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MS-CC Participants at 2023 Internet2 Technology Exchange Conference

MS-CC panel at TechEX23

Funding available to attend the 2023 Internet2 Technology Exchange

We are excited to announce that the Minority Serving – Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) has funding available for up to 25 participants to attend the 2023 Internet2 Technology Exchange (TechEX23) Conference that will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from September 18 – 22, 2023. 

The funding is available for participants from MS-CC institutions, including IT staff, faculty, and students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). It will cover the TechEX23 registration fee, registration in a Science DMZ and Networking for All workshop, hotel stay at the Hilton Minneapolis, and travel expenses.

MS-CC’s Workshop: Science DMZ and Networking for All at TechEX23

MS-CC participants will begin their week attending a Science DMZ and Networking for All workshop hosted by MS-CC in collaboration with the Cyberinfrastructure Lab of the University of South Carolina, on Monday, Sept. 18, from 1 – 4:30 p.m. CT. 

The workshop will provide an introduction to networking terminology, open-source tools, and hands-on learning. Please visit our website for more information about the Science DMZ and Networking for All workshop.

Additionally, you are invited to attend our next  All Hands meeting on Thursday, July 27, at 12 p.m. ET., where you will be able to receive a preview of what this workshop will entail.

For full consideration to participate in the Science DMZ and Networking for All workshop and TechEX23, please submit your application form by Sunday, August 13, 2023

If you have questions about the funding, please contact Teni Agbesanwa, MS-CC program coordinator, at tagbesanwa@internet2.edu.

The MS-CC is funded by NSF’s Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under awards #2137123 and #2234326