Internet2 is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a collaborative environment for U.S. research and education (R&E) organizations to solve common technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in support of their educational, research, clinical and community service missions. Internet2 is a national organization with offices in: Ann Arbor, MI; Denver, CO; West Hartford, CT, and Washington, DC.