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The University of Oregon recently accepted an invitation to become a member of The Quilt, a UCAID (University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development) project that works to support research and education in the U.S.
The project's mission and goals are directed by EDUCAUSE, a group of more than 1,800 colleges, universities, and education organizations that promotes the use of information technology in education, and SURA, the Southeastern Research Universities Association. Its specific aim is to provide advanced network services to the broadest possible research and educational community by ensuring efficient, cost-effective network services and representing the group's common interests to government and industry organizations involved in network development and delivery.
More than a dozen other Quilt participants provide regional network aggregation. These currently include:
CENIC (Corporation for Education Network Initiative in California)
FRGP (Front Range Gigapop)
GPN (Great Plains Network)
MAX (Mid-Atlantic Crossroads)
Merit (Merit Network, Inc.)
MREN (Metropolitan Research and Education Network)
North Carolina Gigapop
Net.Work.Virginia
NoX (Northern Crossroads)
NYSERNet
OARnet
PNWGP (Pacific/Northwest Gigapop)
Pittsburgh GigaPop
SoX (Southern Crossroads)
Texas GigaPop
For more information on The Quilt and its mission, see http://www.thequilt.net