Who we are

The New Brunswick (NB) and Prince Edward Island (PEI) Educational Computer Network (ECN), founded in 1970, connects postsecondary institutions in the eastern Canadian provinces. The Network Committee is the operations group of the ECN comprised of the IT Directors and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC).

Member institutions and Network Committee Representatives

Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB)

Tony Roy
Directeur, Technologies de l’information et des communications
(506) 543-1167
http://ccnb.ca

Holland College (HC)

Richard MacDonald
Manager, Integrated Technology Services
(902) 566-9599
http://www.hollandcollege.com

Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT)

Jim Bowen
Instructor
(506) 458-0656
http://mcft.ca

Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC)

Rachael Anderson (Secretary)
Corporate Services Officer
(506) 453-5425
http://www.mphec.ca

Mount Allison University (MTA)

Helmut Becker
Director, Computing Services
(506) 364-2470
http://www.mta.ca

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)

Darren Rose
Director, Enterprise Applications
(506) 856-2003
http://nbcc.ca

St. Thomas University (STU)

Dan Crabbe
Director, Information Technology Services
(506) 452-0484
http://w3.stu.ca

Université de Moncton (UdeM)

André Lee
Directeur, Direction générale des technologies (DGT)
(506) 858-4707
http://www.umoncton.ca

University of New Brunswick (UNB)

Scott Chamberlain (Chair)
Senior Project Manager
(506) 452-6018
http://www.unb.ca

University of New Brunswick (UNB)

Terry Nikkel
Associate Vice President
Information Technology Services
(506) 447-3432
http://www.unb.ca

University of New Brunswick (UNB)

Peter Jacobs (Network operations)
Director, Research Support Services
(506) 447-3035
http://www.unb.ca

University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)

Dana Sanderson
Chief Information Officer
(902) 894-2800
http://www.upei.ca

What we do

Engaged for over 45 years in finding ways to collaborate, cooperate, and do more with limited resources, our mission is to ensure high quality Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services for all our members.

New Brunswick Research and Education Network (NBREN)

The New Brunswick Research and Education Network (NBREN) provides dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity data and communications connectivity to all member campuses and sites. With twelve provincial and territorial network partners, together with CANARIE, collectively form Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). This powerful digital infrastructure connects Canadians to national and global data, tools, colleagues and classrooms that fuel the engine of innovation in today’s digital economy.

For more information please contact Peter Jacobs, Network Operations, Director, Research Support Services, University of New Brunswick.

How we work

The ECN Network Committee is the operations group of the ECN comprised of the IT Directors of member institutions and the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission. The Network Committee’s role is to establish the annual ECN budget, execute the ECN strategic plan, and produce an annual report.

Our Board is comprised of the Chief Executives Officers of our member institutions.



Board of Directors

Alaa Abd-El-Aziz
University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI)
Brian McMillan
Holland College (HC)
Catherine Stewart (Interim)
Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC)
Dawn Russell
St. Thomas University (STU)
Eddy Campbell
University of New Brunswick (UNB)
Liane Roy
Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB)
Marilyn Luscombe
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
Raymond Théberge
Université de Moncton (UdeM)
Dr. Robert Campbell (Chair)
Mount Allison University (MTA)
Tim Marshall
Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT)

What is new

General

ECN partners with CIRA to offer improved DNS protection and performance

FREDERICTON, Aug. 24, 2017 /CNW/ – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Educational Computer Network (ECN) have introduced a new service to provide ECN members with improved DNS protection and performance. ECN connects post-secondary institutions in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island to provide high quality Information and Communication Technology services to their member institutions.

– CIRA

Archives

Publications

Strategic DOCUMENTS
ANNUAL REPORTS
OTHER PUBLICATIONS