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The Internet2 Community Strategic Plan (2 nd draft) . Overview. Outline. Who is the plan for? Steps in creating the plan Structure of the plan Key Components of the Plan Next Steps. Who is this plan for?. Us, the Community:
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The Internet2 CommunityStrategic Plan(2nd draft) Overview Internet2 Strategic Plan
Outline • Who is the plan for? • Steps in creating the plan • Structure of the plan • Key Components of the Plan • Next Steps Internet2 Strategic Plan
Who is this plan for? • Us, the Community: • To guide the entire community on what we will do and how we will do it • Including (but not only) the Internet2 Management and Staff Strategic Plan Preamble Internet2 Strategic Plan
Steps in Brief Internet2 Strategic Plan
Plan Philosophy • Keep it strategic, short, readable • By strategic, we mean to define goals, strategies, and key tasks • Many key components will follow the plan, once it is mature • Assessment metrics and process, financial analysis, etc • Demands strong advisory councils with solid ties into the broader community Internet2 Strategic Plan
Plan Structure • Preamble • Vision • Mission • Goals • Strategies • Tasks • Next Steps Internet2 Strategic Plan
Plan Structure • Preamble – frame the document and who it is for • Vision – what we want to become (aspirational) • Mission – what we do • Goals – what we must achieve broadly to realize our vision • Strategies – Ways in which we can achieve our goals • Tasks – specific, assessable actions that are both part of our strategies and contribute to our goals. • Next Steps – Doing the real work Internet2 Strategic Plan
Vision in brief • Member-led organization • Innovation, collaboration, shared infrastructure • Focusing on demanding requirements of research community • To advance Internet at large • To improve education, health care, our communities • National success comes from partnership • members, regional partnerships, corporate collaborators, government, and international partners Internet2 Strategic Plan
Mission • To ensure that our scholars and researchers have access to the most advanced networking capabilities required for the next generation of cyberinfrastructure-enabled, collaborative discovery. Internet2 Strategic Plan
Four Goals – I, II • Design, operate, and continually enhance the world’s leading research and education network. • Provide researchers and scholars with the tools and support they need to envision and execute the next generation of transformational, cyberinfrastructure-enabled discovery. Internet2 Strategic Plan
Four Goals – III, IV • Maintain vigorous partnership, outreach, and advocacy programs to jointly develop, promote, and share the benefits of cyberinfrastructure within the communities in which we work and live. • Operate as an exemplary membership organization with financial transparency, engaged member participation at all levels, and a focus on achieving shared objectives articulated through participatory governance and continuous assessment. Internet2 Strategic Plan
Eight Strategies - Topics • National backbone and services, with partners and members • End-user access to tools and services above network layer for the transformation of research, teaching, etc. • Leadership, partnership, and advocacy in middleware • Enabling network research Internet2 Strategic Plan
Eight Strategies - Topics • Primary voice of academic community for network- and middleware-enabled cyberinfrastructure • Member-driven advocacy program to advance CI in support of member missions • Bridge to corporate sector • Internet2 as a community that works effectively together Internet2 Strategic Plan
Next Steps - I • This is only a 2nd draft. Your dialog and input today are critical to re-inventing Internet2 • With your input, develop a full community draft • Present to I2 Board for adoption • Then the real work begins… Internet2 Strategic Plan
Next Steps - II • Then the real work begins… • Community-driven process of planning, consensus-building, and continuous reassessment • I2 Management and Staff Operational Plans and Budgets • Transparent community-driven program and financial assessment • Leadership from Board, Advisory Councils, and Members in communicating within and without Internet2 Strategic Plan
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