Through IHETS’ membership as a Sponsored Education Group Participant (SEGP), Indiana State University
is connected to Internet2. Internet2 is a US university-led consortium with partners in industry and
government that interconnects universities, research networks, and advanced educational networks with
the goal of developing and deploying advanced network applications and technology. It provides a connection
for educators and researchers to virtually every research network in the world, opening the door to greater
collaborations and communication.
This connection provides Indiana State University with educational and research opportunities to collaborate
with other Internet2 participants utilizing advanced applications such as multicast, digital video, H.323 video
in ways not possible on today's Internet. Internet2 members are testing new applications that will transform
research, teaching and learning.
Partnerships among academia, government and industry fostered the Internet in its infancy. Internet2 recreates
these partnerships by bringing together researchers and engineers from leading universities, government
laboratories and commercial enterprises. University leadership encourages long-term thinking and open standards.
The global Internet is transforming the way we work, learn and communicate today. Internet2 members are working on
the technologies that will transform the fabric of life tomorrow.
Internet2. www.internet2.edu
Joy Bensiger, Emerging Technologies and Research Support Coordinator, is the CIRT contact for HPN activities. He may be reached by phone at x2863 or by email at joy.bensiger@indstate.edu. You are invited to contact Joy anytime regarding your HPN needs.