Date: June 16
Time: 1-3 p.m. ET
Cost: Free for CICP subscribers (with a $200 no-show fee); $300 for Internet2 members; $400 for non-members

Registration includes access to all vendor workshops on May 12, May 26, June 2, and June 16. You may attend one or all four. For CICP subscribers, no-show fees will not be applied if you attend at least one of these workshops.

Are you a CICP subscriber? Contact class@internet2.edu to receive your discount code for this workshop.

The Internet2 CLASS program is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series to help your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Phase 2: Design – Kion’s Approach to Secure Research Environments

The final workshop in our series features Kion, a leading multi-cloud management platform, to demonstrate how to maintain a consistent, secure architecture for sensitive workloads across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

Key Takeaways:

• Identify and access compliance artifacts that document shared responsibility
• Design a scalable sandboxing architecture for a secure research environment
• Understand why this architecture is important, even if only one lab has these needs

Speakers:

• Kion Solution Architects TBA

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Date: June 23
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series to help your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Phase 2: Design – Mapping the Implementation Phase for Secure Research Environments

As we conclude the initial learning phase of our series on Secure Research Environments, we prepare to pivot toward a series of action-oriented webinars and workshops. This community-focused webinar serves as the critical transition point from exploring “what is possible” to defining “what is next.”

Speaker:

• Jason Armbruster, CLASS Consultant for Internet2
  • Associate Deputy Director of ACCESS Support at the University of Colorado Boulder

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Date: June 24 – 25
Time: 1-5 p.m. ET both days
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

Learn how generative AI can be used to make developers more efficient at writing code with Gemini Code Assist and implementing new features into applications.

You will explore how Gemini Cloud Assist can help you to architect your applications, investigate issues as they arise, and put everything together into an end-to-end workflow.

This workshop is recommended for beginners and application developers looking to use Gemini Code Assist and Gemini Cloud Assist.

Instructor:

• Suraj Jois, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

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Date: June 24
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

Hear an update from members of the InCommon Cryptographic Evolution Working Group about the theorized speedup achievable by quantum computers to break common cryptography, and the race to usher in alternatives that are quantum-resistant.

You will learn that preparing for this inevitable change is necessary, but the steps to achieve quantum-resistance are fundamentally good ideas on their own. Find out why you should be working towards them!

Instructors:

• Grady Bailey (moderator), Senior IAM Architect
• Rob Carter, Middleware Architect
• Gabor Eszes, IAM Architect

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Date: June 25
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET

Join Internet2, Pathify, and Ball State University for a conversation about modernizing the campus digital experience through the NET+ Pathify program.

The session will include an overview of the NET+ Pathify program, including the NET+ community approach, peer collaboration opportunities, and higher education contract benefits.

Ball State University will share details on their participation in the NET+ Pathify service evaluation, how they implemented Pathify, and how they evolved from a traditional internally developed portal into a more modern, service-oriented digital experience platform with deeper integrations and stronger campus engagement.

What You’ll Learn

• How the NET+ Pathify program helps reduce procurement friction through a pre-negotiated higher education agreement
• How institutions can leverage the NET+ community for shared practices and collaboration
• Lessons learned from Ball State’s evaluation and implementation process
• Examples of Pathify integrations and student-centered services
• Strategies for engaging students and other stakeholders

Speakers:

• Loren Malm, Vice President and CIO, Ball State University
• Brandon Smith, Associate Vice President for Information Technology Strategy and Creative Innovation, Ball State University
• Chase Williams, CEO & Co-founder, Pathify
• Dana Voss, Director, NET+ Program Management, Internet2
• Ashley Miller, NET+ Program Manager, Internet2

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Date: July 1
Time: 12 – 1 p.m. ET
Cost: $250 Per Attendee
Instructor: Josh Howlett, Directer, Federated Solutions

Designed for IT professionals responsible for deploying or administering eduroam, this workshop provides a foundational understanding of eduroam, including its origin, architecture, and configurations. You’ll learn how to plan and deploy eduroam and get practical guidance for troubleshooting common problems.

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Date: July 14
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free
Instructor: Greg Nawrocki, Director of Customer Engagement at Globus, University of Chicago

Explore Globus as a platform for research data management with an emphasis on its role in moving, managing, and preserving research data across diverse storage and compute environments. 

