2014 Quilt Fall Member Meeting – Agenda

The Quilt 2014 Fall Member Meeting
September 9-12, 2014
Monona Terrace – Madison, WI

The Quilt 2014 Fall Member Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Regional Network Outreach and Coordination Efforts to Support Campus Research Location: The Monona Terrace
Meeting Room: Hall of Fame

Regional networks are well positioned to play a key role in support of academic research efforts among their university and college member institutions. There are significant opportunities to learn from Quilt members with active programs and initiatives to facilitate research collaboration among their university communities and to explore additional opportunities to promote these types of initiatives across our regional network community. This half-day discussion is focused on regional networks and their role in supporting research efforts among member institutions.

Time	Topic	Presenter(s)
*7:00am-8:00am*	Breakfast at Meeting Room
8:00-8:30am	Welcome, Introduction, Goals	Jen Leasure, The Quilt Claude Garelik, GPN Wendy Huntoon, KINBER
8:30-9:45	Framing the Discussion – Explore appropriate areas of focus for regional networks in support of member institution research efforts	Lead: Wendy Huntoon, KINBER
	What are hearing from members in terms of needs to be positioned to support campus research? How does this differ by institution type? Is the emphasis on infrastructure, applications or other resources?	Lead: Wendy Huntoon, KINBER
	What are regional networks doing today? How is it working? Overview of current regional support mechanisms including staff, tools, mail lists, etc…regionals employ for member institutions – OARnet, MCNC, OneNet, I-Light and others Roundtable Discussion What types of technical support do you provide research efforts? such as colocation, VLANS, servers, storage, SDN/SDX access, tech transfer How do you communicate major research investments and updates to your member institutions? Identify best practices among current efforts	Lead: Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network
9:45-10:00am	Break
10:00-10:30am	Regionals as Matchmakers – Leveraging the unique position of regionals networks, what role, if any, is there to facilitate collaboration both within and across regional communities?	Leads: Wendy Huntoon and Greg Monaco
*10:30-11:15am*	Where to Start to Support Member Institution Research Efforts? Choosing the right collaborators Resources at the ready What can regionals have readily available to help member institutions write grants? What resources do you use or point members your members to for information? Catalog successful campus CI plans? Learning about different research interests among member institutions – how do you help start or participate in conversations at the campuses?	Lead: Marla Meehl, FRGP
*11:15-11:45am*	Next Steps Are there gaps in current programs across our country that need addressing? Who are the right resources to help do that? Are there best practices that could be more effective/efficient if scaled across regionals?	Lead: Jen Leasure, The Quilt
*11:45am*	Wrap-Up

The Quilt 2014 Fall Member Meeting
Individual Group Meetings
Location: The Monona Terrace

Time	Topic	Location	Presenter(s)
*8:00-5:00pm*	Individual Working Group Meetings	Monona Terrace
8:00am-12:00pm	Regional Networks Support for Research Regional networks are well positioned to play a key role in support of academic research efforts among their university and college member institutions. This session provides an opportunity to learn from Quilt members with active programs and initiatives to facilitate research collaboration among their university communities and to explore additional opportunities to promote these types of initiatives across our regional network communities.	Hall of Fame Room	Chairs: Wendy Huntoon, KINBER and Claude Garelik, Great Plains Network
9:00-2:30pm	Financial Focus Group	Meeting Room N	Chair: Kerry Mobley, LEARN
2:30-5:00pm	Communications and Outreach Group	Meeting Room R	Chairs: April Goode, OneNet and Susan Mantey, OARnet
1:00-2:30pm	Quilt Board Meeting Quarterly Board Meeting of The Quilt Board of Directors	Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ	Chairman: Don Welch Quilt Board of Directors
*2:30-3:00pm*	Break	Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ
3:00-5:30pm	CEO Roundtable Workshop – please contact jen@thequilt.net if you need additional detail or plan to attend	Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ	Presenters: Jim Baller and Casey Lide, BHLG
*6:00-7:00pm*	Social Hour – Opportunity to gather, network and make plans for dinner	The Great Dane Pub

Wednesday, September 10
The Quilt 2014 Fall Member Meeting
Location: The Monona Terrace
Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ

