Agenda for April 19 Executive Council Meeting

Internet2 BoF

Washington, DC

1. Introductions and council list update [Niebaum]

2. Executive Director search report [Neas, Mitchell, Hendrickson]

3. GPN workshop plans & Middleware initiative [Monaco]

4. Penning with Pros report [Klaver]

5. GPN financial report [Niebaum]

6. Backbone, dark fiber, not GPN at this time [Niebaum]

7. Commodity Internet plans [Niebaum]

· Purchase 1 gigabit from Cogent for $10,000/mo

· Contract for gigabit connectivity to Cogent for $6,300/mo

· Upgrade GPN switch to handle gigabit flow (cost ??)

· Drop OC3 links to Qwest for Internet1

· Charge each state $5,000 annual plus $30/Mbps

8. RFP from Nebraska [Hendrickson]

9. Staffing futures [Niebaum]

10. Other items as needed [all]