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Blog: Tag Archives: conference
Getting the Grant: Federal Agencies Share Success Stories for Connected Community Proposals
Categories Cultural & Scientific Libraries RENS & NRENS
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Two federal agencies, the National Science Foundation and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, recognize that robust broadband is essential to discovering and disseminating knowledge. Both organizations offer grant funding to advance broadband services and create connected communities. Hear about successful projects and upcoming grant opportunities.
Protecting Schools from Cyberattacks: CENIC Conducts Successful DDoS Mitigation Pilot
Categories K-12
CENIC and the K-12 High Speed Network are working together to protect California schools from cyber attacks, threats that have compromised confidential student information, interrupted statewide scholastic testing, and prevented faculty and students from accessing important educational materials online.
Our Evolving Public Libraries: Gigabit Connections Bring Fresh Ambitions
Categories Cultural & Scientific Libraries
As public libraries are undergoing remarkable improvements in connectivity and programming, many communities are envisioning a larger role for these well trusted institutions in our midst. Libraries are community hubs in support of lifelong learning, co-working and creative collaboration, preserving information and creating content, and community resilience to disasters.
R&E Networks Empower Communities in a Time of Unprecedented Demands
Categories RENS & NRENS
These days, R&E networks find themselves at a crossroads with big-data science bringing increasing demands and budgets that have not kept pace. Read about ways the networks are stepping up to provide the high-speed connectivity and customized services that bolster scientific discovery and promote digital access.
The Big Pixel Initiative: Using Satellite Data to Map Urbanization, Schools, and Refugee Camps
Categories Cultural & Scientific University of California
Researchers at UC San Diego used satellite images from multiple sources to map and understand city growth patterns in India, with the help of computers trained to distinguish types of growth.
Grow Food, Grow Jobs: How Broadband Can Boost Farming in California’s Central Valley
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Broadband helps farmers and students in California’s Central Valley use technology and develop skills to improve the agriculture economy. Read how CENIC collaborators such as the USDA, UC ANR, community colleges, and ISPs find funding and develop plans for better connectivity for the far reaches of the state, to help grow food and grow jobs.
The Unfinished Internet: Vint Cerf on Expansion, Education, and Preservation
Categories Cultural & Scientific K-12 RENS & NRENS
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At CENIC's 2018 conference, Internet co-founder Vint Cerf advocated for broader Internet access, greater digital literacy, and improved digital preservation. Read the blog and watch his keynote now.
Cybersecurity: New Directions for Research and Education Networks
Categories RENS & NRENS
A panel of national experts in online security was convened during CENIC’s 2017 annual conference focused on sorting through the various models of securing what was widely recognized as “insecurable” by those in attendance.
The Importance of National Research and Education Networks in an Era of Political Change
Categories RENS & NRENS
Researchers and technology experts around the globe are united in their commitment to deploy and strengthen research and education networks.