Time	Topic	Location	Presenter(s)
*7:00-8:15am*	Breakfast Note: First time at a Quilt Member Meeting? Please join us for a newcomers breakfast at 7:00 am. Look for signs on the Community Terrace directing where to meet Quilt staff and members to learn more about The Quilt and the meeting program.	Community Terrace
8:30-8:45am	Meeting Welcome and Introductions	Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ	Jen Leasure, The Quilt
8:45-9:15am	The Quilt in Action – Strategic Directions for 2015 The work of The Quilt is a reflection of our members’ priorities, opportunities, challenges and successes. Through our collaborations, we are continually reminded of the critical roles we play in the success of one another’s organizations and in building the national fabric of regional networks into a Quilt community. In this session, we’ll discuss The Quilt’s recent projects that have strengthened the fabric of the Quilt community and provide an overview of the strategic direction for the organization in 2015.		Jen Leasure, The Quilt
9:15-10:00 am	Invited Address: Meeting the Infrastructure Challenges of Supporting Large-Scale Medical Research and Education – Experiences from the largest research institution in eastern Wisconsin.		David Hotchkiss, CIO at Medical College of Wisconsin and member of WiscNet Board of Directors
*10:00-10:30 am*	*Break*	Community Terrace
10:30-11:30am	Invited Address: NITRD – Building the Foundations for our Nation’s Continued Leadership in Advanced Networking, Computing Systems, Software, and Associated Information Technologies		Mark Luker, Associate Director, Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program
11:30-12:15pm	Update from National Science Foundation Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure		Kevin Thompson, Program Director, National Science Foundation
*12:15-1:30pm*	*Lunch*	Community Terrace
1:30-2:15pm	Panel Discussion: Regional Networks and Grants Opportunities Grant funding provides key opportunities for regional networks to advance infrastructure capabilities, create new partnerships and support the advancement of research and education for member institutions. A panel of regional network leaders will share their organization’s experiences tracking and pursuing grant opportunities sharing their lessons learned, techniques and resources each employ to pursue grant opportunities.		Moderators: Wendy Huntoon, KINBER and Claude Garelik, Great Plains NetworkPanelists: Marla Meehl, Front Range GigaPoP James Deaton, OneNet Jeff Letourneau, Networkmaine
2:15-3:00pm	Invited Address: Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) The REN-ISAC mission is to aid and promote cybersecurity operational protection and response within the research and higher education (R&E) communities. Learn from its executive leadership how REN-ISAC is shaping its programs to meet the security needs and interests of our R&E networking community.		Kim Milford, Executive Director, REN-ISAC
*3:00-3:30pm*	*Break*	Community Terrace
3:30-5:00pm	Smaller Group Meetings and Discussions Meeting participants will have the opportunity to participate in one of three break-out sessions planned for this time. Each break-out group will report back to the larger group the next day during the main program.
	Breakout 1 – Advanced Networking Overview of SDN exchanges (SDXs) Science DMZ, SDN, 100G capabilities for campuses – how can regional networks help to provide and integrate these capabilities end to end? Quilt perfsonar mesh	Meeting RoomsKLOP	Ron Hutchins, Southern Crossroads, Facilitator
	Breakout 2 – Network Security and Regional Networks Share insights into what is driving an increasing number of regional networks to grow their role in network security for member institutions Learn about resources utilized by regional networks to support member security initiatives Explore together potential future directions for R&E network security collaborations	Meeting Rooms MQ	John Moore MCNC, Facilitator
	Breakout #3 – Serving Niche Communities This session will focus on outreach, engagement and support strategies for specific member communities such as K-12 schools, public libraries, healthcare and others. Topics to include; opportunities, barriers, communication tools, R&E messaging, achieving sustained engagement, and unique requirements in connecting and serving these different communities.	Meeting Rooms NR	Carol Farnham, MIDnet, Facilitator
*5:00pm*	Smaller Group Meetings Conclude
*5:30-8:00pm*	Quilt Member Meeting Reception –Sponsored by Authorized Quilt Commodity Internet Service Providers – CenturyLink, Cogent, Level3, TeliaSonera, tw telecom and Zayo	The Coopers Tavern http://www.thecooperstavern.com/

Thursday, September 11
The Quilt Winter Meeting
Location: The Monona Terrace
Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ

Time	Topic	Location	Presenter(s)
*7:00-8:15am*	*Breakfast*	Community Terrace
8:30	Morning Welcome	Meeting Rooms KLMOPQ
8:30-9:30am	Quilt Peer Review Service
	Showcase themes and best practices from Past Peer Reviews		Jen Leasure, The Quilt
	Overview of Quilt Self-Assessment Tool		Jen Leasure, The Quilt
	Peer Review: Impact for UEN		Jim Stewart, UEN
9:30-10:00am	Briefing: New UEN Operations and Security Review Service – a new service from a trusted partner helping member institutions take a fresh look at network security		Jim Stewart, UEN
*10:00-10:15am*	*Break* (Boxed Lunches Available served at Break)	Community Terrace
10:15-11:00	Panel Discussion: Quilt Members and Strategic PlanningMichael Porter, the famous Harvard Business School professor, said “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Seems like it should be easy but, as leaders of networking organizations with many stakeholders, setting a direction for the future can mean making difficult choices. Having a well thought out planning process resulting in a solid plan is critical for success. This panel features fellow leaders talking about their experiences and perspectives in strategic planning efforts for their organizations with an invitation for all to join the discussion.		Moderator: John Grosen, Northern Lights GigaPoP Panelists: Wendy Huntoon, KINBER Joe Lazor, FLR John Pederson, WiscNet Pankaj Shah, OARnet
11:00-11:15	Briefing: Quilt-InCommon Pilots and Regional Network-InCommon Business Model		Mark Johnson, MCNC
11:15-11:30	Briefing: Net+ Regional Partner Program		Don Welch, Merit
11:30-12:00pm	Wrap-Up Meeting Adjourns (Boxed Lunches Available served at Break)		Jen Leasure, The Quilt
*12:00-1:00pm*	*Boxed Lunches*	Community Terrace

Thursday, September 11
Quilt Member Leadership Workshop
Location: The Monona Terrace
Meeting Rooms NR

Time	Topic	Location	Presenter(s)
*12:00-1:00pm*	Lunch	Community Terrace
1:00-5:00pm	Quilt Leadership Workshop	Meeting Rooms NR	Facilitator: Don Welch, Merit

Friday, September 12
Quilt Member Leadership Workshop
Location: The Monona Terrace

Time	Topic	Location	Presenter(s)
*7:00-8:15am*	*Breakfast*	At Meeting Room
8:30-12:00am	Leadership Workshop	Meeting Rooms NR	Facilitator: Don Welch, Merit
*12:00pm*	*Workshop Adjourns* (Boxed Lunches Available)

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