A Revolutionary Idea in Networking

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A Revolutionary Idea in Networking
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NorthEast Research Education Network is

• Connecticut Education Network
• Northern Crossroads (Boston, MA)
• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire
• Vermont
• NYSERNet (New York)
• OSHEAN (Rhode Island)
• University of Massachusetts Amherst

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NEREN Benefits

• Research and Education
• Homeland Security
• Economic Development

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NEREN Organizational Overview

• NEREN is a Connecticut Corporation with a pending
  501(c) 3 status
• NEREN goals
• Develop advanced networking among Members through
  regional collaboration
• Pool regional scientific, medical, and
  educational expertise to support the research,
  education and healthcare communities
• Promote technology transfer, economic and
  workforce development, and network security for
  government, the nonprofit community, and the
  broader society
• Eight Classes of Members
• Seven State Classes of Members
• Connecticut Massachusetts New York
  Rhode Island
• Maine New Hampshire Vermont
• One At Large Class of members
• Board of Directors to consist of two
  representatives from each class

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NEREN Directors and Officers

• NERENs convening board will serve as the
  interim Board of Directors
• and comprise a single representative from
  each founding member
• Chairman President
• Timothy Lance George Loftus
• NYSERNet, Inc. OSHEAN, Inc.
• Secretary Treasurer
• Robert Vietzke Rosio Alvarez
• Connecticut Education Network University of
  Massachusetts Amherst
• At Large Leo
  Donnelly
• Harvard University / NoX

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NEREN Annual Recurring Costs

• Membership Fees
• Administrative costs for NEREN divided by the
  number of member classes.
• Connector and Participation Fees
• Connector fees are paid by each organization
  that deploys an actual physical connection to
  the NEREN backbone.
• Participation fees are assessed for each
  organization that utilizes the NEREN network
  that is aggregated behind a NEREN connector.
• Lambda Fees
• Each connecting organization pays a fee for
  each lambda it uses.