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Tuesday, June 23
 

7:00am CDT

Sponsor Booth Setup Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall Conference Breakfast Grand Ballroom I–IVFortinet Conference Registration Embassy Suites — Hotel Lobby

8:00am CDT

Welcome & Opening Remarks Grand Ballroom I–IVElon Turner

8:05am CDT

Keynote: The State of Fiber and Building A.I. Infrastructure Grand Ballroom I–IVGary Bolton

8:45am CDT

State BEAD Stakeholders Panel Grand Ballroom I–IVGary Bolton

9:30am CDT

Sponsor Showcase & Peer Networking Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall

10:00am CDT

Palo Alto Networks — Quantum Presenting Sponsor Session Grand Ballroom I–IVPalo Alto Networks

10:45am CDT

Sponsor Showcase & Peer Networking Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall

11:00am CDT

GlobalNOC Gateway Overview & Announcement of Release for ARE-ON Member Institutions Ambassador Ballroom CScott Ramoly • Ben Geels Fortinet — Sponsor Session Grand Ballroom I–IVFortinet Nokia — Sponsor Session Ambassador Ballroom BNokia Ritter Communications — Sponsor Session Ambassador Ballroom ARitter Communications

11:45am CDT

Lunch & Sponsor Showcase Grand Ballroom I–IVCiena/Lumen

12:30pm CDT

State of ARE-ON Grand Ballroom I–IVElon Turner

1:00pm CDT

Data-Ready Research: Leveraging Library Expertise in Supercomputing Applications Pinnacle Business Systems — Sponsor Session Ambassador Ballroom APinnacle Business Systems

1:45pm CDT

Sponsor Showcase & Peer Networking Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall

2:00pm CDT

Building Collaborations Using Non-Research Funding Mechanisms Ambassador Ballroom BMichael Wallace • Martin Maize GPN Statewide Initiatives in Quantum Technologies Ambassador Ballroom ATom Coffin • Ahmed Halimeh

2:45pm CDT

Sponsor Showcase & Peer Networking Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall

3:15pm CDT

Keynote: Internet2's Support for State Networks Grand Ballroom I–IVTripti Sinha

4:00pm CDT

Sponsor Showcase & Peer Networking Grand Ballroom V — Exhibit Hall

4:15pm CDT

ARE-ON Technical Updates Grand Ballroom I–IVScott Ramoly Coherent Optics Transforming Regional Networks Ambassador Ballroom BSteven Karp

5:00pm CDT

Networking Reception Embassy Suites — Hotel Lobby
 
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