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

部落学院和大学网络基础设施实践社区研讨会为位于美国各地的TCU的IT主管、CIO和其他管理人员、IT工作人员或教员提供了一个面对面会面、交流最佳实践、与受邀的国家网络基础设施(CI)专家互动的机会，并跨TCU CI倡议、学术领域和/或地理区域进行协作。研讨会由美国印第安人高等教育联盟(AIHEC)组织，由AIHEC、TCU和外部专家组成的项目委员会领导。预计将通过演讲和深入小组讨论讨论的网络基础设施主题领域包括传播和信息战略规划和学术参与、网络安全和技术、TCU未来方向和传播与信息筹资战略。研讨会的小组成员和演讲者来自TCU的IT工作人员和教师，但也包括外部主题预期和研究和教育社区成员。讲习班的学术价值包括让TCU工作人员有机会发展知识和技能，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在其社区中扮演的重要角色，与TCU建立能力建设关系将使它们能够发挥与其所在地区的K-12学校和部落机构类似的职能，通过采用共享的CI工具和资源来促进它们的发展。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.