Middleware Announcements

["Lee Perlis" <>]

Internet2 (R) Members Update
May 2004

<> Internet2 Member Meetings
<> Internet2 Workshops
<> New Council Members Selected
<> Backbone Network Infrastructure Update
<> Megaconference Jr.
<> Internet2 Webinar: Securing Advanced Corporate Networks
<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> Internet2 Security
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
<> Applications Update
<> K20 Initiative Update
<> New Internet2 Members
<> New Internet2 Publications
<> Future Internet2 Events
<> Internet2 Days
<> Showcase and Spotlight Opportunities
<> Internet2 Related Events

The monthly member updates are archived at:
http://members.internet2.edu/memberupdates/


<> Internet2 Member Meetings
+ Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting Recap
The Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting was recently held in Arlington, VA.
Many member meeting presentations are available online and can be found in
the program listing for the sessions.  The archive of netcast sessions is
also available and includes the opening plenary with speakers Doug Van
Houweling, Sangtae Kim, Steven Papermaster, and Rich Carlson, as well as the
closing plenary given by Van Houweling and William Wulf.  All archives can
be found on the meeting home page.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/spring-mm/

If you attended the meeting, please be sure to complete the online
evaluation for the sessions you attended (see the program agenda for links).
In addition, you can offer your comments about the meeting itself by
completing the Meeting Evaluation.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/spring-mm/meeting-evaluation.html

+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
The Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting will be held at the Hilton Austin
Hotel in Austin, Texas, 27-30 September.  A Call for Proposals and a Call
for Demos will be posted in May on the Internet2 website.

<> Internet2 Workshops
+ VoIP Strategies & Implementation Conference
Internet telephony, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), uses the
Internet to transport voice conversations alongside data. This technology is
growing quickly as IT decision makers recognize its value and benefits. The
VoIP Strategies & Implementation Conference, hosted by East Carolina
University and Internet2, will bring together telecommunications
specialists, enterprise IT managers and telecommunications industry leaders
to share experiences, learn about potential pitfalls and discuss successful
implementation methods for moving VoIP into production. Session topics will
include VoIP disaster recovery, implementing VoIP gateways & gatekeepers,
and preparing a VoIP business plan. VoIP design and implementation case
studies and best practices will also be presented. The conference takes
place 12-13 May on the East Carolina University campus in Greenville, NC.
The registration fee is $125.
http://www.ecu.edu/si/internet2/voip.htm

+ Joint Techs Workshop, 18-22 July
The ESCC/Internet2 Techs Workshop will be held this summer at the Fawcett
Center, The Ohio State University, in downtown Columbus.  Hosted by the Ohio
Valley Internet2 Consortium, the workshop will offer a combination of
tutorials, plenary presentations, in-depth sessions and BoFs.  The summer
workshop will take a look at the implications of the coming revolution in
optical (switched) networking and National Lambda Rail and other local,
regional, or extra-regional user-owned networks.  Online registration will
be announced shortly on the Internet2 website.  To organize a BoF or give a
presentation, contact either E. Paul Love 
<>
 or W. R. Wing
<>.
http://jointtechs.ornl.gov

<> New Council Members Selected
+ Applications Strategy Council (ASC)
Harvey Newman (re-appointed), California Institute of Technology; William
Decker, University of Iowa; Vijay Kumar, MIT; Clifford Lynch, CNI; Egon
Verharen, SURFnet

+ Network Planning and Policy Advisory Council (NPPAC)
Michael Krugman, Boston University (re-appointed); Ray Ford, University of
Montana; Gregory Jackson, University of Chicago; Polley McClure, Cornell
University; Marilyn McMillan, New York University

+ Industry Strategy Council (ISC)
Daniel Atkins (re-appointed), University of Michigan; James Richardson,
Cisco Systems; David Tennehouse, Intel Corporation

<> Backbone Network Infrastructure Update
+ University of Utah to host Internet2 Director of Network Infrastructure
We are pleased to report that the Center for High Performance Computing at
the University of Utah, an Internet2 member, has agreed to host Steve
Corbató, Internet2's director of network infrastructure, beginning this
August. Steve will continue to lead Internet2's portfolio of advanced
networking initiatives, including the Abilene Network and FiberCo, as well
as providing support for the Quilt Project and representing Internet2 on the
National LambdaRail (NLR) board. Concurrently, Steve's wife, Susan Bratton,
a specialist in intensive care medicine, will join the Utah faculty as a
professor in the Department of Pediatrics.

