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Path-Breaking 100Gb Connection Between Orange County Department of Education and CENIC Networks

Categories K-12 RENS & NRENS

Path-Breaking 100Gb Connection Between Orange County Department of Education and CENIC Networks CENIC is pleased to announce that CENIC, with its partners – the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE), the K12 High Speed Network (K12HSN), and the California Department of Education (CDE) – has established the world’s first 100-Gigabit per second K12 connection. The network connection went into production on March 24th, 2016.

CENIC and ESnet Announce Joint Cybersecurity Initiative

The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) and the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) are pleased to announce a partnership between their organizations in the area of cybersecurity. The defense of information systems and networks is a necessary function of all modern enterprises, but scientific research organizations face particular challenges: support of open science and, increasingly, big-data science; diverse research portfolios; openness to experimentation across all intellectual domains; openness to collaborations within and across institutions – regionally, nationally, and internationally; and the need for seamless access to remote data-sources, scientific tools, and computational resources. The ESnet and CENIC communities share these challenges and are committed to improving the cybersecurity capacity of both organizations so that research is both open and secure.

CPUC Enters Phase 3 of California Teleconnect Fund Audit

CPUC Enters Phase 3 of California Teleconnect Fund Audit

On July 23, 2015, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted Decision 15-07-007 resolving Phase 1 and 2 issues regarding the California Teleconnect Fund (CTF) Audit. This decision adopts a variety of changes to all aspects of the program, which will impact all eligible entities.

Internet2 Names Two K-20 Education Leaders as Winners of 2015 Richard Rose Award

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2015—Internet2 today announced that Larry Gallery of NYSERNet and Rob Semper of the Exploratorium are this year’s winners of theRichard Rose Award. The award honors K-20 educators or technologists who have made demonstrable impacts on the K-20 community by extending advanced networking, content and services to the broader education community. Gallery and Semper will receive their awards tomorrow at the Internet2 Global Summit, taking place in Washington, D.C. April 26-30.

Broadband and California's Future: CPUC's Catherine J. K. Sandoval Keynote Address

Broadband and California's Future: CPUC's Catherine J. K. Sandoval Keynote Address

In her Tuesday Keynote Address, California Public Utilities Commissioner Catherine J. K. Sandoval Sandoval laid clear the ways in which the health of California itself relied on access to all public utilities, with particular attention of course paid to broadband.

Advanced Networks and the Arts: SFJAZZ's Mount Allen Keynote Address

Advanced Networks and the Arts: SFJAZZ's Mount Allen Keynote Address

SFJAZZ Mount Allen Keynote Address at #CENIC2015 -- with live remote piano masterclass via Yamaha Disklavier technology

California Department of Finance Director Michael Cohen Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Net

Categories K-12

California Department of Finance Director Michael Cohen Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Networking Award

Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Networking Award

Categories K-12

Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Networking Award for efforts on behalf of closing digital divide in K12 broadband infrastructure

Superintendent Tom Torlakson Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Networking Award

Categories K-12

Superintendent Tom Torlakson Recipient of CENIC’s 2015 Innovations In Networking Award for efforts to close digital divide in CA K-12 Schools

Northwestern U Wins 2013 Innovations in Networking Award for Educational Apps

Northwestern U Wins 2013 Innovations in Networking Award for Educational Apps

iLabs: the Remote Online Lab Network at Northwestern University, has been honored by the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) as the recipient of the 2013 Innovations in Networking Award for Educational Applications.