Information on Internet2 activities in the international arena.

[Heather BOYLES <>]

The upcoming Internet2 Spring Member Meeting being held the week of 
April 23 in Arlington, VA will highlight initiatives, activities and 
contributions of the international community as well as the work of 
Internet2 members in international collaborations.  We've noted a few 
of these below.  We hope to see you there!

Heather Boyles
Giselle Trent

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For more information on the Internet2 Member 
Meeting:  http://events.internet2.edu/2007/spring-mm/
For a full listing of Internet2 international-related events at the 
meeting: 
http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2007/2007SMMintlevents.html

Monday, April 23, 2007

Roundtable: The Internet2 network and international connections - 
8:00am - 10:00am - Salon J
This roundtable discussion will provide an opportunity for Internet2 
international partners to learn more about and discuss the new 
Internet2 network. Internet2 network managers and engineers will be 
on hand to provide the latest information about the new Internet2 
network buildout and services rollout. NSF International Research 
Network Connections project coordinators are also expected to be on 
hand to discuss how the NSF international connections relate to the 
new Internet2 network. Attendees to this roundtable are expected to 
be national and international research and education network 
operators, managers and staff.

International Task Force (ITF) Meeting - 1:00pm - 5:00pm - Salon J/K
The ITF is made up of representatives from each of the organizations 
with whom Internet2 has partnered through a Memorandum of 
Understanding (MoU). The ITF serves as the forum for discussion of 
international issues relevant to the development of a 
high-performance, leading-edge network infrastructure, advanced 
technologies and applications for research and education.
Please see the agenda 
at: 
http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2007/2007SMM-itf2-PM.html


Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Support for the High-performance Video (DVTS) Collaboration - 8:45am 
- 10:00am - Salon K
The aim of this session is to provide an exchange and discussion 
platform focus on best practice on DVTS system configuration, 
DVTS-specific measurement for trouble shooting the network problem 
and inter-AS routing fine tune to ensure high bandwidth requirement. 
DVTS application users, application system engineers and network 
administrators are encouraged to participate this session and propose 
for more DVTS collaborations in telemedicine, art performance and 
other fields globally. Congxiao Bao & Xing Li, CERNET; Yasuichi 
Kitamura, APAN; Thomas Marentette, Duke University; Koji Okamura & 
Shuji Shimizu, Kyushu University


Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Supporting International Collaborations in Emerging Research & 
Education Networks - 7:30am - 8:45am - Jackson
Session Abstract The mission of this Internet2 Special Interest Group 
(SIG) for Supporting International Collaborations in Emerging R&E 
Networks is to bring together the international community to address 
what we can do together to advance the state of high-performance 
networking for research and education in hard-to-reach places in the world.

Research and Education Network Operators Group (RENOG) - 11:45am - 
1:15pm - Madison
Forum for discussion of R/E network operators issues such as routing 
and e2e networking.

Planning Meeting: Health and Medical Research Collaborations between 
the US and South Asia - 1:00pm - 5:00pm - Salon D/E
This planning meeting will focus on opportunities for enhancing 
collaboration between the US and countries within South Asia in the 
healthcare, and medical and health sciences research fields utilizing 
dedicated research and education networks.  A number of 
collaborations in both the clinical and research fields are already 
underway between countries and the field is expected to be a major 
driver of further investment in and deployment of advanced networks 
within and to the region.  This meeting will gather information about 
expected needs of the community and plan for ongoing coordination of 
projects and initiatives.  All interested individuals are encouraged 
to attend the meeting.  Please rsvp to Giselle Trent <>.

JANET Talk - 3:00pm - 4:00pm - Salon J
UKERNA are in the final stages of developing and procuring a national 
Voice collaboration Infrastructure for the UK Academic and Research 
community. The service which will be SIP based brings together voice, 
collaboration tools such as shared whiteboard and chat, as well as 
video. UKERNA are also investigating (with the UK telco regulator) 
OFCOM the possibility of breaking out into the PSTN. The session will 
describe the elements of the service, and the regulatory and 
technical considerations taken during development.  Roger Bolam, UKERNA


Thursday, April 26, 2007

Planning Meeting: Enhancing Research and Education Connectivity to 
and within South Asia - 7:30am - 5:00am - Salon K
This planning meeting will focus on issues related to the buildout 
and interconnection of research and education networks within the 
countries of South Asia, between countries within the region and to 
other regions of the world - including connectivity to US research 
and education networks.  The countries covered are:  Afghanistan, 
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 
All interested individuals are encouraged to attend the 
meeting.  Please rsvp to Giselle Trent <>.
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Heather Boyles, Director, Internet2
http://international.internet2.edu      
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Make high-performance connections in person:
The Spring 2007 Internet2 Member Meeting
http://events.internet2.edu/2007/spring-mm/
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