<> Megaconference Jr.
Megaconference Jr., to be held on 6 May, is designed to give students in
elementary and secondary schools around the world the opportunity to
communicate, collaborate and contribute to each other's learning in
real-time, using advanced multi-point videoconferencing technology.
Internet2 members are encouraged to participate, especially organizations in
the Internet2 K-20 Initiative. All participants must have access to the
Abilene Network or equivalent high-speed networks in countries outside the
United States that link to Abilene, such as those from Internet2
International Partner organizations around the world.  Between 20 and 50
schools are expected to participate interactively in the event from at least
five countries, with many others viewing one-way streamed video.  The event
will run from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. EDT (UTC –4) making it possible for
schools from many time zones to participate during their regular school
hours. http://megaconferencejr.cciu.org/

<> Internet2 Webinar: Securing Advanced Corporate Networks
Internet2 corporate members are encouraged to participate in the Internet2
Webinar "Securing Advanced Corporate Networks" on 19 May at 2:00 pm EDT
(UTC-4).  Internet2 Webinars are "low-tech" seminars on advanced networking
topics for members who are researching and testing advanced applications and
technologies in a corporate networking environment. With just a phone and a
web browser, participants can join this interactive, educational forum
featuring presentations by industry and academic experts.  During the 19 May
Webinar, speakers from Ford Motor Company; McAfee Research, Network
Associates, Inc.; and Internet2 will address the security requirements of
advanced corporate networks, designing high-performance network
architectures to support those requirements, and new security technologies
for advanced corporate networks. Space is limited, so please register today.
http://webinar.internet2.edu

<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report
The 2003 Internet2 Annual Report highlights some of the Internet2
community's significant accomplishments from last year. Printed copies of
the recently completed 2003 Internet2 Annual Report have been mailed to the
executive representative of each Internet2 member and International MoU
Partner. Additional copies can be requested by sending email to
<>.
 A downloadable and printable version is also
available online.
http://www.internet2.edu/annualreport/2003/

<> International Update
+ International Presentations from the Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
To find the final programs and all presentations from the International Task
Force meetings and all international activities that took place during
Member Meeting, please visit:
http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2004/SpringMMintl.html

+ "Expanding the Reach of Advanced Networking" Workshop Summary
The Expanding the Reach of Advanced Networking workshop, hosted by
Internet2, brought together representatives from the global research and
education networking community and from science, aid and funding agencies.
Workshop participants explored strategies and areas of synergy to better
work together to address expanding effective networking to resource limited
settings around the globe. Presentation archives and workshop proceedings
are available on the workshop pages. If you are interested in being included
in the mailing list that has been created, please contact Ana Preston
<>.
http://international.internet2.edu/intl_connect/workshop.html

<> Middleware Update
+ Shibboleth
Shibboleth v1.2 will be available mid-May. The Shibboleth target will run
with the Apache 2.0 Web server and the previously supported Apache 1.3.x, as
well as IIS 5.x and 6. Targets will have significantly more flexibility and
functionality in configuring themselves to meet the demands of publishing
static and dynamic content, supporting multiple applications, from multiple
hosts, while being a member of multiple federations; Origins will also see
significantly more flexibility in their configuration options. Targets will
support "Lazy" sessions, deferring the creation of a Shibboleth session
until the application determines it is needed. This release includes
flexible support for multilateral and bilateral trust arrangements, as well
as support for more types of key and certificate formats. The target will
provide improved plugability for many aspects of the system, including
access control modules.
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/

+ National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI)
The CUMREC Conference in Austin, 16-19 May, will feature two sessions on
identity management including a track session entitled "Shibboleth:
Federated Identity Management" and a pre-conference seminar on "Identity
Management Systems: Components, Constituents and Collaboration."
http://www.cumrec.org/cumrec2004/

+ CAMP Shibboleth Implementation Workshop, 28-30 June
The CAMP Shibboleth Implementation Workshop provides CIOs, IT architects,
directors, technical librarians, technical staff, and others concerned with
sharing resources among institutions the opportunity to come together to
discuss the planning, policy, and federation requirements associated with
implementing Shibboleth, as well as the technical specifics of deploying it.
The workshop takes place in Broomfield, CO. Registration fees will increase
on 1 June.
http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp042/

