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EDUCAUSE
• Represents campus IT leadership– 2,100 universities and colleges– 16,500+ active members
• Research campus focus in Net@EDU– Strategy– Policy– Politics– Collaboration– Support
Campus Cyberinfrastructure
• CCI Working Group will focus on strategies, business plans, and policies of campus CI for
– Research
– Education
– Competitive Advantage
• Co-chairs, Steering Committee, Volunteers among top CI experts
Communicating the Importance of CI to Major Stakeholders
• Provide resources to HE CIOs to explain to university presidents and other stakeholders the economic and competitive advantages of robust CI
Effective Leadership Strategies for Campus CI
• Provide HE IT leaders with the information needed to make informed decisions on how to grow and manage campus CI resources
Strategies of Federal Agencies & Other Funding Resources
• Host discussions among HE community & federal agency stakeholders on how revised campus and agency strategies could provide– incentives for more effective investments
& operations for national and campus CI
– improved coordination among all parties
Underway
• “Elevator Conversation Tools” for CIOs to explain the benefits of CI to university leaders
• White paper on business strategies for campus data centers
• Further information through human networking with colleagues and CI professionals at EDUCAUSE meetings, publications, and surveys
Human Networking Events
• Summit on IT Governance to solicit best ideas and strategic directions, July 2007
http://www.educause.edu/cisummit
• Meeting with Federal Funding Agencies (TBD)
In the Future
• Business Plans and Strategies for Storage, Communications, and Human Services
• Outreach to Federal Funding Agencies and Academic Disciplinary Organizations
Resources
EDUCAUSE CI Resource Website
http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/Cyberinfrastructure
Net@EDU CCI Working Group
http://www.educause.edu/CCI
EDUCAUSE Policy Program
http://www.educause.edu/policy
