NorthWestNet--A Proposal for Continued Support (renewal)

NorthWestNet最初是一个六州网络， 超级计算机用户 三年来， 将站点连接到50多个站点， 连通性。 在第三年的原始奖， 西北学术计算联盟（Northwest Academic Computing Consortium） 进行了战略规划过程，以评估西北网 并为未来五年设定了路线。 该计划将延长 NorthWestNet扩展到更广泛的用户社区，包括所有级别 高等教育，小学和中学学区， 研究人员在商业和非营利世界， 一般的教育团体。 持续的资金将使NorthWestNet能够扩大 会员制;向增值服务导向型转变 网络;在当前会员资格内添加新用户;并雇用 专业执行管理。 西北网将聘请一名 专业执行董事，协助执行 战略计划，其中包括五倍于 上一个财政年度的收入 **//

NorthWestNet originated as a six state network for supercomputer users. In three years it has increased from 10 connected sites to over 50 sites with varying levels of connectivity. In the third year of the orginal award, the directors of the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium undertook a strategic planning process to evaluate NorthWestNet and set a course for the next 5 years. The plan is to extend NorthWestNet to a much wider user community to include all levels of higher education, primary and secondary school districts, researchers in the business and non-profit world, and the education comunity in general. Continued funding will enable NorthWestNet to expand membership; move toward becoming a value-added service-oriented network; add new users within the current membership; and hire professional executive management. NorthWestNet will hire a professional executive director to assist in implementing the strategic plan which includes the generation of five times the dues revenue of the immediate past fiscal year.***//