Internet2 membership provides opportunities for engagement with an active community that accelerates research discovery, advances national and global education, and improves the delivery of public services.

Through deep strategic engagement with the Internet2 community, industry members have the opportunity to:

• foster enhanced, trust-based relationships with leading academic institutionsnot typically realized through sales and marketing alone
• engage with close to 500 Internet2 members, over 1000 InCommon participants and other industry collaborators as a part of a global ecosystem focused on meeting the unique needs of the research and education community
• work with the research and education community to identify, shape and deliver mission-critical services on which research and scholarship depend for success
• serve and inform industry’s own research and development interests by connecting with executive leadership and higher education decision makers from across the research and education community
• forge partnerships based on shared vision to advance discovery and evolution of “the next big thing”
• share and present your organization’s technical leadership—and participate in the creation of advanced technology capabilities that extend leading edge scholarship and research
• convene with the research and education community through Internet2 anchor events, virtual events, workshops, and webinars
• gain recognition and visibility within the Internet2 community as a collaborator, contributor, and vested partner

Industry Member Engagement Opportunities

IDENTIFY AS A MEMBER

• Usage of Internet2 logo for recognition as member
• Listed as member on Internet2 website
• Member kit to showcase your Internet2 membership at in-person and virtual events

RAISE AWARENESS

• Ability to host webinars publicized via Internet2 channels
• Event sponsorship at member rates (additional fees)
• Relevant press releases publicized via Internet2 channels
• Ability to have case studies featured on Internet2
  website and publicized via Internet2 channels
• Ability to post relevant guest blogs on Internet2 blog

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

• Ability to submit track sessions for Internet2 events
• Participate in Internet2 community groups to build consultative relationships
• Conference attendance at member rates
• Invitation to members-only sessions at Internet2 events

ENHANCE R&D

• Participate in Internet2 working groups to gain a front-row seat with future technology trends
• Connect to the Internet2 Network for unparalleled collaboration with other research and education institutions (additional fees)
• Participate in the InCommon identity federation to securely share and access data cross-institutionally

ENGAGE STRATEGICALLY

• Opportunity to participate in NET+ cloud services program (pending community evaluation)
• Opportunity to participate in InCommon Catalyst program (additional requirements)
• Opportunity to participate in Eduroam WiFi sharing service

From an Industry Member:

“Internet2 is one of the few organizations that seems to be deeply technology-first in helping decision makers at institutions pick the right vendors to work with and pick the right technologies to implement. There are few other forums that ask such forward-looking questions about technology in education, or assembles the people that can answer them, so just being involved in that stuff is just incredibly exciting. For a technology vendor like us, Internet2 is the means through which we have a seat at the pedagogy and policymaking table that we otherwise wouldn’t have. We get to both learn from and shape higher ed technology implementations.”  — Eric Burns, CEO, Panopto