Welcome to the NET+ Business, Procurement and Legal Advisory Committee wiki.

The Business, Procurement, and Legal Advisory Committee (BPLAC) is a group of leaders committed to fostering a collaborative environment to provide insight and informed recommendations to Internet2's leadership and the AVP for the NET+ program by exploring technology solutions for the higher education and research community.  BPLAC assists NET+ leadership in empowering higher education institutions with innovative solutions, fostering strategic advancement in an increasingly technology-driven world. They seek to educate and facilitate positive change in the higher education community.


For questions or comments, please contact Sean O'Brien - Internet2 staff liaison - at sobrien@internet2.edu. 

For committee members, links to agendas and minutes.

Link to meeting summaries

Working groups:


NET+ BPLAC  Membership

Bobby Clark (Chair), Director, CCIT Procurement, Clemson University

Matthew D'Emilio (Vice Chair), Director, University Contracts Office, Carnegie Mellon University

Marra Austin, Director of Procurement, William & Mary

Aria Dovgin, IT Category Lead, University of Chicago

Lester Greenman, Senior Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Northwestern University

Joseph Holewa, Senior Vendor and Contract Manager, Harvard University

Emma Levett, Manager, Software Asset Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Heather Nelson, Contracts Officer, University of Oregon

Emily Perry, Manager, Software Supply Chain, University of Arizona

Carrie Shumaker, Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Strategy Officer, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Loren Malm (NET+ PAG liaison), Vice President and CIO, Ball State University




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