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[Michelle Pollak <>]

INTERNET2 FALL 2003 MEMBER MEETING IN INDIANAPOLIS TO BE NETCAST

INDIANAPOLIS – October 13, 2003 – Today, Internet2(R) announced it will
netcast several select sessions from its member meeting in Indianapolis,
IN from Oct. 13 – 16 at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott, including
remarks from Indiana Governor, Joseph E. Kernan.  With more than 600
university, affiliate and corporate member representatives in attendance,
this year’s meeting will focus on the innovative applications and the
underlying high-performance network infrastructures that enable
them.

Sessions to be netcast include the Opening Plenary at 10:15 a.m. (EST) on
Oct. 14 featuring Governor Kernan, Douglas Van Houweling, president and
CEO of Internet2 and Paul Messina, distinguished senior computer
scientist at Argonne National Lab, speaking on “CyberInfrastructure:
Promises and Challenges.”  The Second Plenary at 10:30 a.m. (EST) on
Oct. 16 features John Delaney, professor in the School of Oceanography at
the University of Washington, speaking on “The NEPTUNE Regional Cabled
Ocean Observatory: Interactive Networks of Remotely Operated Submarine
Laboratories.”  Additionally, the newest Internet2 Land Speed Record
award will be presented during the second plenary.

Other sessions to be netcast include (NOTE: All sessions including
plenary sessions are EST, -5 UTC/GMT):

Tues., Oct. 14
+ 1:15 – 2:30 p.m., Advanced Applications – Video: Securing Collaborative
Applications: Video, Video on Demand and Voice over IP
+ 3 – 4 p.m., Network Engineering: National Optical Update
+ 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., Relationships and Partnerships: National Science
Foundation Program Update

Wed., Oct. 15
+ 8:45 – 10 a.m., Network Engineering: Performance Engineering: E2EpiPEs
and FastTCP
+ 10:30 – 11:45 a.m., Middleware: Shibboleth Case Studies
+ 1:15 – 2:30 p.m., Relationships and Partnerships: Politics, Law and
Technology: Bandwidth Management for the Fearless
+ 3 – 4 p.m., Network Engineering: Abilene Update
+ 4:30-5:30 p.m., Network Engineering: IPv6 by 2006: The Case for IPv6
Deployment Throughout the Internet2 Community by 2006

Thurs., Oct. 16
+ 8:45 – 10 a.m., Advanced Applications – Video: Extending the Reach of
Digital Video

Netcasting will be available using Real Player, Windows Media Player and
VBrick StreamPlayer.  For additional information, visit:
http://events.internet2.edu/2003/fall-mm/netcast.cfm.

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About Internet2(R)
Led by more than 200 U.S. universities working with industry and
government, Internet2 develops and deploys 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, visit:
www.internet2.edu.

CONTACT:
Michelle Pollak
Internet2
(202) 285-4590