1. Mark Luker, Vice President, EDUCAUSE mluker@educause.edu EDUCAUSE Cyberinfrastructure

2. EDUCAUSE Represents campus IT leadership –2,100 universities and colleges –16,500+ active members Research campus focus in Net@EDU –Strategy –Policy –Politics –Collaboration –Support

3. Campus Cyberinfrastructure CCI Working Group will focus on strategies, business plans, and policies of campus CI for –Research –Education –Competitive Advantage Co-chairs, Steering Committee, Volunteers among top CI experts

4. Communicating the Importance of CI to Major Stakeholders Provide resources to HE CIOs to explain to university presidents and other stakeholders the economic and competitive advantages of robust CI

5. Effective Leadership Strategies for Campus CI Provide HE IT leaders with the information needed to make informed decisions on how to grow and manage campus CI resources

6. Strategies of Federal Agencies & Other Funding Resources Host discussions among HE community & federal agency stakeholders on how revised campus and agency strategies could provide –incentives for more effective investments & operations for national and campus CI –improved coordination among all parties

7. Underway “Elevator Conversation Tools” for CIOs to explain the benefits of CI to university leaders White paper on business strategies for campus data centers Further information through human networking with colleagues and CI professionals at EDUCAUSE meetings, publications, and surveys

8. Human Networking Events Summit on IT Governance to solicit best ideas and strategic directions, July 2007 http://www.educause.edu/cisummit Meeting with Federal Funding Agencies (TBD)

9. In the Future Business Plans and Strategies for Storage, Communications, and Human Services Outreach to Federal Funding Agencies and Academic Disciplinary Organizations

10. Resources EDUCAUSE CI Resource Website http://connect.educause.edu/term_view/Cyber infrastructure Net@EDU CCI Working Group http://www.educause.edu/CCI EDUCAUSE Policy Program http://www.educause.edu/policy