The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) is launching an affiliate program to facilitate advanced and innovative applications for community anchor institutions delivered over broadband networks. This is a call for participation in the pilot program.

The recent U.S. UCAN task force report (http://www.usucan.org/about/task-force.cfm) recommends an affiliate program in which each state that participates would have a designated affiliate organization for U.S. UCAN.

U.S. UCAN will select approximately five pilot affiliates to work with and to expand the program over the course of 6-12 months. Interested affiliates should notify Interim Executive Director Mark Johnson (mj@internet2.edu) of an intent to respond by December 30, 2011. Final responses should be submitted to Mark Johnson by January 13, 2012. Selections will be made by January 31, 2012.

The pilot affiliates are expected to be the primary contact point for local Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs). The U.S. UCAN National Program Office and the Pilot Affiliates will work together to define and provide appropriate support, guidance, direction, and services that can be offered to CAIs. Current Internet2 program fees will cover affiliate program participation during the pilot period.

Please, read the original news at: http://www.usucan.org/docs/usucan-call-for-participation.pdf