ESCC August 2025 Meeting
ESnet Site Coordinators Committee (ESCC) August 2025 Meeting
Date: August 12-14, 2025
Times: 12:00PM-5:00PM Eastern, daily
Location: Online only
Overview

Bryan Hess (Jefferson Lab, ESCC 2025 Chair) speaks at April 2025 ESCC Meeting at Confab25.
ESnet Site Coordinators are invited to join us for the second ESnet Site Coordinators Committee (ESCC) Meeting in 2025, to be held August 12-14.
ESnet Site Coordinators and ESnet staff meet twice a year for a technical forum to establish community practices that guide the smooth operation of ESnet and our collaboration with site partners.
Note: As of 2025, the general ESCC meeting schedule has changed. A one-day meeting each year will be co-located with Confab in the Spring. A multi-day meeting in August replaces what was previously referred to as the Fall Meeting.
Why Attend?
View the draft meeting agenda for more detail.
- Get the latest ASCR and IRI updates from the ASCR Facilities Division
- Share and hear site reports from around the ESCC
- Discuss IPv6 transition progress and plans
- Get updates on ESnet operations and engineering
- Provide input to ESnet to inform planning to meet future Site needs
Who is the ESCC Meeting for?
Meeting participation is limited to ESnet Site Coordinators (and/or their designees), ESnet Staff, affiliated DOE personnel, and invited guests. For questions, contact Cian Dawson, ESnet User & Outreach Lead (cbdawson@es.net).
Register for the Meeting
Registration: Meeting registration is open!
Registration Deadline: Friday, August 1, 2025, at 3:00PM Eastern
Registration Fee: There is no fee to attend. However, we ask that registrants only sign up if you genuinely intend to participate, and to let us know if you need to cancel or modify your registration.
Site Reports
All Site Coordinators are invited and encouraged to present a 10-minute site report to share your site's activities, lessons learned, and plans with the ESCC Community. Sign up to give a site report when you register for the meeting. A template of recommended report content will be provided in advance.
Meeting Agenda & Schedule

Meeting attendees listen to a talk at the April 2025 ESCC Meeting at Confab25.
The draft meeting agenda is available.
The general meetings times are:
- Tuesday, August 12, 2025
12:00PM-5:00PM (Eastern Time), including breaks - Wednesday, August 13, 2025
12:00PM-5:00PM (Eastern Time), including breaks - Thursday, August 14, 2025
12:00PM-5:00PM (Eastern Time), including breaks
Meeting Technical Details
The August 2025 ESCC Meeting will be online only. This will be an interactive meeting to provide all attendees a chance to engage with presenters and with each other through open Q&A, large-group discussions, chat, polling, small breakout discussions, and more. We invite you try to treat this similarly to if you were in-person by setting aside time to focus on the meeting so that you can have a more rewarding and enjoyable meeting experience.
View more information about meeting technical logistics for participants and speakers and how to have the best online meeting experience.
Questions?
For questions, please contact us anytime:
- Cian Dawson, ESnet User & Outreach Lead (cbdawson@es.net)
- Bryan Hess ESCC Chair, Jefferson Lab (bhess@jlab.org)
- Jon-Paul Herron, ESnet, Director of Network Engineering (jpherron@es.net)
![]() Carol Hawk speaks remotely at the April 2025 ESCC Meeting at Confab25. |
![]() Jon-Paul Herron (left) and Bryan Hess (right) lead a discussion at the April 2025 ESCC Meeting at Confab25. |