2024 Internet2 Community Exchange | March 4-7 | Chicago, Ill.

2024 Internet2 Community Exchange Program

Thank you for attending CommEX24! Check out our videos from the event, including featured sessions listed below.

Expert-Led Sessions for R&E Solutions

The 2024 Internet2 Community Exchange program includes expert-led sessions with exciting content, working meetings, and co-located events from the March 4-7 event held in Chicago, Ill.

The program reflects research and education’s most pressing challenges and promising solutions, with topics submitted and presented by the community for the community. Follow the links to view each day’s sessions.


Monday, March 4, 2024

All events are on Central Time

Time Title Speakers Room
7:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Rest & Recharge Millennium Park
(2nd Floor)
8:00 – 12:00 p.m. NCWIT Workshop: Tech Inclusion Journey
(separate registration required)
Dr. Sarah Blithe, NCWIT Mayfair
(2nd Floor)
8:30 – 4:30 p.m. Azure OpenAI Workshop: Unleashing the Power of AI
(Separate Registration Required)
Richa Patwa
Arindam Hazra
Erie
(2nd Floor)
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Connector/Network Member Principals Only TBD Michigan A
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 5:00 p.m. ARIN@CommEx Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Leadership Exchange (Invitation Only) Chicago IX/X
(4th Floor)
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION Sheraton Promenade

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

All events are on Central Time

Time Title Speakers Room
7:00 – 6:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Rest & Recharge Millennium Park
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST & Working Meetings Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Newcomer Breakfast Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. NA-REX Collaborators Working Breakfast Colorado
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:15 a.m. GCP Advisory Board Listening Session Superior A/B
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:15 a.m. T&I Steering/NET+ PAG Working Group Meeting Ontario
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Community Anchor Program Meeting Huron
(2nd Floor)
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Keynote: Kate Darling, AI, Robotics Expert Kate Darling, AI, Robotics Expert Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
9:30 – 5:00 p.m. ARIN@CommEx Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Sheraton Promenade
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Internet2 CIO Meeting (Invitation Only) Chris Misra, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Marc Wallman, North Dakota State University
Superior A/B
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Storage: Have we run out of dominos? Damian Doyle, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Matthew Mazer, Harvard University
Tom Lewis, University of Washington
Boyd Wilson, Omnibond

Slides:
Storage: Have we run out of dominos?
Chicago X
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. From Authentication to Analytics Heidi Thompson, Grinnell College
Kaitlin Wilcox, Grinnell College

Slides:
From Authentication to Analytics

Session Video:
From Authentication to Analytics
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. What is happening in Network Services? James Deaton, Internet2
Chris Wilkinson, Internet2

Slides:
What is happening in Network Services?
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. Insight Console: Update on current status and work in progress Mike Simpson, Internet2

Slides:
Insight Console: Update on current status and work in progress
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Federal Agency Updates Kevin Thompson, NSF
Cort Buffington – U.S. Department of Commerce
Chicago VIII
11:20 – 11:40 a.m. A Discussion of Routing Integrity for the Internet2 Community Steven Wallace, Internet2

Slides:
Routing Integrity

Session Video:
A Discussion of Routing Integrity for the Internet2 Community
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
11:20 – 12:00 p.m. Rethinking Research Data Storage Tobin Magle, Northwestern University
Deb McCaffrey, Arizona State University

Slides:
Rethinking Research Data Storage
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
11:20 – 12:00 p.m. SC23 NREs Focused on Global Science Joe Mambretti, Metropolitan Research and Education Network (MREN)

Slides:
SC23 NREs Focused on Global Science (Part 1)
SC23 NREs Focused on Global Science (Part 2)
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
11:20 – 12:00 p.m. Introducing MetrANOVA: A neutral, trusted, and open consortium for Advancing Network Observation and Analysis Ed Balas, ESnet
James Deaton, Internet2
David Ripley, Indiana University

Slides:
Introducing MetrANOVA: A neutral, trusted, and open consortium for Advancing Network Observation and Analysis
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
11:40 – 12:00 p.m. A Community Update on RPKI-ROA Adoption John Sweeting, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

