2013 Internet2 Annual Meeting

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Title: Internet2 Annual Meeting Program Highlights for Wednesday, April 24

 

In short Registration -The meeting Registration Desk, located in the Arlington Foyer, will be open on Wednesday from 7:00am - 4:00pm Complete Evaluations - and Win Prizes! Help us shape future meetings by completing the online session evaluations as well as the overall meeting evaluation. Attendees who complete the meeting evaluation will be eligible to win a prize. Your feedback is important to us! InfoTable - Stop by the InfoTable, located near Registration, for a selection of the latest Internet2 infosheets. Or, visit the Online InfoKit for information on additional services and projects. Metro Cards - Please consider returning your Metro fare card with any leftover amount to the meeting Registration Desk or placing it in the lockbox on the hotel concierge desk to be donated to a local non-profit organization. Presentations - If you are presenting at any session during the 2013 Internet2 Annual Meeting, please send an electronic version of your slides for posting to the event website to: For more information, please refer to the Speaker Info page. Questions? Should you have any questions throughout the meeting, please don't hesitate to contact the Internet2 staff, who are wearing the red "STAFF" button. Social Media Keynotes and selected sessions will be Netcast on our website; if you are joining us in Arlington or watching sessions remotely, you can join the conversation via Twitter; use #i2am13 to follow coverage and comment on sessions. Also, we're featuring a live Tweet Wall that will be displayed during keynote sessions and selected sessions throughout the meeting, as well as on a screen at our registration desk; you'll be able to see and send tweets, read what others think about the session, submit questions, and help drive the conversation! Be sure to follow us on Twitter for reminders @Internet2.

Program Highlights: Wednesday, April 24 Wednesday, April 24 Keynote: Earth System Research Challenges 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM, Salon I/II/III In our closing General Session, we welcome Dr. Alexander "Sandy" MacDonald, Chief Science Advisor for NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Director of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory. As the volume of data increases across all scientific disciplines, data transfer and management are key technology challenges. Dr. MacDonald will discuss how NOAA has addressed these issues, including multi-site collaboration and technical support for research. MacDonald also holds the patent for Science on a Sphere®, which is on display this week in Salon H.   Program Changes For program updates, including room, time, and speaker changes, as well as session cancellations, please refer to the online program or mobile application. Internet2 Industry Sponsors We are grateful to our Meeting Sponsors for their generous support. Please visit the Sponsor Displays in Salons IV/V/VI during meals and program breaks. The Sponsor Display Hall will be open on Wednesday from 7:00am–3:00pm. Win a $500 Apple Gift Card, a $250 Amazon Gift Card, and several $25 Brookstone Gift Cards by visiting the Sponsor Display Hall and and tweeting (using #i2am13) a photo, comment about the meeting, or asking a question. Visit the Internet2 blog or refer to the prize drawing infosheets at the registration desk for full details of how to play and win! Internet2 would like to thank Platinum Sponsors Juniper Networks and Microsoft, Gold Sponsors: Box, Brocade, codefortytwo software, Dell, Fujitsu, and Vidyo, Silver Sponsors: Aastra, ADVA Optical Networking, Ciena, and Zayo, Bronze Sponsors: Arista, Canvas by Instructure, CenturyLink Government, Desire2Learn, Fuzebox, Level 3 Communications, Matrix Integration, Optelian, Phybridge, Polycom, Spranto, Sprint, and Tele-ClassRoom as well as all 29 sponsors of the 2013 Internet2 Annual Meeting for their generous contributions.