APPROVED
PRESENT:
WayneBohm, University of Southern Indiana
JohnHuie, Purdue University
LouisJensen, Indiana State University
DennisKramer, Ball State University
MichaelMcRobbie, Indiana University
EllenWatson, Indiana State University

STAFF:
DaveKing
NancyMillichap
SusanScott
EdTully
JulieWheeler

Chairman Huie called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the December 15 meeting were reviewed and approved as distributed.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Integrated Technologies Committee:Watson reported that the Committee has been discussing networking futures.Two recommendations have which come out of those discussions are that IHETS investigate the possibility of connecting to the Internet 2/ Abilene project and a recommendation that IHETS investigate becoming a member of the EduCause site "net.edu"

Additional items on the agenda included an update on the service criteria and reviewing the status of the AT&T contract.These items will be discussed at the March meeting.

Abilene Strategy:McRobbie indicated a willingness to meet with IHETS leadership to discuss Indiana University's involvement in the national network operation center for Internet2/Abilene project.

WorkingGroup:Jensen reported that there will be a conference on copyright legislation this Thursday to discuss the current legislation and develop a response.The Curriculum Planning Committee has reviewed the 54 Course Development Grant Proposals submitted and is recommending 26 awards. McRobbie seconded the recommendation for the Course Development grants and it was unanimously approved. Jensen expressed his appreciation to Millichap, Scott, and Marnia Kennon for their work in evaluating the proposals for recommendation.

King reported on plans for a Stakeholder Symposium to be held in the spring.The symposium will create a forum to establish a linkage with the K12 audience and solicit information and set a prototype to be used again for other target audiences.Staff is developing an outline for the symposium to be discussed with the Working Group. King and Huie will meet with people in the K12 community to get ideas and suggestions on how IHETS can be of assistance to them.

Executive Director Search:Huie reported that he contacted Korn/Ferry and Heidric Struggles to get information on what services they provide and the associated fees. He noted that McRobbie has been added to the search committee.

STAFF REPORT

Lease Negotiations:King reported that staff will meet with the leasing agency to discuss the monthly lease rate. The initial budget figures are higher than expected so staff will continue negotiations to get that rate down.IU Board of Trustees is expected to approve that IHETS assume the lease at their meeting on January 22^nd.

Legislative Materials:A mailing will be sent to all Legislators the middle of next weekto provide them with background and budget information for IHETS.The document was distributed to the group for review and comments.

AT&T Contract:Tully reported that meetings with AT&T have resulted in an agreement on what facilities and parts of AT&T will be leased and bought.Discussions continue about issues on how to structure the agreement between IHETS, INTELENET and AT&T so that the K12 and library communities can remain eligible for universal service funding.

Backbone Progress:Tully is working with Ameritech on corporate issues and discussions on how they will connect to the backbone.He added that staff is facilitating resources for potential users of the backbone.

Meetingson Expanded Scope:King reported that staff met with WFYI to begin discussions to expand the make up of the Board. Future meeting will be set with the Governor’s office, Department of Education and State Library.

Budget Discussions:King distributed andreviewed a chart which projects expenditures and revenues based on users.Tully added that the access circuits which we are currently using are being billed at a higher rate due the month to month contract.

Kingasked the group to review the chart and address any questions to staff.Additional budget details will be provided at the next meeting.

MEETING DATES:

Due to schedule conflicts the February 16 meeting was changed to February 23 and the March 16 meeting was changed to March 23.Both meetings will be from 10:00-12:00 in the University Library, Room 1116.

The meeting adjourned at 11:15 a.m.