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SECOND ANNUAL INTERNET2 IDEA AWARDS SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Submission Deadline: 15 December 2006

Awards Recognize Advanced Network Applications Innovations in the  
Research and Education Community

Submissions are now being accepted for the Internet2 IDEA Awards  
program, which recognizes innovators that have had a profound and  
positive impact on the use of advanced network
applications among the research and education community. Previous  
Internet2 IDEA Award winners have applied advanced networking to  
enable substantial progress within research, teaching and learning by  
leveraging the unique capabilities of the Internet2 network  
infrastructure. The next round of IDEA award winners will be  
recognized at the Spring 2007 Internet2 Member Meeting held in  
Washington D.C.

IDEA Award submissions are judged on the following criteria:
- Magnitude of the positive impact of the application for its (current)
users
- Technical merit of the application
- Breadth of impact, as indicated by current user base and likelihood of
broader adoption by its full natural community of potential users

Additionally, submissions must have had a positive impact in one or  
more of the following areas:
- Innovation in Research
- Advances in Teaching & Learning
- Scientific Discovery
- Global Collaboration

Eligibility
Entries may be submitted by an individual affiliated with any  
Internet2 member, a Sponsored Educational Group Participant, or a  
Sponsored Participant. Submissions must be received by December 15th,  
2006 and should be submitted via:

http://www.internet2.edu/idea/submit/

For more detailed information on the submission process and  
requirements visit:

http://www.internet2.edu/idea/

or email questions to:


About Internet2(R)
Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by  
the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes  
the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network  
capabilities and
unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the  
development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet  
technologies. Internet2 brings the U.S. research and academic  
community together with technology leaders from industry, government  
and the international community to undertake collaborative efforts  
that have a fundamental impact on tomorrow's Internet. For more  
information:
http://www.internet2.edu/.

Contact:
Greg Wood
Internet2
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