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[Todd Sedmak <>]

Software-Defined Networking, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies and 
Data-Intensive Science Infrastructure Support
Focus of Winter 2012 Joint Techs Conference

Ann Arbor, Mich. and Berkeley, Calif.—(Dec. 14, 2011)-- The Winter 2012 Joint 
Techs conference, which is the premier international conference of network 
engineers, will focus on software-defined networking (SDN), cloud computing, 
emerging technologies, and infrastructure support for data-intensive science.

The meeting, co-sponsored by the ESnet Site Coordinating Committee (ESCC) and 
Internet2, will be held Sunday, Jan. 22, through Thursday, Jan. 26, in Baton 
Rouge, Louisiana at the C.B. Pennington Jr. Building, C. B. Pennington 
Biomedical Research Center, and will be hosted by the Louisiana Optical 
Network Initiative (LONI). The deadline for the early registration discount 
is Wednesday, Dec. 21 and the hotel lodging deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 4. To 
register, go to http://events.internet2.edu/2012/jt-loni/

Mike McPherson of the University of Virginia and Mike Bennett of Lawrence 
Berkeley National Laboratory will lead the discussions on cloud computing and 
emerging technologies on Monday, Jan. 23. Steve Corbato of the University of 
Utah and Eli Dart from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Sciences 
Network (ESnet) will chair the sessions on infrastructure support for 
data-intensive science on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Matt Davy from Indiana University 
and Jason Lee from the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center 
(NERSC) will lead the software-defined networking meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 
25.

In addition, tutorials will be held on constructing an OpenFlow network, 
installing equipment in a Colocation/Telco facility and building a successful 
infrastructure to support data intensive science.

On January 25 and 26 following the Joint Techs meeting, the ESCC will holds 
its semi-annual meeting of its members, providing a technical forum that 
helps establish community practices to ensure the smooth operation of the 
ESnet-connected sites.

In addition, a network performance workshop, GLIF meeting and NetGurus 
sessions will be colocated with Joint Techs during the week of the conference.

For registration, general information, and a full schedule, go to 
http://events.internet2.edu/2012/jt-loni/

About Joint Techs:

Since 1998, the Joint Techs conference series, co-sponsored by the Department 
of Energy’s ESCC and Internet2, brings together networking experts from 
research institutions around the world for four days of in-depth discussions, 
workshops, tutorials, demonstrations and presentations. The conference 
addresses the most pressing challenges facing research and education 
networks, which serve the vast bandwidth needs of colleges and universities 
worldwide.

More information:
ESnet:  www.es.net
Internet2:  www.internet2.edu
Louisiana Optical Network Initiative: www.loni.org

Media contact:
Todd Sedmak

202-331-5373