The Chippewa Valley Internetworking Consortium (CINC) is a regional Community Area Network (CAN) formed in 1999 that is committed to “Broadband Serving the Public Interest.” CINC became an Unincorporated Association in 2011 and coordinates regional communication infrastructure projects with city, county and state government, educational institutions, libraries, hospitals, health care, nonprofits, and technology providers to facilitate network creation that is innovative, competitive, and sustainable. Through a coordinated regional communication infrastructure, CINC helps the Chippewa Valley be innovative, competitive, and economically viable for present and future generations.
Senator Terry Moulton Receives “Broadband Advocate & Champion” Award
Eau Claire, Wisconsin—On February 13, the Chippewa Valley Inter-Networking Consortium (CINC) presented its 2012 “Broadband Advocate & Champion” award to Wisconsin Sen. Terry Moulton (State Senate District 23) for leadership in saving the two federal broadband grants totaling $32 million this past June when they were nearly terminated by the Joint Finance Committee.
The award was presented by University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross, and Ross N. Wilson, Director, Educational Technology Services CESA 10 and chair of CINC.
“Senator Moulton has been an unwavering advocate of CINC, of community area networks, and of our federal grant project to expand the network to underserved rural areas and small towns,” said Ross Wilson. “This honor is truly deserved for efforts that were nothing short of heroic to save our federal grant award that will benefit 39 Wisconsin communities and 182 institutions including rural and underserved critical access hospitals and clinics, and libraries and schools statewide.”
The award was presented at a CINC celebration event in Eau Claire to recognize the hard work of supporters and partners that have made possible community trainings, access points, connections of Community Anchor Institutions and 150 miles of network construction that are currently underway. CINC is a state and national model of community area networks for broadband serving the public interest.
Since 2010, CINC has worked closely with the federally-funded statewide broadband project, led by U Wisconsin-Extension, expanding broadband and WiMax capacity throughout the broader Chippewa Valley region. These efforts have rapidly expanded new technologies and services to citizens, reduced costs to health care, city and county municipalities, saved millions in taxpayer dollars, and expanded access to many small town and rural public schools that would not otherwise be able to afford advanced broadband.
CINC, UA Open House February 13th, 2pm @ Sacred Heart Hospital!
Celebrating an Innovative Public-Private Broadband Network Model in western Wisconsin
Open to the Public: Monday, February 13, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Sacred Heart Hospital, 900 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, WI
- 2:00-2:20 Thanks and Updates
- Presentation of CINC Award to Senator Terry Moulton
- 2:20-4:00 Open Networking
Eau Claire, Wisconsin—CINC, the Chippewa Valley Inter-Networking Consortium, has been a pillar of advancing Chippewa Valley economic development over the past 12 years and has become a state and national model of community area networks for broadband serving the public interest.
On February 13, a celebration open to the public will be hosted by CINC in Eau Claire, to recognize the hard work of supporters and partners that have made possible community trainings, access points, connections of Community Anchor Institutions and 150 miles of network construction that are currently underway.
At this public celebration, CINC leaders will welcome Mondovi School District Administrator, Cheryl Gullicksrud, and Ray Cross, Ph.D., Chancellor, UW Colleges and UW-Extension, and present the CINC “Broadband Advocate & Champion” award to a very special Wisconsin State Senator.
Since 2010, CINC has worked closely with the federally-funded statewide broadband project, led by University of Wisconsin-Extension, expanding broadband and WiMax capacity throughout the broader Chippewa Valley region. These efforts have rapidly expanded new technologies and services to citizens, reduced costs to health care, city and county municipalities, saved millions in taxpayer dollars, and expanded access to many small town and rural public schools that would not otherwise be able to afford advanced broadband.
CINC Forms Unincorporated Association
Chippewa Inter-Networking Consortium (CINC) Forms as a Non-profit Unincorporated Association
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L-R: Tom Lange, Jill Hietpas, Gus Falkenburg, Ross Wilson, Bob Scidmore, Jim Coppage, Daren Bauer, Tom Stevens (hidden),Todd Munden, Chip Eckardt, Kevin Groskreutz, Doug Wahl, Connie, Jon LeBrun, David Mortimer, Dave Hayden, Scott Kowalski and Jim Blodgett
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2011
Contact: Ross Wilson (CINC), Wilson@cesa10.k12.wi.us | (715) 720-2029
Eau Claire, Wisconsin November 10, 2011 – CINC, the Chippewa Valley’s regional Community Area Network (CAN), formed as an unincorporated association and elected officials as the organization continues to operate and maintain a fiber-optic cable network that connects state, county, and municipal governmental bodies, school districts, Chippewa Valley Technical
College, the University of Wisconsin system, libraries, and hospital and health care organizations in the Chippewa Valley.
Elected CINC Officers include: Chair, Ross Wilson, CESA 10; Vice Chair, John Lebrun, City of Eau Claire; Secretary, Dave Hayden, Eau Claire County; Treasurer, Todd Munden, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, Inc.
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| CINC Officers: Front Row-Ross Wilson, CESA 10, Dave Hayden, Eau Claire County Back Row-John Lebrun, City of Eau Claire; Todd Munden, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire |
“CINC is committed to advanced broadband serving the public interest,” said Ross Wilson, Educational Technology Administrator at CESA 10 and CINC Chair. “By sharing infrastructure and benefitting fromeconomies of scale, CINC members pass along cost-savings to municipal and county taxpayers,students, library patrons, and patients.” Ross added, “CINC provides the foundation for higher-capacity broadband connections for public safety, telemedicine, educational outreach, government services, and application sharing to make operations more dependable and efficient for more control over budgets.”
CINC began in 1999 as a group of committed IT professionals serving the public interest with broadband connectivity. Through innovation and collaboration, anchor institutions throughout the Chippewa Valley share infrastructure and applications that help promote economic development, expand educational opportunities, and improve the availability and efficiency of government services.
Find a brief documentary on CINC on YouTube.
CINC Members include:
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Eau Claire County
City of Eau Claire
Eau Claire Area School District
Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA)10
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Chippewa County
City of Chippewa Falls
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on behalf of the University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Family Medicine
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital, Inc.
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Clinic, Inc.
Sacred Heart Hospital (Hospital Sisters Health System)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (Hospital Sisters Health System)
Covenant Healthcare LLC dba Dove Healthcare
Indianhead Federated Library System
Chippewa Valley Internetworking Consortium 