National Affiliations

Quilt
The Quilt, a coalition of 30 advanced regional network organizations, is a dynamic forum where leaders from throughout the advanced research and education network community build on the intellectual capital and best practices of network service providers worldwide.
http://www.thequilt.net/

StateNets
StateNets (State Education Networks) is a working group of state education network professionals at Net@EDU. As part of EDUCAUSE, whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology, Net@EDU gives members a stronger voice for promoting the development of advanced networking in higher education.
http://www.educause.edu/StateNets

Net@Edu
How can higher education capitalize on new technologies, increased competition, broader collaborations, and the convergence of voice, video, and data? Net@EDU members work together and with industry and the federal government to understand, forecast, and shape these developments to best support the evolving needs of higher education. Net@EDU also serves as a national center for research and advocacy in network policy issues and provides information and recommendations on how colleges and universities can impact current business models, political initiatives, and mergers. Current Net@EDU working group topics include campus cyberinfrastructure, converged communications, identity management, and state education networks.
http://www.educause.edu/netatedu/16024?time=1234285419

Internet2
The goal of Internet2 is to bring together institutions and resources to develop new technologies and capabilities that can then be deployed in the global Internet. OARnet is the Ohio GigaPOP for Internet2 and provides connectivity to the Internet2 high-performance network. Recently, access to the Abilene network (the Internet2 network) has been expanded to include baccalaureate institutions, community colleges, K-12, libraries, and museums providing opportunities to the broader education community.
http://www.internet2.edu