Slides:
A Community Update on RPKI-ROA Adoption

Session Video:
A Community Update on RPKI-ROA Adoption
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH & Working Meetings Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Evolving R&E Engagement From REN/NRENs Dana Brunson, Internet2
Timothy Middelkoop, Internet2
Scotty Strachan, Nevada System of Higher Education – System Office
Forough Ghahramani, NJEdge
John Hicks, Internet2
Michigan A
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Network Security SIG Huron
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Global Net Advancement (GNA-G) Meeting Erie
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. REN-ISAC Listening Session Charles Connor-Rondot, REN-ISAC Missouri
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. NAOPpag Meeting Ontario
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. NET+ Service Provider Luncheon (Invitation Only) John W McGuthry, California State Polytechnic University – Pomona Michigan B
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Research Cybersecurity Interest Group Cyd Burrows-Schilling, UCSD
Bobby Edamala, Cornell University
Jeffrey Weekley, UC Santa Cruz
Will Drake, Indiana University
Superior A/B
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. I2I Lunch Session: Facing the Edge of Inclusion: Combating Anti-DEI Rhetoric and Developing New Strategies for Inclusive Leaders Dr. Sarah Blithe, NCWIT
Ana Hunsinger, Internet2
Michael Erickson, Internet2
Mayfair
(2nd Floor)
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Global Network Advancement with
GNA-G
Ivana Golub, PSNC
David Wilde, AARNet

Slides:
Global Network Advancement with GNA-G
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Broadband Programs Office Hours with NTIA Chicago Promenade
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Building Vendor Management Programs Jack Suess, UMBC
Cheryl Washington, University of California, Davis
Emily Perry, University of Arizona
Jason Paluck, UMBC
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Whither Wallets? Nicole Roy, Internet2
Dmitri Zagidulin, MIT
Leif Johansson, SUNET

Slides:
Whither Wallets?
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. MS-CC: Bridging Access Gaps, Enabling Collaborations with CI Al Anderson, Salish Kootenai College
Tom Jackson, North Carolina A&T State University
Deborah Dent, Ph.D, Jackson State University

Slides:
MS-CC: Bridging Access Gaps, Enabling Collaborations with CI

Session Video:
MS-CC: Bridging Access Gaps, Enabling Collaborations with CI
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Collaboration: The Heart of Global Research and Education Networking Tom Fryer, GÉANT Association

Slides:
Collaboration: The Heart of Global Research and Education Networking
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Community Scale Vendor Risk Management Nick Lewis, Internet2

Slides:
Community Scale Vendor Risk Management
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Improving Teamwork with the InCommon Federation Albert Wu, Internet2
Ann West, Internet2

Slides:
Improving Teamwork with the InCommon Federation
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Co-creation Without Borders Delma Rodriguez Morales, Cultural Ring Uruguay / UNIR – Spain
Justin Trieger, New World Symphony

Slides:
Co-creation Without Borders

Session Video:
Co-creation Without Borders
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Enable Research and Discovery at Scale with AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Services Lance DuPre, University of South Carolina
James Duran, Vanderbilt University

Slides:
Enable Research and Discovery at Scale with AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Services
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
3:40 – 4:10 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break Sheraton Promenade
4:10 – 4:40 p.m. What Breaks a Network? An EPOC Analysis Jennifer Schopf, TACC/ UT Austin
Doug Southworth, TACC/ UT Austin
George Robb, ESnet / LBNL

Slides:
What Breaks a Network? An EPOC Analysis
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
4:10 – 5:10 p.m. Deploying eduroam at a Statewide Level Sara Jeanes, Internet2, Internet2

Slides:
Deploying eduroam at a Statewide Level
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
4:10-5:10 p.m. A Student-centered GenAI Strategy Ed Wozencroft, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Slides:
A Student-centered GenAI Strategy

Session Video:
A Student-centered GenAI Strategy
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
4:10 – 4:50 p.m. Re-architecting the Cloud with Guardrails Maureen J Donlin, Saint Louis University
Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy, Saint Louis University
Ibrahim Taufique, Kion

Slides:
Re-architecting the Cloud with Guardrails
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
4:40 – 5:10 p.m. OSHEAN’s Instrumentation and Automation David Marble, OSHEAN
Luke Fowler, Indiana University

Slides:
OSHEAN’s Instrumentation and Automation
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
5:10 – 6:10 p.m. SPONSOR SOCIAL Sheraton Promenade
5:20 – 8:30 p.m. Working Meetings
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Connector/Network Member BoF (Invitation Only) Michigan A/B
(2nd Floor)

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

All events are on Central Time

Time Title Speakers Room
6:30 a.m. Fun 5K Walk/Run
7:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
8:00 – 5:00 p.m. Rest & Recharge Millennium Park
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST & Working Meetings Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. NET+ Palo Alto Networks Meeting Nick Lewis, Internet2
Jeff Reel, Internet2
Arkansas
(2nd Floor)
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Broadband Programs Office Hours with NTIA Chicago Promenade
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Gen3: Setting Up and Operating Data Commons and Data Meshes for Your Biomedical and Scientific Data Robert L. Grossman, University of Chicago Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Cloud Scorecard & Institutional Profiles Sean O’Brien, Internet2
Quyen Valliant, Internet2
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Collaborating and Testing Innovative Architectures within the R&E Community Chris Wilkinson, Internet2 Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. The NIST SSDF Distilled Martin VanWinkle, Institute for Advanced Study
Jay Gallman, Duke University

