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WINS: SC19 Call for Participation, Deadline 4/1/19
Announcement: The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for the 2019 program. Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive “hands-on” mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career women in the IT field who are selected...
MORe-OFFN Facilitates Ground-Breaking Research at Regional Universities
By April Goode Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is helping connect four new institutions into Oklahoma’s current dedicated research network. Providing regional universities with connections to Oklahoma’s Friction Free Network (OFFN)...
MCNC ushers in new era of leadership with governor appointees
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2019) - MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed two community leaders to the MCNC Board of Directors and that...
CENIC – Collaboration Kept Pepperdine Connected During Wildfires
As the Woolsey wildfire surrounded Pepperdine University in Malibu, the campus’s primary internet connections burned. “A lot of lines went down,” said Pepperdine Information Technology Director Rita Schnepp. “Although our routing protocols automatically redirected...
The Quilt supports National High School Cyber Challenge
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, is pleased to announce a joint effort with Merit Network in Michigan to help develop the next generation of cybersecurity talent through the National High...
The Quilt Announces the 2019 VMware and Related Offerings RFP
Today, January 4th, The Quilt releases its second public Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a distribution partner to provide VMware and Related Offerings to our Quilt community using a consortium-based purchasing mechanism. The Quilt has a long and successful...
Merit Network supports high school cybersecurity challenge
High School teams from across Michigan came to the 2018 North American International Cyber Summit (NAICS) at Cobo Center in Detroit last month for the finals of the High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition created by Gov. Rick Snyder. The Governor’s...
The Quilt Announces an RFI for VMware and Related Offerings
In early January of 2019, The Quilt will be issuing a new RFP for a VMware and Related Offerings Distribution Partner. The goal of this RFP effort is to identify a distribution partner that recognizes and appreciates the wealth of opportunities that exist through a...
Merit – A Model For Advancing IPv6 Deployment In REN And Higher Ed Networks
Merit Network Inc. is a non-profit, member-owned organization that runs a regional Research & Education (REN) network in the state of Michigan. Merit has twelve governing member institutions which are public universities. It serves as their internet service...
Discussions and Highlights from #QuiltinMD
The Quilt hosted the Fall 2018 Member Meeting at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Sept. 25-27. It was an informative and exciting three days with our Quilt community discussing advanced networking for research and education. We also had the opportunity to...
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WINS: SC19 Call for Participation, Deadline 4/1/19
Announcement: The Women in IT Networking at SC (WINS) program is now accepting applications for the 2019 program. Since 2015, the WINS program has provided an immersive “hands-on” mentorship opportunity for early- to mid-career women in the IT field who are selected...
MORe-OFFN Facilitates Ground-Breaking Research at Regional Universities
By April Goode Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is helping connect four new institutions into Oklahoma’s current dedicated research network. Providing regional universities with connections to Oklahoma’s Friction Free Network (OFFN)...
MCNC ushers in new era of leadership with governor appointees
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2019) - MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed two community leaders to the MCNC Board of Directors and that...
CENIC – Collaboration Kept Pepperdine Connected During Wildfires
As the Woolsey wildfire surrounded Pepperdine University in Malibu, the campus’s primary internet connections burned. “A lot of lines went down,” said Pepperdine Information Technology Director Rita Schnepp. “Although our routing protocols automatically redirected...
The Quilt supports National High School Cyber Challenge
The Quilt, a consortium of regional Research and Education (R&E) Networks throughout the United States, is pleased to announce a joint effort with Merit Network in Michigan to help develop the next generation of cybersecurity talent through the National High...
The Quilt Announces the 2019 VMware and Related Offerings RFP
Today, January 4th, The Quilt releases its second public Request for Proposal (RFP) to select a distribution partner to provide VMware and Related Offerings to our Quilt community using a consortium-based purchasing mechanism. The Quilt has a long and successful...
Merit Network supports high school cybersecurity challenge
High School teams from across Michigan came to the 2018 North American International Cyber Summit (NAICS) at Cobo Center in Detroit last month for the finals of the High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition created by Gov. Rick Snyder. The Governor’s...
The Quilt Announces an RFI for VMware and Related Offerings
In early January of 2019, The Quilt will be issuing a new RFP for a VMware and Related Offerings Distribution Partner. The goal of this RFP effort is to identify a distribution partner that recognizes and appreciates the wealth of opportunities that exist through a...
Merit – A Model For Advancing IPv6 Deployment In REN And Higher Ed Networks
Merit Network Inc. is a non-profit, member-owned organization that runs a regional Research & Education (REN) network in the state of Michigan. Merit has twelve governing member institutions which are public universities. It serves as their internet service...
Discussions and Highlights from #QuiltinMD
The Quilt hosted the Fall 2018 Member Meeting at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Sept. 25-27. It was an informative and exciting three days with our Quilt community discussing advanced networking for research and education. We also had the opportunity to...