GPN 2024 Annual Meeting

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GPN 2024 Annual Meeting

Welcome to the 2024 GPN Annual Meeting official schedule! You can find the latest details about sessions and locations.

Elon Turner

ARE-ON
Executive Director
Fayetteville, AR

https://areon.net/

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Elon has spent his entire career in education IT, with seven years in K-12 and thirteen years in higher education as both a technical practitioner and in technology leadership roles. He believes there is no greater way to impact the future of Arkansas and the quality of where he lives than to support educational institutions. As Executive Director of ARE-ON, Elon hopes to make broader impacts across Arkansas. There are many challenges in modern IT, and he likes that he is positioned to help solve them.

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC) Conference Registration & Check In First Floor NICC Hallway

11:00am CDT

NTIA’s BEAD program is here. How can RENs and Universities help? A1 Meeting Room (First Floor NICC)Mickey Slimp • Thomas Rolfes

2:00pm CDT

GPN NPC/EC Meeting A2 Meeting Room (First Floor NICC)John Hennessey • Cheryl Tiahrt

6:00pm CDT

Monday Opening Night Reception Barred Owl rooftop patio of The Scarlet, Lincoln, a Tribute Portfolio HotelNick Gardino • Mickey Slimp • Spectra Logic/Rubrik

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Ciena/Lumen

8:30am CDT

Welcome and Opening - 2024 GPN Annual Meeting Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Mickey Slimp • Heath Tuttle • Mike Boehm

8:45am CDT

Keynote Morning Session - Bridging Academia and Practice: The Transformative Role of Research and Education Networks Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Bob Stovall • Pierrette Renée Dagg

9:30am CDT

Sponsor Showcase Break First Floor NICC Hallway

10:00am CDT

Breakout 1-A: Fostering Tribal Partnerships for Networking and Digital Research Technologies A1 A2 Meeting Rooms (First Floor NICC)Bob Stovall • Elon Turner • Justin Kocian • Matthew McCowan Breakout 1-B: Where in the World is Practical Quantum Technology: Insights from Quantum Forums in the US and Abroad B1 B2 Meeting Room (First Floor NICC)Mark Bookout • Buddy Scharfenberg • Matthew Keeler • Mickey Slimp Tour: The Greenhouse Innovation Center Greenhouse Innovation CenterDerek McLean • Vince Stoerger

10:45am CDT

Break First Floor NICC Hallway

11:00am CDT

Sponsors Lightning Talks Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Ciena/Lumen • Nokia • Red Canary • Spectra Logic/Rubrik

11:45am CDT

Lunch Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Nokia

12:45pm CDT

Breakout 2-B: Building a Bridge to Support High-Performance Computing at R2 and Emerging Research Institutions B1 B2 Meeting Room (First Floor NICC)Mickey Slimp • Ryan Doll

1:30pm CDT

Break First Floor NICC Hallway

2:30pm CDT

Sponsors Showcase Break First Floor NICC HallwayPalo Alto Networks

3:00pm CDT

Breakout 4-B: Exploring Quantum Projects in GPN - South Dakota's Catalyst for Innovation B1 B2 Meeting Room (First Floor NICC)Terrence Figy • Steve Smith

3:45pm CDT

Strategic Direction for GPN Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Mickey Slimp

6:00pm CDT

Tuesday Night Reception - Night at the Museum University of Nebraska State Museum - Morrill HallRed Canary

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC) Conference Registration & Check In First Floor NICC Hallway

8:30am CDT

State of the State Networks Panel Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Brian Remer • Andrew Buker • John Hennessey • Elon Turner • Chris Crook

9:30am CDT

Break First Floor NICC Hallway

9:45am CDT

Breakout 6-A: NSF Grant Insights with Dan Andresen: Maximizing Your CC-Star Proposal A1 A2 Meeting Rooms (First Floor NICC)Ryan Doll • Dan Andresen

10:30am CDT

Breakout 7-C: Transformative Leadership in the AI Era: Insights from University CIOs Banquet Hall (2nd Floor NICC)Mickey Slimp • Heath Tuttle • Ben Canlas • Cheryl Tiahrt

My Moderators Sessions

10:00am CDT

Breakout 1-A: Fostering Tribal Partnerships for Networking and Digital Research Technologies A1 A2 Meeting Rooms (First Floor NICC)Bob Stovall • Elon Turner • Justin Kocian • Matthew McCowan