Slides:
The NIST SSDF Distilled

Session Video:
The NIST SSDF Distilled
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
9:30 – 5:00 p.m. ARIN@CommEx Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Sheraton Promenade
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Enablement Strategies to Speed Research Scott Friedman, Amazon Web Services
Claire Mizumoto, UCSD
Himanshu Sharma, University of Illinois Chicago
Jim Kenyon, University of Michigan
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. InCommon Futures 2 Kevin Morooney, Internet2
Marc Wallman, North Dakota State University

Slides:
InCommon Futures 2
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Connecting the Unconnected Mark Wolff, CANARIE
María José Lopez, RedCLARA
Lanika Starks, Internet2/MS-CC
Oswaldo de Freitas Alves, RNP

Slides:
Connecting the Unconnected

Session Video:
Connecting the Unconnected
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Industry Perspectives on Generative AI Addie Cooke, Public Policy Lead for Enterprise AI, Google
Jim Van Over, Innovation Strategist, ServiceNow
Zach Pendleton, Chief Architect, Instructure
Sean O’Brien, Internet2
Jon Dinneen, Vice President, Vocareum
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Lightning Strikes the Cloud Scott Friedman, Amazon Web Services
Shruthi Sreenivasa Murthy, Saint Louis University
Ezequiel Gioia, University of Central Florida
Alan Walsh, Indiana University

Slides:
Lightning Strikes the Cloud
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Trust, Identity, and Access for Learning and Research Across Borders Klaas Wierenga, GEANT

Session Video:
Trust, Identity, and Access for Learning and Research Across Borders
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Influencing Technology Policy Anita Nikolich, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Andrew Gallo, The George Washington University
Mark Johnson, MCNC

Slides:
Influencing Technology Policy
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
11:10 – 12:00 p.m. Embracing New Tech for Student Success Netta Caligari, West Arete (Catalyst Member)
Natalie Simonson, West Arete (Catalyst Member)
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Reviving the Teaching & Learning SIG Larry Gallery, NYSERNet
Stephanie Stenberg, Internet2
Mayfair
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. LUNCH & Working Meetings Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Campus Vendor and Third-Party Risk Management Working Group Nick Lewis, Internet2 Colorado
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. DDos Mitigation SIG James McGril, Radware Michigan A
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Internet2 Welcome and Overview Ann Doyle, Internet2
Gail Krovitz, Internet2
Erie
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. NTAC Network Automation SIG Huron
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Advanced North Atlantic Collaborators Working Lunch Arkansas
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. AWS Advisory Board Community Listening Session Members of the NET+ AWS Service Advisory Board and representatives from AWS Superior A/B
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Joint Engineering Team (JET) Michigan B
(2nd Floor)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. CACTI Working Meeting Ontario
(2nd Floor)
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Secure and Programmable Future Internet Lucas Bondan, Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP)
Marcelo Antonio Marotta, Universidade de Brasília (UnB)

Session Video:
Secure and Programmable Future Internet
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. GreenEx: Put the Planet into your TCO Bob Flynn, Internet2
Alan Walsh, Indiana University

Slides:
GreenEx: Put the Planet into your TCO
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Microsoft Multilateral Federation Future Corey Lee, Microsoft
Dedra Chamberlin, CEO, Cirrus Identity
Steve Krogull, CIO, University of Arkansas
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. So You Want to Do AI Today? Here’s How to Do it at Scale in a Hurry! Michael Hites, SMU
Andrea Ballinger, Oregon State University

Slides:
So You Want to Do AI Today? Here’s How to Do it at Scale in a Hurry!
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Network Development in the GÉANT Project Ivana Golub, PSNC
Maria Isabel Gandia Carrriedo, CSUC

Slides:
Network Development in the GÉANT Project

Session Video:
Network Development in the GÉANT Project
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Identity: Open Source Hosted & Managed Charise Arrowood, Unicon, Inc.
Natalie Alarcon, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Slides:
Identity: Open Source Hosted & Managed
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. How to Connect with Researchers and Why Dr. Dana Brunson, Internet2
Jacqueline Pitter, Vantage TCG
Jon Young, Vantage TCG
Dan Majchrzak, University of Oregon

Slides:
How to Connect with Researchers and Why
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Private 5G Propels Smart Cities Lab Tyler Svitak, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
Dan Griner, University of Colorado, Denver
Patrick Rhatigan, RF Connect

Session Video:
Private 5G Propels Smart Cities Lab
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Navigating Accessibility and Compliance: Industry and Higher Education Perspectives Alaina Beaver, ServiceNow
Adrian Casas, Miro
Keith Wessel, University of Illinois
Terrill Thompson, University of Washington

