October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CYBER SECURITY
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
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)
Catherine Stewart (Interim)
Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission (MPHEC)
Dawn Russell
St. Thomas University (STU)
Jacques Paul Couturier
Université de Moncton (UdeM)
Jean-Paul Boudreau
Mount Allison University (MTA)
Mary Butler
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)
Paul Mazerolle
University of New Brunswick (UNB)
Pierre Zundel
Collège Communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB)
Sandy MacDonald (Chair)
Holland College (HC)
Tim Marshall
Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT)What is new
2019 ECN Technical Workshop
The ECN Technical Workshop is an annual conference of IT professionals from all ECN member institutions
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Partners
Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN)
The National Research and Education Network (NREN) is an essential collective of infrastructure, tools, and people that bolsters Canadian leadership in research, education and innovation. CANARIE and its twelve provincial and territorial partners form Canada’s NREN. We connect Canada’s researchers, educators and innovators to each other and to data, technology and colleagues around the world.
The partners in Canada’s NREN are working collaboratively to strengthen the security of this critical infrastructure. An unprecedented pan-Canadian effort is underway to coordinate network threat monitoring. This initiative involves the creation of a team of NREN Security Analysts, together with the deployment of common monitoring equipment (a Security Information Event Management platform, or SIEM) on NREN partner infrastructures. The analysts will develop incident response and mitigation strategies based on their monitoring of data collected by the SIEM. This national initiative will advance the security posture of the NREN, and lays the foundation for future collaborative security projects.
NB PEI Educational Computer Network (ECN)
The provinces of New Brunswick and PEI each have a Provincial Research and Education Network. The two research and education networks work collaboratively through the New Brunswick – Prince Edward Island Educational Computer Network (ECN) which provides a sustainable, economical, and reliable high-speed network platform to educational and research organizations throughout the region. It connects them to research and innovation networks across Canada and around the world. The ECN is a model of collaboration and shared services across this geographically, economically, and linguistically diverse region.
How to Connect to Canada’s National Research and Education Network
If you are a member of NB PEI ECN, you’re already connected to the NREN. If you’d like to connect, contact David Totton, Network Operations, Senior Director, IT Operations, University of New Brunswick or Jeff MacDonald Infrastructure and Network Design, University of Prince Edward Island.
NREN Map (Updated February 2018)
NREN Partners
Thirteen provincial, territorial and federal partners form Canada’s NREN. More information on each partner, along with a link to his or her website, may be found here.
Want to know more about Canada’s NREN?