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PREPnet Acceptable Use Policy
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The intent of this policy is to clarify certain cases which are
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consistent with the purposes of PREPnet, not to exhaustively enumerate
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such possible uses. For a particular use of PREPnet to be acceptable,
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all of the following conditions must be met:
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1. All use must be consistent with the purposes of PREPnet as stated in
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the Pennsylvania Research and Economic Partnership Network Consortium
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Charter.
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2. All data on PREPnet must originate or terminate at a member or
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affiliate institution in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania Research Partnership Network Consortium Charter
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The Pennsylvania Research Partnership Network Consortium [the
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Consortium] is an organization of research institutions within
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Pennsylvania whose goals are to enhance and support research activities
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within the State by providing and promoting high-speed data
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communications facilities and services for these institutions, and thus
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foster economic development within Pennsylvania.
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Purposes of the Consortium
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The purposes of the Consortium include the following:
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~ To increase the opportunities for collaboration in academic research
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between colleagues at the various research institutions throughout the
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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~ To make it feasible for research colleagues in the state to exchange
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not only simple messages and texts, but also significant amounts of
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data, including graphics images, experimental data, etc.
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~ To provide better access throughout the Commonwealth to research
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resources at the universities and in the industrial firms which are
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their research partners. (Examples of such resources would include the
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computing facilities of the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, catalogs
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of library holdings of the major universities, and, possibly,
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specialized data bases of industrial partners.)
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~ To contribute to the economic development of the Commonwealth by
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facilitating the transfer of new technologies from laboratories and
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research centers to businesses and industries.
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~ To provide interconnection of the statewide network with similar
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regional and national networks, such as the National Science Foundation
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backbone network, to extend these opportunities on a national scale.
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Definitions
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PRPnet refers to the high speed data communication network to be
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established among the Consortium members in pursuit of the
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above-mentioned purposes.
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The PRPnet Unit of the the MPC Corporation consists of the people
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under its auspices who have responsibility for the on-going coordinating
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and operational activities of PRPnet.
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The MPC Corporation is a joint-venture of Carnegie Mellon University
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and the University of Pittsburgh, formed as a vehicle for cooperative
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work between those universities.
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Activities
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The initial activity by which the Consortium will pursue these ends is
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PRPnet itself, the Pennsylvania Research Partnership Network. PRPnet is
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established as a cooperative effort of the Consortium members,
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government, and industry.
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Structure
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The charter institutions of the Consortium, a mix of public and
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private institutions, are:
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~ Carnegie Mellon University
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~ Drexel University
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~ Lehigh University
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~ Pennsylvania State University
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~ Temple University
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~ University of Pennsylvania
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~ University of Pittsburgh
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The Consortium is governed by a Steering Committee comprised of
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representatives of its charter institutions and the Co-Directors of the
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PRPnet unit of the MPC Corporation.
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The PRPnet unit of the MPC Corporation, located in Pittsburgh,
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acts to coordinate the activities of the Consortium with its business
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and governmental associates, to serve as business agent for the
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Consortium, and to implement PRPnet.
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The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center assists the Consortium by
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supporting the PRPnet unit of the MPC Corporation by providing
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technical and administrative staff support for the Consortium and
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network gateway functions for PRPnet.
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Acceptance
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By signing below, the institution hereby expresses its commitment
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to participate as a charter member of the Pennsylvania Research
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Partnership Network Consortium, as defined in this document and in
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Attachments A,B,C, and D, accepting the duties and responsibilities
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as well as the benefits of such membership.
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Signed:__________________________________________
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Title:____________________________________________
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Representing:_____________________________________
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Date:____________________________________________
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