Participants will learn how Globus fits into the research data lifecycle — from acquisition and analysis to archiving and sharing — and how it supports reliability, integrity, and scalability at the institutional level.

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Date: July 21
Time: 12 – 4 p.m. ET
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

In this workshop, you will learn how to set up and manage a containerized application catalog to track internal tools with a user interface to view and edit the catalog.

Together, we will review containerization fundamentals, multi-container orchestration with Docker Compose, and what it takes to containerize and deploy an enterprise application. This workshop is right for you if you’re looking to containerize existing applications in your enterprise.

Instructors: Ananya Ravipati and Tim Manik, Internet2

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Date: July 29-30
Time: 1-5 p.m. ET both days
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

Designed for learners with little to no prior experience in data analytics or Google Cloud, this workshop covers the basics of data analysis, including data collection, storage, exploration, visualization, and sharing. Participants will also be introduced to Google Cloud’s data analytics tools and services.

Learn through video lectures, demos, quizzes, and hands-on labs that demonstrate how to transform raw data into impactful visualizations and dashboards.

This workshop is recommended for beginners, data analysts, and data visualization professionals.

Instructor: Tom Tipuric, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

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Date: Aug. 11
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free
Instructor: Lee Liming, Director of Professional Services at Globus, University of Chicago

Dive into the sharing and access control capabilities of Globus, focusing on how to create flexible, secure collaboration spaces for research data. 

Participants will learn how mapped and guest collections work, how to configure fine-grained data access permissions for individuals and groups, and how to use Globus Groups and institutional identities to manage access at scale.

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This course provides hands-on experience applying concepts from Grouper Basics, Advanced Group Management & Access Control, Managing Grouper Privileges, and Grouper Administration & System Operations in real-world situations. 

You will learn to integrate Grouper with applications, set up application structures, and implement access policies. The course also covers how to edit policies and manage access as ticket-based adjustments arise, ensuring participants can effectively provision data and adapt to changing requirements.

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Date: Aug. 18
Time: 1-2 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series to help your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Phase 3: Technical Implementation – VDI as a Security Boundary

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) offers a powerful approach to establishing security boundaries in regulated research environments. This webinar session explores practical experience implementing VDI across cloud and on-premises platforms supporting regulated research. 

Attendees will learn where VDI fits within the broader secure research environment architecture and explore implementation strategies, including encryption, VPN integration, and key security trade-offs. Our speakers will provide conceptual and technical insights for institutions evaluating VDI as a component of their compliance strategy.

Key Takeaways:

• Describe the role of VDI as a security boundary within a secure research environment architecture, and how it supports compliance with frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC
• Identify key security considerations — including encryption, VPN, and access controls — when deploying VDI for regulated research workloads
• Evaluate trade-offs in cost, complexity, and security posture when selecting a VDI platform for regulated research

Speakers:

• Jason Armbruster, CLASS Consultant for Internet2
  • Associate Deputy Director of ACCESS Support at the University of Colorado Boulder
• Sean Kelly, Senior Software Engineer at Purdue University

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Date: August 19, 2026

Tune in to InCommon’s monthly webinars for industry insights, thought leadership, and practical know-how. Our sessions feature leaders, practitioners, and community subject matter experts sharing implementation experiences, emerging trends, and innovative approaches shaping the future of research and education.

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Date: Aug. 27
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free for CICP subscribers ($50 no-show fee deducted from voucher); $50 for NET+ GCP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

This one-day workshop focuses on the critical administrative aspects of Google Cloud, including folder structure, organizational policies, project provisioning, role management, billing, credit management, and more.

Participants will gain hands-on experience with key GCP management tools and learn best practices for configuring and maintaining their institution’s Google Cloud environment.

This workshop is recommended for intermediate and advanced cloud engineers, cloud platform administrators, and cloud enablement teams.

Instructor: Tom Tipuric, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

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Date: Sept. 1
Time: 1-2:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

The Internet2 CLASS program is facilitating a comprehensive webinar and workshop series to help your institution navigate secure research and compliance in the cloud.

