Information on Internet2 activities in the international arena.

[Ana Preston <>]

[apologies for duplicates]

Dear Colleagues and Friends:

We are very much looking forward to seeing you in a few days for the Fall
Member Meeting. Final agendas for the International Task Force meetings
and relevant international sessions are available at
<http://www.internet2.edu/international/html/fall2002-intl.html>

For your information, this email contains:
* Final times and details on International Task Force meetings and
international sessions taking place during the meeting.
* Locations 
* Other relevant logistics for this meeting.

*** International Task Force Meetings and International Sessions
***

SUNDAY - October 27 
+ International Task Force Meeting - 1:00pm-4:30pm 
Room: Garden East/West
The first part of the ITF meeting will have three presentation and
discussion panels on: Regional/Continental Backbone Network Developments
; Video collaboration infrastructure and services around the world; and
Middleware Developments around the world: issues in national and regional
implementation and international coordination.

MONDAY - October 28 

+ International Task Force: Information for International MoU
Partners" 
+ "International Task Force: International Collaborations and
Advanced Networking Projects" 
Continental Breakfast will be available starting at 7:30 a.m.
Meetings will start at 8:00 a.m. and go until noon 
Room: Sierra
During the first hour, we will provide updates on resources available to
partners; Abilene backbone network upgrade information and information on
current interconnection facilities. 
The rest of the meeting will have presentations from Internet2's
International MoU Partners and Internet2 members who will present on
ongoing international collaborative activities and advanced networking
projects around the globe. For the latest agenda on this session, please
go to 
<http://www.internet2.edu/international/html/fall2002_intl_collabs.html>

+ Supporting Research with Collaborators in Hard to Network Parts of
the World - 4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Room: Garden West
This session will provide perspectives on supporting research, clinical,
teaching and learning activities in parts of the world not well served by
advanced research and education networks nor, in some cases, the basic
infrastructure that supports the development of such networks. We will
explore efforts underway and facilitate discussion about the needs of
Internet2 community research, teaching and learning collaborations in
these areas and how the work of Internet2 and its partners may be
leveraged to address those needs. For the latest agenda, please go to
<http://www.internet2.edu/international/html/fall2002_tracksessions.html#research>

TUESDAY - October 29 

+ BoF: Follow-up Discussion on the track session Supporting Research with
Collaborators in Hard to Network Parts of the World -- 7:30am-8:45am
Room: Glenwood

+ Taking Advantage of Global Connectivity and Leveraging Global
Collaborations - 8:45am-10:00am 
Room: Westwood
This session will highlight exemplary collaborations between Internet2
members and international partners that are taking advantage of
international connectivity to support research and education. In the
format of 2 to 3 case studies and with a focus on advanced networking
technologies such as IPv6, presenters will share their projects and
lessons learned while engaging in international collaborations. Case
studies include: "6NET: Europe's Native IPv6 Backbone Research
Project and Less than Best Effort: Europe Deploys Scavenger,"
"Deploying IPv6 for iGrid2002 and lessons learned" and
"iGrid 2002 Debrief." For more information on this session,
please go to
<http://www.internet2.edu/international/html/fall2002_tracksessions.html#global>

*** Other relevant details for this Fall 2002 Internet2 Member Meeting
***

+ Watch the Netcasts! 
 If you can't make it to the member meeting in person, several of
our key events will be netcast, including the performance event and the
digital film festival. See
<http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall-02-netcast.html>
for more information.

+ For information on the meeting itself, please go to
<http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall_02.html>
where you will find the most meeting program, list of registrants,
netcast schedule and all other relevant details for the 
meeting.

Have a safe trip to Los Angeles; please contact either one of us if you
have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Heather Boyles and Ana Preston 
Internet2 International Relations

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