JVNC

During the first half of 1985, the consortium moved quickly and initiated the efforts to establish the JVNC. One of the first efforts was to find a building. Once all the factors were understood, rather than the proposed two-phase building approach, it was decided to move forward with a permanent building as quickly as possible and to use temporary quarters to house personnel, but not equipment, while the building was being readied.

The site chosen for the JVNC was in the Forrestral Research Center off Route 1, a short distance from Princeton University. The building shell was in place at the time of the commitment by the consortium and it was only the interior "customer modification" that was required. Starting on July 1, 1986, the building functioned quite well for the purposes of the JVNC.

A small number of key personnel were hired. Contracts were written with the primary vendors. The Cooperative Agreement to define the funding profile and the division of responsibility between the consortium and the NSF was also drawn up.