Information on Internet2 activities in the international arena.

[Christina Siroskey <>]

Greetings Friends and Colleagues:

The following email from Bob Dixon at the Ohio State University 
announces a free series of virtual collaboration tool demonstrations 
occurring this week via the Internet2 Commons.

I hope you find this useful.

Best regards,
Christina



> Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 13:02:50 -0400
> From: Bob Dixon 
> <>
> Subject: Collaboration Tools Special Event NOW IN PROGRESS
>
> The Collaboration Tools special event (Collaboranza!) is now in 
> progress and runs all this week.
> This is your chance to try out some of the leading vendor products 
> on the market today, FOR FREE!
> You can see presentations about them, ask questions of the experts, 
> compare notes with others, and make comments on the special Wiki 
> that has ben set up for this event.
>
> This event is sponsored by the Internet2 Commons as a public 
> awareness service, and is open
> to ANYONE, ANYWHERE.  It is intended to help everyone learn about 
> collaboration tools.  You do not have to be connected to Internet2, 
> or belong to any organization, or register in advance.   Just go to:
> http://commons.internet2.edu
> and click on Collaboranza!   That will get you to the list of 
> participating vendor web sites.
> Click on them to try them out.
> Also click where is says Wiki to participate in the discussion and 
> add your comments.
>
> Also you can participate in the parallel H.323 video conference that 
> runs 2-3 PM EDT (GMT-4)
> every day this week.  Connection information is on the web site.
>
> Here are the tools you can try out:
>
>                      - RADVision Click-to-Meet
>         - Microsoft Conference XP
>         - EVO
>         - inSORS (Access Grid)
>         - Marratech
>
> These are the vendors that have chosen to be part of the Internet2 
> Commons Hosting Environment.
> (We invited some others and they declined to participate.)
>
> The times 10 AM to 5 PM EDT (GMT-4) each day. Hours might be extended.
>
> On these days, all these vendors will make multiple formal 
> presentations about their products, and they will provide expert 
> help desk services to answer your questions.  You will need to 
> install and activate each one on your computer to try them 
> out.   The tools themselves will be used for the presentations and 
> the help desks. Details and Instructions will be provided on the 
> Internet2 Commons web site   http://commons.internet2.edu
>
> PRIZES:
>
> You can win door prizes by participating:
>
> 1. RADVision will award an Ipod, selected from those who evaluate 
> their product Click to Meet
>
> 2. inSORS will award a Camera, selected from among those who 
> evaluate their Access Grid product.
>
> 3. The Internet2 Commons will award THREE High-Definition DVDs, of 
> the movie of your choice.
> These will go to people who have evaluated products and posted 
> comments on the Wiki, which include your name or pseudonym.   These 
> awards will be made Friday, on the Wiki.
>
> Lessons learned and evaluations will be gathered to help potential 
> adopters of one tool or another with their decision-making and to 
> help producers improve their products. Everybody wins!
>
> See you there!
>
>
>               Bob
>
>
>
> PS - Please forward this information to any lists or people you feel 
> may be interested.
>
>
>
> --
> Robert S. Dixon, Ph D, PE
> Chief Research Engineer
> Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARNet)
> and
> Ohio State University, Office of the CIO
>
> Office Telephone: 614-292-1638
> Fax:              614-292-7081

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