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world. In 2007, the SIG hosted a workshop on research and education networking connectivity in

South Asia ­ supported, in part by the National Science Foundation's TransPAC2 project led by

Indiana University.

The SIG now has two sub-interest groups meeting. A group on South Asia and a group focus on

the Caribbean. A third sub-interest group is being formed for the Middle East. The SIG routinely

includes participation from multi-national organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank

and Inter American Development Bank as well as participation by other major aid and outreach

efforts in research network ­ such as the European Commission-funded TEIN2, ALICE, and

EUMEDCONNECT projects.

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