Author: Supriya Venkat

  • Expanding Membership Across Sectors

    Expanding Membership Across Sectors

    In classrooms and labs across Oregon this year, students logged on without hesitation, teachers ran seamless digital lessons, and researchers shared massive datasets in seconds. Behind these everyday moments is our growing Link Oregon community. In 2025, more than 204,000 additional students, educators, researchers, and community members gained access to secure, high-performance connectivity through Link…

  • Strengthening Community and Connectivity for a Future-ready Oregon

    Strengthening Community and Connectivity for a Future-ready Oregon

    Recap: Link Oregon’s 2025 Annual Member Meeting Link Oregon’s first in-person Annual Member Meeting last week drew enthusiastic participation from across Oregon—including representatives from local and state government, nonprofits, K–12 and higher education, libraries and national partners like Internet2 and The Quilt. Commercial ISPs and solution providers—essential partners in Oregon’s broadband ecosystem—were also well represented.…

  • Link Oregon year in review (2024): A sharper focus on Oregon research innovation

    Link Oregon year in review (2024): A sharper focus on Oregon research innovation

    In 2024, we continued to deliver on our core mission of broadband connectivity for Oregon’s public and non-profit sectors with a persistent focus on member service and delight. In a world where connectivity is a premium yet mostly invisible “utility”, we firmly believe that operators of Research and Education Networks (RENs) will continue to move…

  • 2024 Annual Member Meeting Highlights

    2024 Annual Member Meeting Highlights

    The full recording is available here. Link Oregon’s annual member meeting for 2024, held on June 24th via Zoom, brought together a diverse community of members and partners in the broadband ecosystem from Oregon and across the country to share insights about broadband and digital equity efforts. Panelists included local, statewide and regional leaders from…