Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Networks
(CCIRN) A committee that includeS the United StateS FNC and itS counterpartS in North America and Europe. Co-chaired by the executive directorS of the Federal Networking Council and the European ASSociation of ReSearch NetworkS (RARE), the CCIRN provideS a forum for cooperative planning among the principal North American and European reSearch networking bodieS. (1994-11-30)