Phase 3: Technical Implementation – Compliance-Aware Data Management Using Globus

Learn about the sharing and access control capabilities of Globus that help institutions meet compliance requirements for research data sharing and collaboration. See how features such as time-limited permissions, sharing policies, and carefully scoped guest collections can be used to enforce least privilege and controlled access to data. We will also cover data classification and how to design sharing workflows that respect regulatory and contractual constraints.

Key Takeaways:

• Support compliance-oriented data sharing with Globus sharing capabilities
• Map Globus configurations to NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and other federal data sharing requirements
• Design data sharing workflows that respect sensitivity, institutional review board constraints, and data use agreements

Speaker:

• Brigitte Raumann, Director of Product Management and Compliance at Globus

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Dive into the world of Shibboleth Service and Identity Providers. Get hands-on training and gain expertise in deploying, configuring, and managing Shibboleth software. Explore containers, DevOps strategies, and modernize your operations while receiving personalized guidance from experienced trainers. You’ll also learn how to integrate seamlessly with InCommon Federation using recommended defaults. Plus, see a demo of the Metadata Configuration Manager [formerly Shib IdP UI).

Instructors:

• Paul Riddle, Senior Middleware Architect, University of Maryland – Baltimore County
• Paul Caskey, IAM Architect, Internet2

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Have you hit roadblocks while troubleshooting RADIUS? Are you aware of those authentications that fail, but the logs aren’t giving up any insights? Do you see patterns of failures but can’t find a consistent cause?

This eduroam workshop is aimed at IT infrastructure staff with some RADIUS configuration experience who want to gain more hands-on experience. We will explore infrastructure topics relevant to eduroam, including in-depth RADIUS troubleshooting and packet analysis, identifying and correcting eduroam-specific RADIUS proxy issues, eduroam best practices, and more.

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Date: Oct. 6
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Cost: Free
Instructor: Lev Gorenstein, Solutions Architect at Globus, University of Chicago

This session provides a practical introduction to Globus Connect Server for system administrators. Participants will learn how to install GCS, register an endpoint, and configure basic storage gateways and mapped collections for POSIX-based campus or lab storage systems.

Explore essential configuration files and concepts, discuss firewall and network considerations, and learn how to create and test a simple endpoint suitable for end-user data transfers and basic sharing.

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Date: Oct. 21-22
Time: 1-5 p.m. ET both days
Cost: $100 for CICP subscribers; $150 for Internet2 members; $200 for non-members

Learn how to use various tools in Google Cloud to take in, manage, and leverage your data to derive insights in your research. 

Participants will be introduced to tools used by researchers on Google Cloud and will learn how to absorb both unstructured and structured data into Cloud Storage and BigQuery, respectively. 

See how to curate data and understand costs in Google Cloud and leverage notebook environments and other Google Cloud tools for descriptive and predictive analysis.

This workshop is recommended for beginners on Google Cloud, as well as researchers, research lab staff, and research computing data professionals.

Instructor: Tom Tipuric, Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

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Registration is open for the 2026 Technology Exchange held Oct. 26-30 in Minneapolis, Minn.

View the general schedule and check out hotel and travel information. We hope to see you there!

This course tackles complex identity scenarios that are unique to higher education institutions and how midPoint can address them.

Pick up techniques for managing concurrent roles, implementing grace periods, and orchestrating smooth identity transitions while maintaining appropriate access levels and security controls.

This training covers multi-source identities, advanced role management, life cycles, and so much more.

Instructors:

• Ivan Noris, Expert Identity Engineer, Evolveum
• Peter Balčirák, Identity Engineer, Evolveum

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This course provides hands-on experience applying concepts from Grouper Basics, Advanced Group Management & Access Control, Managing Grouper Privileges, and Grouper Administration & System Operations in real-world situations. 

You will learn to integrate Grouper with applications, set up application structures, and implement access policies. The course also covers how to edit policies and manage access as ticket-based adjustments arise, ensuring participants can effectively provision data and adapt to changing requirements.

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Look for more information soon on the 2027 Internet2 Global Summit (formerly Community Exchange) to be held April 5-8, 2027, in Philadelphia, Penn.

Look for more information soon on TechEX27 in Boston, Mass.

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