Conference: Inaugural Tribal College and University CI Community of Practice Workshop

Tribal College and University Cyberinfrastructure Community of Practice研讨会为TCU的IT主管、CIO和其他管理人员、IT员工或教师提供了一个机会，他们在美国各地地理位置孤立，可以亲自会面，交流最佳实践，与受邀的国家网络基础设施（CI）专家互动，并在TCU CI计划、学术领域和/或地理区域之间进行协作。 该研讨会由美国印第安人高等教育联盟（AIHEC）组织，由AIHEC，TCU和外部专家组成的计划委员会领导。预计将通过演讲和深入的小组讨论解决的网络基础设施主题领域包括CI战略规划和学术参与，网络安全和技术，TCU未来方向和CI资助战略。研讨会的主持人和演讲者来自TCU的IT员工和教师，但也包括外部主题期望以及研究和教育社区成员。该讲习班的知识价值包括为TCU工作人员提供了发展知识和技能的机会，重点是新的和现有的网络基础设施技术，以支持与部落社区有关的科学和工程应用。 鉴于TCU在其社区中发挥的重要作用，与TCU建立能力建设关系将使它们能够发挥与本地区K-12学校和部落机构类似的功能，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响进行评估来支持审查标准。

The Tribal College and University Cyberinfrastructure Community of Practice workshop provides an opportunity for the IT Directors, CIOs, and other administrators, IT staff or faculty at TCUs, who are geographically isolated across the United States, to meet in person, exchange best practices, interact with invited national cyberinfrastructure (CI) experts, and collaborate across TCU CI initiatives, academic areas, and/or geographical regions. The workshop is organized by the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and led by a program committee consisting of AIHEC, TCU and external experts. Cyberinfrastructure topic areas expected to be addressed through both presentations and in-depth panel discussions include CI Strategic Planning and Academic Engagement, Cybersecurity and Technology, TCU Future Directions and CI Funding Strategies. Workshop panelist and presenters come from the TCUs’ IT staff and faculty but also include external subject matter expects and research and education community members. The intellectual merit of the workshop includes the opportunity for TCU staff knowledge and skill development focused on new and existing cyberinfrastructure technologies in support of science and engineering applications relevant to the tribal community. Given the important role the TCUs play in their communities, implementation of capacity-building relationships with TCUs will enable them to serve a similar function to their area K-12 schools and Tribal agencies, advancing them through the adoption of the shared CI tools and resources.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.