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[Dean Woodbeck <>]

InCommon News
September 1, 2009

In This Issue:
* InCommon Sessions at the I2 Fall Member Meeting
* Users Served Tops 3.5 Million
* Seeking Proposals for EDUCAUSE Regionals
* Purdue Touts InCommon Participation

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InCommon Sessions at the I2 Fall Member Meeting

InCommon has five sessions slated for the Internet2 Fall Member Meeting, 
to be held in San Antonio, Texas, October 5-8, 2009. Registration fees 
will increase after September 4, and the hotel block, at the Hyatt 
Regency, closes on that date. For complete information about the 
InCommon sessions, see:
https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/NwCM

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InCommon Community Tops 3.5 Million

InCommon has topped another milestone (the 3.5 million mark), in terms 
of faculty, staff and students served by the federation. Today, InCommon 
is a community of more than 3.6 million end users and 163 participating 
organizations. https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/PwCP

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Seeking Proposals for EDUCAUSE Regionals

As part of the InCommon outreach program, and to help increase the 
visibility of the federation, InCommon is looking for schools interested 
in submitting proposals for one of the EDUCAUSE regional meetings during 
2009-2010. Go here for the details:
https://spaces.internet2.edu/x/T4CG

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Purdue Touts InCommon Participation

Purdue University touted single sign-on, sharing of library resources, 
and CIC collaborations in announcing the benefits of joining InCommon. 
The Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) consists of the Big 
Ten schools, plus the University of Chicago. The CIC has previously 
announced that all of its member institutions would join InCommon to 
facilitate collaboration. Read more here:
http://www.purdue.edu/securePurdue/news/detail.cfm?NewsID=279

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