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Save the date: Fourth TREN Workshop — Nashville, October 2026
August 19, 2026
Tennessee’s colleges and universities are developing a unified statewide cyberinfrastructure strategic plan. CIOs and VPRs/VCRs: save October 8, 2026 and register.
Statewide cyberinfrastructure needs assessment completed
March 10, 2026
TREN has completed a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure needs assessment across all four anchor institutions, establishing the evidence base for the statewide 100G backbone.
Third TREN Workshop recap — Nashville, October 2025
October 24, 2025
The third TREN workshop brought 60 attendees from six partner institutions to Tennessee State University to review the 100G backbone feasibility study.
Second TREN Workshop recap — Murfreesboro, June 2025
June 27, 2025
The second TREN workshop at MTSU deepened the cyberinfrastructure planning process and expanded partner participation across Tennessee.
First TREN Workshop recap — Cookeville, March 2025
March 28, 2025
The inaugural TREN workshop brought stakeholders from across Tennessee together at Tennessee Tech to begin shaping the statewide cyberinfrastructure strategy.
TREN awarded NSF CC* funding to build Tennessee's first statewide research network
September 15, 2024
The National Science Foundation has awarded funding under the CC* program to establish a statewide 100G research backbone connecting Tennessee’s under-resourced public universities.