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FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERS TO BE FEATURED AT NATIONAL 
INTERNET2 MEMBER MEETING

  Program on Advanced Networking Selected from MostProposals Ever

Washington, DC – March 12, 2003 – Presentations by Peter A. Freeman, 
assistant director of the National Science Foundation for Computer & 
Information Science & Engineering, and David B. Nelson, director of the 
National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and 
Development, will be among the highlights at the Spring 2003 Internet2 
Member Meeting to be held April 9-11 in Arlington, Virginia.

As outlined by the National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee for 
Cyberinfrastructure in its recently released report Revolutionizing 
Science and Engineering through Cyberinfrastructure, groundbreaking 
research in many fields of science and engineering, such as genomics and 
earthquake research, increasingly demands the use of advanced 
networking. Dr. Freeman will outline some of these demands and the 
research programs the National Science Foundation is encouraging to meet 
them.

With responsibility for the coordination of planning, budget, and 
assessment activities for the federal Networking and Information 
Technology R&D Program, Dr. Nelson will provide an overview of the 
federal government's activities in optical networks, middleware and grid 
computing, many of which are carried out through grants to universities.

Over 500 leaders in research and education networking from around the 
world are expected to attend the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting. 
The meeting will feature sessions on the latest developments in optical 
networks, emerging middleware technologies, security on high-performance 
networks, and the scientific and scholarly collaboration capabilities 
enabled by advanced networking. The program was selected from the 
largest number of proposals ever submitted for an Internet2 Member Meeting.

Early registration for the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting closes 
on March 14. To register online, go to:
https://services.internet2.edu/spring03mm/home.jsp

For a detailed program and the latest information, see:
http://events.internet2.edu/2003/spring-mm/

About Internet2(R)
Led by over 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and government, 
Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and 
technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the 
creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships 
among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's 
Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/

Contact:
Greg Wood
Internet2

+1-202-331-5360

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