Slides:
Navigating Accessibility and Compliance: Industry and Higher Education Perspectives
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
3:40 – 4:10 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break Sheraton Promenade
4:10 – 4:40 p.m. Private Wireless: The Holy Grail? Mike Atkins, University of Notre Dame
Patrick Rhatigan, RF Connect
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
4:10 – 5:10 p.m. Stronger Together: A Federated Approach Barb Carra, Cybera
Richard Lacombe, RISQ
Mark Wolff, CANARIE
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
4:10 – 5:10 p.m. AI in the Cloud Simona Narubin Durbin
David Chestek
Melissa Martin
Facilitator: Matt Riley

Slides:
AI in the Cloud
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
4:10 – 5:10 p.m. Future-Proofing IAM Infrastructures Lois Brooks, University of Wisconsin
Kim Milford, University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign
Christopher Sedore, Tufts University
Panel Moderator: Christopher Misra, University of Massachusetts

Session Video:
Future-Proofing IAM Infrastructures
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
4:40 – 5:10 p.m. R&E Deployments of CBRS-based NHN Jim Jokl, University of Virginia
John Simpkins, University of Michigan
Jim Stewart, Utah Education Network
Jeff Reel, Internet2

Slides:
R&E Deployments of CBRS-based NHN
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
5:10 – 6:30 p.m. A Taste of Chicago Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)

Thursday, March 7, 2024

All events are on Central Time

Time Title Speakers Room
7:00 – 12:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. BREAKFAST & Working Meetings Sheraton Ballroom
(4th Floor)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. 2024 CommEx Program Committee Debrief (Invitation Only) Arkansas
(2nd Floor)
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Nevada CI Planning (Invitation Only) Scotty Strachan, Nevada System of Higher Education Colorado
(2nd Floor)
8:00 – 12:00 p.m. Rest & Recharge Millennium Park
(2nd Floor)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Community Coffee with Cloud Service Vendors TBD Mayfair
(2nd Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Cloud Enablement, 3-Legged Race Style Cornelia Bailey, Director, Information Assurance, University of Chicago

Slides:
Cloud Enablement, 3-Legged Race Style
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. The Campus Research Computing Consortium & RCD Nexus Claire Mizumoto, UCSD
Scotty Strachan, Nevada System of Higher Education
Forough Ghahramani, NJEdge
Timothy Middelkoop, Internet2
John Hicks, Internet2
Dana Brunson, Internet2

Slides:
The Campus Research Computing Consortium & RCD Nexus
Chicago X
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Building InCommon Futures Together (A Community Trust & Assurance Board Hosted Discussion) David Bantz, University of Alaska – Statewide System
Jon Miner, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Session Video:
Building InCommon Futures Together
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Building a NetDevOps Team Shannon Byrnes, Internet2
Mike Simpson, Internet2
Dustin Mouton, University of Arizona
AJ Ragusa, GlobalNOC

Slides:
Building a NetDevOps Team
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
9:15 – 11:00 a.m. ARIN@CommEx Chicago Promenade
(4th Floor)
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Morning Refreshment Break Sheraton Promenade
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. TCSG eCampus: Turning Commercial Cloud into a Native Solution Dr. Deona Carter, Technical College System of Georgia
Steve Wheat, McKinsey & Company

Slides:
TCSG eCampus: Turning Commercial Cloud into a Native Solution
Chicago IX
(4th Floor)
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. Managing Threats In The Quantum Soup Chris Janson, NOKIA

Slides:
Managing Threats In The Quantum Soup
Chicago VIII
(4th Floor)
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. Developing a Diverse, High-Performing Student Pipeline for Your IT Workforce Damian Doyle, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Ally Hepp, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Session Video:
Developing a Diverse, High-Performing Student Pipeline for Your IT Workforce
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Conductor and Crew: Orchestrating a Successful GenAI Initiative Jefferson Burson, Harvard University
Don Lambert, University of Michigan
Erin Ford Sicuranza, University of Delaware
Panel Moderator: Brandon Rich, the University of Notre Dame

Slides:
Conductor and Crew: Orchestrating a Successful GenAI Initiative

Session Video:
Conductor and Crew: Orchestrating a Successful GenAI Initiative
Chicago VI/VII
(4th Floor)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Taming the Data Tiger: Generative AI as a Tool to Aid Higher Education
(Separate Registration Required)
Vadim Omeltchenko, AWS
Patrick Frontiera, AWS
Michigan A/B
(2nd Floor)

Pack Your Walking and Running Shoes for a Community-Building Social Event!
Start your day on Wednesday, March 6 for a fun 5K walk and run before program sessions begin. We will plan to meet at 6:30 a.m. in the Sheraton Grand Downtown Chicago hotel lobby. We will explore downtown Chicago together with new and old community friends. Full route details will be shared later, and no RSVP is required. See you in Chicago!