CLASS Events Schedule

Date: Jan. 20, 2026
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

The Changing Risk Landscape for Research Security: Why “Not My Responsibility” No Longer Works

Traditional approaches to research security are no longer adequate in today’s environment. 

Drawing on experience from universities and NSF-funded research facilities, the first webinar session in the CLASS Secure Research Environment Series helps you connect the dots between emerging federal requirements and institutional risks to research integrity, funding, and reputation. 

Speaker:

• Mike Corn, Executive Strategic Consultant for Vantage Technology Consulting Group

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Date: Feb. 3, 2026
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Securing Research in the Cloud: Setting the Stage for Institutional Success

The second webinar on Program Leadership focuses on achieving organizational alignment. Hear guidance on designing, implementing, operating, and sustaining a secure cloud IT environment for research, including organizational strategy, structure, and governance.

Speaker:

• Bill Barnett, Chief Research Computing Officer at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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Date: Feb. 17, 2026
Time: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

A Computer System Administrator and a Compliance Officer Walk Into a Bar… Beyond IT Settings: Compliance Standards, Audit Readiness, and Impacts on Research Computing

Learn about policy controls and key roles. Hear from university leaders about the cross-functional coordination required for a NIST SP 800-171 compliance program.

Technical implementation considerations and costs will be addressed. This session will cover what you need to have in place — beyond just a FEDRAMP-certified cloud provider — focusing on practical steps like:

• Accurately identifying when NIST SP 800-171 regulations and controls apply
• Establishing Separation of Duties and clearly defined stakeholder roles
• Ensuring full audit preparedness

Speakers:

• Mary Duarte Millsaps, Director of Research Compliance at North Carolina State University
• Jill Gemmel, Associate Vice President of Research Computing and Data at Clemson University

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Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Accelerating Research Through Security: Reducing Risk by Empowering Researchers

Security and compliance are often viewed as barriers to research, but when aligned with the research mission, they can enhance both efficiency and competitiveness. This webinar session will show how cybersecurity can accelerate research while reducing institutional risk.

The approach combines two key elements:

• Developing a portfolio of pre-secured technology solutions capable of supporting any type of research without compromising usability or collaboration
• Integrating cybersecurity and compliance consulting services that translate complex requirements into practical, end-to-end research workflows, connect researchers with appropriate technical resources, and advocate for evolving research needs

Speaker:

• Will Drake, CISO and Principal Security Analyst at Indiana University

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Date: March 31, 2026
Time: 12-4 p.m. ET
Cost: $100 for CICP; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

The Internet2 CLASS program, in collaboration with the Regulated Research Community of Practice and the CaRCC Research Cybersecurity Interest Group, is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series that helps your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Stakeholder Identification & Governance Alignment Workshop

Join us for a workshop that helps you build a core “tiger team” for the development and operations of your secure research environment. 

Designed for multiple participants from the same institution to attend together, we’ll work through practice exercises to stress test the identified groups and consider how these groups fit into the larger institutional context.

By the end of this workshop, each institutional team will have:

1. Tiger Team Roster: A list of 5-8 people who would be called to consult on challenging research scenarios that don’t clearly fit the standard SRE model
2. Full Stakeholder List: Complete identification of everyone who needs awareness/communication about the SRE effort
3. Tested Understanding: Confidence that both groups can handle realistic research scenarios
4. Integration Framework: Understanding of how SRE governance fits within existing institutional compliance structures
5. Next Steps Plan: Clear take-home exercises for governance mapping and RACI development

This workshop is limited to 40 participants, so sign up early to secure your seat.

Instructor:

• Jason Armbruster, CLASS Consultant for Internet2

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