Anywhere Learning Happens: The eduroam Global WiFi Access Service
The first is to learn from the community, what they are doing with the opportunities presented by eduroam — to learn what's happening, especially with broad-based initiatives even wider than the expectations individual institutions might have for their own participation.
The second objective is to observe the University of Florida — a very large, land grant institution with a presence in 67 counties plus a Washington, D.C. office — and bring back ideas to the committee; ideas to improve eduroam deployment and describe things that might help the committee understand how to provide better management, tools, and capabilities for our far-reaching University of Florida constituents and eduroam users in general. Bottom line, we want to help the committee identify what can move eduroam into the future.
Bieber: For my role as the committee chair, it's very exciting to be a part of a vibrant community that's passionate about advancing this technology and expanding the adoption of it.
It's very exciting to be a part of a vibrant community that's passionate about advancing this technology and expanding the adoption of it.
As a part of our oversight, the advisory committee connects with Internet2 about the features being implemented within the eduroam Federation Manager portal, which is where every eduroam subscriber within the U.S. logs in to configure details about how they are connecting.
As another part of our oversight, the committee has a responsibility to stay on top of technology changes, which are constant. We need to be aware of what's happening in the wireless space and in the industry. We must be up-to-speed with newer technologies and practices, and convene our committee of leaders and experts to talk through all the implications, stay on track with what the research and education community needs, and anticipate the changes we can advocate for as we guide eduroam into the future.
About the Author
Mary Grush is Editor and Conference Program Director, Campus Technology.