News for and about the Internet2 community

["Lauren B. Kallens" <>]

INTERNET2 LEADERS PROVIDE INSIGHT AT THE EDUCAUSE 2004 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

DENVER, CO - October 20, 2004 - Staff and leaders of the Internet2 community
will present in-depth seminars on a wide variety of topics as a part of the
EDUCAUSE 2004 Annual Conference held this year in Denver, CO at the Colorado
Convention Center from October 19 - 22, 2004. As a part of its ongoing
effort to provide thought leadership within the research and education
community, Internet2's seminars will offer audience members updates on the
latest technology trends and further insight on the future direction of its
growing consortium.   

The full schedule of Internet2 sessions include: 
NOTE: All sessions are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT):

The Future of Advanced Networking for Higher Education - 
Sponsored by PeopleSoft, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Platinum Partner
Tracy Futhey, Chair, National LambdaRail Board of Directors
Douglas Van Houweling, President & CEO, Internet2
Topics: Internet2 and National Lambda Rail collaboration, next stage of the
Abilene Network
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
3:50 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Ballroom 2/3
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?Product_Code=E04/FS04

Beyond Videoconferencing: Internet2 Commons Collaboration Services
Jonathan Tyman, Manager, Digital Video, Internet2
Topics: Videoconferencing
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Meeting Room 203
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?Product_Code=E04/SESS006

Federations: The Next Step in Middleware
Ken Klingenstein, Project Director, Middleware Initiative, Internet2
Topics: Shibboleth, InCommon
Thursday, October 21, 2004
3:55 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 610/612
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?Product_Code=E04/SESS102

Internet2 and The Quilt
Laurie Burns, Executive Director, Member and Partner Relations, Internet2
Hudnall Croasdale, Executive Director, The Quilt
Renee Frost, Assistant Director, Middleware and Security, Internet2
Topics: Supporting Regional Networking
Thursday, October 21, 2004
4:55 p.m. - 6:10 p.m.
Meeting Room 205
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?PRODUCT_CODE=E04/UPD07

EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Computer & Network Security Task Force 
Rodney J. Petersen, Policy Analyst and Security Task Force Coordinator,
EDUCAUSE 
John J. Suess, CIO, Office of Information Technology, University of
Maryland, Baltimore County 
Gordon D. Wishon, CIO, Associate VP & Associate Provost, University of Notre
Dame
Topics: Security without compromising innovation or performance
Thursday, October 21, 2004
12:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Ballroom 2/3
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?Product_Code=E04/MTG59

Directory Services for Multimedia: The New ITU-T Standard H.350
Jill Gemmill, Assistant Director, IT Academic Computing, University of
Alabama at Birmingham
Topics: Videoconferencing, Working Group activity
Friday, October 22, 2004
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Ballroom 1
http://www.educause.edu/E04/Program/1663?Product_Code=E04/SESS127

About Internet2R
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:
Lauren Kallens
Internet2


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