Delaware Biotechnology Institute | The Northeast Network Initiative

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What is NECC?

NECC is a regional initiative to improve access to upgraded networking capabilities among the Northeast Regional IDeA and EPSCoR States – Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Funding for the NECC initiative is provided by NIH-NCRR through INBRE Supplements and by NSF-EPSCoR through the Track-2 program.

Leadership

The NECC Executive Steering Committee, comprised of Judy Van Houten (VT), Kelvin Chu (VT), Robert Dalton (NH), Scott Valcourt (NH), Michael Eckart (ME), Vicki Nemeth (ME), Jeffrey Seeman (RI), Edward Hawrot (RI) and Karl Steiner (DE) provides leadership to the initiative and is meeting regularly via videoconference.

Goals

Improve regional internet connectivity to nationwide networks
Provide training & education for scientists and educators
Strengthen inter-institutional partnerships
Facilitate biomedical research collaborations
Enable access to distributed research resources
Support NIH–INBRE, NIH–COBRE and NSF–EPSCoR Networks

Progress

NECC Executive Team with representatives from each state has been formed.
The 17-member NECC Task Force is meeting regularly via teleconference.
A NECC White Paper was authored in June 2007.
Network diagrams for all participating States have been generated - Spring 2008
Development of initial and future applications in planning stage - Spring 2008
Needs analysis for each State is completed - Fall 2008.
First NECC Workshop held on August 17 at Northeast Regional IDeA Meeting in Burlington, VT.
NECC Proposal submitted to NSF under the EPSCoR Track-2 initiative – January 2009
NECC Proposals submitted to NIH under the ARRA Administrative Supplements – May 2009
$6 Million NECC Proposal funded by NSF-EPSCoR – August 2009
$8 Million for NECC Proposals funded by NIH-NCRR – August 2009

Presentations and Background Materials

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Last Updated October 15, 2009