2025 INTERNET2

COMMUNITY exchange

April 28 – May 1 Anaheim, Calif.

CommEX25:
Learn, Explore, Connect

Internet2 has the privilege of convening the global Research and Education (R&E) community to exchange ideas, leverage shared knowledge, empower teams, and build meaningful collaborations and relationships.

Hilton Anaheim

Join us April 28-May 1 at the Hilton Anaheim for this premier event for the global research and education (R&E) community. Experience how our community drives new innovations, technologies, and solutions to further collaborations and advance research, scholarship, and education. Join us for CommEX25

Explore, Share

The 2025 Internet2 Community Exchange showcases the community spirit which transforms the way research and scholarship are conceived and conducted. Attendees can expect to participate in knowledge-sharing with peers who bring a wealth of perspectives and expertise. Together, we will explore shared information technology and policy challenges, common pitfalls, and best practices and solutions.

The focus of talks this year will be on:

Who Attends CommEX25?

Types of Organizations

Internet2 Higher Education Member Institutions
InCommon Participant organizations
State and Regional Network Member organizations
Affiliate / Federal Affiliate Member organizations
Global National Research and Education Network Organizations
Government Agencies
Industry Partners
HBCUs, TCUs and other Minority Serving Institution representatives
Research organizations, labs

Types of Roles

Chief Information Officers and their leadership teams
IT Directors and Managers
C-Level Leadership (Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Procurement Officers and more)
CEO and Executive Directors
State and Regional Network Operators
Network Directors, Managers, Engineers, and Programmers
Security Professionals
Research Computing and Data Professionals
Researchers
Vice Presidents for Research
Cloud Architects
Identity Architects