working Group
Working Group
The purpose of this group is to explore how to leverage the standards that have been developed and utilized in the NET+ program to assess and report on compliance of various cloud services. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ CrashPlan Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ CrashPlan Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ CrashPlan service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ DocuSign Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ DocuSign Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ DocuSign service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Duo Security Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ Duo Security Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ Duo Security service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Generative AI Working Group
Working Group
This group was formed in response to a community need to work together to understand the emerging generative AI marketplace, collaborate on partner engagement, share use cases and demands, and provide high-level coordination on institutional investments in generative AI. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Advisory Board
Advisory Group
The NET+ GCP Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ GCP service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Google Workspace for Education Service Advisory Board
Advisory Group
Visit https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/6A4OCg for more information about the NET+ Google Workspace for Education Service Advisory Board Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Instructure Service Advisory Group (SAG)
Advisory Group
The NET+ Instructure Service Advisory Group guides the development of the NET+ Instructure service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Kajeet Service Advisory Board
Working Group
NET+ LabArchives Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ LabArchives Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ LabArchives service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ LastPass Service Advisory Group
Advisory Group
The NET+ LastPass Service Advisory Group guides the development of the NET+ LastPass service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ LastPass Service Advisory Group
Advisory Group
The NET+ LastPass Service Advisory Group guides the development of the NET+ LastPass service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ PAG
Advisory Group
The NET+ PAG provides community input and guidance to the creation and direction of our NET+ programs and services. Comprised of leading academic member institutions as well as two regional program representatives, the group serves as the community body providing guidance on the size, makeup, technology standards, and financial objectives of the NET+ portfolio of services. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Panopto Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ Panopto Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ Panopto service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ ServiceNow Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ ServiceNow Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ ServiceNow service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ SIP Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ SIP Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ SIP service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Splunk Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ Splunk Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ Splunk service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Vendor Management Working Group
Working Group
Sponsored by the NET+ Business, Procurement and Legal Advisory Committee (BPLAC), the working group is comprised of leaders from ten universities with vendor management roles in higher education IT. The group will develop and document best practices to share with the community and Internet2’s NET+ program. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NET+ Zoom Executive Advisory Board
Advisory Group
NET+ Zoom Service Advisory Board (SAB)
Advisory Group
The NET+ Zoom Service Advisory Board guides the development of the NET+ Zoom service and serves as a community focal point for feedback from the broader service subscriber base. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Network Security Special Interest Group
Community of Interest
The Network Security Special Interest Group is open to all Internet2 members, and whether you’re a security architect or just have an academic interest in the topics, we encourage you to join! We discuss topics from network security, such as emerging threats, RPKI, and BGP flowspec. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Network Technology Advisory Committee (NTAC)
Advisory Group
The primary goals of the Network Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) are to provide the best technical advice to Internet2 staff by bringing as much expertise from the community as possible, to maximize the opportunity for community participation, and to provide the greatest possible transparency into its processes and decisions. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NTAC Network Automation
Community of Interest
NTAC Network Automation is a community-driven special interest group for network automation and orchestation practices and implementation. The goal of this group is to bring together the community and Internet2 to discuss, meet, and collaborate on our collective pursuit of the automation and orchestration endeavor. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NTAC Peering and Routing Working Group
Working Group
The Peering and Routing working group is a subset of the Network Technical Advisory Committee with an explicit focus on the Internet2 I2PX service and network routing policy. Its members provide review and recommendation of those areas to Internet2 staff. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NTAC Performance Working Group
Working Group
The NTAC Performance Working Group focuses on the performance and measurement tools, applications, implementations, and infrastructure needed to support the performance and measurement needs of the R&E community. Learn More (opens in a new window)
NTAC Performance Working Group
Working Group
This Birds Of a Feather group focuses on the development and use of advanced network performance monitoring technology. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Performing Arts Community of Interest
Community of Interest
The Performing Arts Community of Interest works with Ann Doyle, Internet2, to explore opportunities with Internet2 member institutions and international partners utilizing advanced networks for collaborative live performances, master classes, and remote auditions in the performing arts. Learn More (opens in a new window)
Trust and Identity Program Advisory Group
Advisory Group
The Trust and Identity Program Advisory Group (PAG) provides community input and guidance for the creation and direction of Internet2 Trust and Identity programs and services including, but not limited to, InCommon service and software, and eduroam. The PAG includes broad representation from research and education. Learn More (opens in a new window)
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