Middleware Announcements

[Laurie Burns <>]

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that the final program for the Fall 2002
Internet2 Member Meeting in Los Angeles, October 27-30 is now available
at 

http://www.internet2.edu/activities/php/agenda.php?session_event_id=122

I also want to call your attention to the deadline of this Thursday,
October 3, for early registration and for the hotel block at the
Wilshire Grand.  We were able to secure rooms at an excellent rate,
which will no longer be available after the cutoff.  We will have a
prize drawing of a digital camera for those registering by
Thursday.  Lodging information and registration are at

http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall_02_accommodations.html
http://www.internet2.edu/activities/html/fall02-registration.cfm

The final program includes over 40 track sessions, numerous working group
and steering committee meetings, BOFs, and presentations from Internet2's
international partners.  Highlights include:

 - The opening plenary on Monday will feature a panel of presidents
from three Internet2 member institutions, all members of the UCAID Board
of Trustees.  President Steven Sample from USC, President Larry
Faulkner from the University of Texas at Austin, and President Diana
Natalicio from the University of Texas at El Paso will share their views
of the impact of Internet2's work on the future of higher education in
this country and globally.  The panel will be followed by a live
demo of Virtual Los Angeles, an urban simulation designed at
UCLA.

 - Tuesday morning, a live, multi-site, interactive demonstration of
surgery will serve as the launch for the California Orthopaedic Research
Network (CORN).  Several California medical schools will be
connected to CORN, which is part of CENIC. 

 - Tuesday afternoon's visit to the USC campus will include advanced
applications demos at the Davidson Conference Center, the Interactive
Media Systems Center and the Robert Zemeckis Center.  See
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/fall2002-demos.html

 - Tuesday evening, "Cultivating Communities:  Dance in
the Digital Age" will take place at the Bing Theater, following a
light refreshment break.  This performance event is a showcase of
regional dance and music around the country using low-latency interactive
audio and video. Live performers on stage will interact with performers
at remote locations in real-time.  See 
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/fall2002-perfevent.html
 
 - At Wednesday's plenary, a leader in immersive environments and
technologies of presence, Scott Fisher from the University of Southern
California, will share his work and vision with attendees. 

 - On Wednesday afternoon, a distributed digital film festival will
take place, featuring films by students at member universities with live
interactive critiques of their work from award-winning filmmakers. 
See
http://apps.internet2.edu/html/digitalfilmfestival.html
 

The program is greatly enhanced by the fastest and most capable network
yet supporting a Member Meeting.  Meeting attendees and presenters
will enjoy 10gbps at both the hotel and on campus during the
meeting.  Cisco Systems’ loan of two of their new 12400 Series
routers was instrumental in creating this capability.  A record
number of poster sessions will be available for viewing throughout the
meeting, and a Welcome Reception on Monday evening at the hotel will give
you a chance to make contact with your colleagues.

So, register now!  As always, the Member Meeting is an excellent
opportunity to make contact and make progress on many important
activities.  I look forward to seeing you in Los Angeles.

        

Laurie

Laurie Burns, Director of Member Activities
Internet2
3025 Boardwalk, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Office:  (734) 913-4251
Cell:  (734) 604-9558