+ Advanced CAMP Authority Architectures Workshop, 30 June  – 2 July
The Advanced CAMP Authority Architectures Workshop provides IT architects
with the opportunity to discuss the development of campus and interrealm
authority architectures and related systems. Topics include work in
privilege management systems and Grouper, an architecture and suite of tools
to manage groups across applications and user communities. Additional
sessions will consider policy decision points and enforcement issues, as
well as enabling authorization for simple applications. The workshop takes
place in Broomfield, CO.  Registration fees will increase on 1 June.
http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp043/

+ MACE CourseID
The MACE CourseID group has released a draft for public review: Single,
Globally Unique Identifiers for Course Offerings.  All parties with an
interest in learning management systems are encouraged to comment on this
draft, which is available under Draft Documents on the CourseID Working
Group web page.  Comments should be directed to
<>.
http://middleware.internet2.edu/courseid

+ New Middleware Working Group: Middleware-Enabled Mailing List Working
Group (MACE-MList)
The MACE-MList Group was initiated at the recent Internet2 Spring 2004
Member Meeting with a well-attended  "Birds of a Feather" (BoF) session for
all interested participants. The goal of MACE-MList is to research the
issues surrounding middleware-enablement of mailing list services, consider
and implement a survey of current university mailing list users to identify
favorite features, needed improvements, and notable warts, include persons
who are actively working on integration with the enterprise/federation using
non-proprietary technology.  Experiences will be shared regarding
application designs best supporting infrastructure. Working group members
will test-drive pilot/prototype solutions.
http://middleware.internet2.edu/mlist/

<> Internet2 Security
+ New Security Working Groups
SALSA-Arch Working Group
SALSA-Arch is the new working group created by SALSA, the oversight group
consisting of technical representatives from the higher education community
who will advise on leading edge technology issues, provide prioritization,
and set directions in the security space, to investigate issues related to
the identification of functions or components used to prevent unauthorized
or enabled authorized access to data or resources, for the purpose of
improving communication, the selection of design rules to facilitate
operations or enable new services, and the adoption of specific techniques
of interest to the community that may impact the above.   These activities
must accommodate a wide range of campus and departmental security policies,
procedures, and schemas - the details of which are beyond this group's
scope.
http://security.internet2.edu/arch/

SALSA-NetAuth Working Group
SALSA-NetAuth is the new working group created by SALSA to investigate the
various techniques that currently exist to provide identification,
registration, and authorized access to campus networks. The focus and
initial goals will include investigation of requirements and implementations
of network database and registration services in support of network security
management, investigation of extensions to these services to proactively
detect and prevent unauthorized or malicious network activity, and the
analysis and an initial proposal toward supporting network access to
visiting scientists among federated institutions.
http://security.internet2.edu/netauth

<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
+ E2Epi Sessions at the Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
The E2Epi hosted several sessions at the Spring 2004 Internet2 Member
Meeting, providing updates on tools under development and recent
demonstrations.  The E2E Technical Advisory Group met to discuss the future
of E2Epi and the development of a white paper on the subject.  Summaries of
the sessions are posted on the E2E website.
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/SMM04/index.html

+ Peer-to-Peer Working Group (P2P WG)
The P2P WG met twice at the Spring Member Meeting to discuss several
exciting projects – the use of Napster at two member universities (which
significantly reduces the drain on the campus network) and LionShare, a
legitimate file-sharing tool being developed by Penn State in conjunction
with Internet2.
http://p2p.internet2.edu

+ E2E piPEs (End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance Environment
System)
During April, E2E piPEs team members were involved in several presentations
about piPEs and related tools during Spring Member Meeting. Progress was
also made in:

- Network Diagnostic Tester (NDT) Integration
New NDT servers were installed in the StarLight facility, at Abilene’s
Seattle GigaPoP, at Abilene’s Indianapolis GigaPoP, and in the Internet2 Ann
Arbor offices.  The Ann Arbor node is accessible at:
http://web100.internet2.edu:7123

- Bandwidth Control (BWCTL)
Information on how to use BWCTL to run tests from the desktop to the core of
the Abilene Network is available at:
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/pipes/pmp/bwctl-use.html

<> Applications Update
+ Internet2 Participates in FDA Science Forum
The tenth annual FDA Science Forum takes place on 18-19 May in Washington,
DC. During the Science Forum, FDA scientists from all disciplines gather
together with representatives from academia, government agencies, consumer
and patient advocacy groups, Congress, international constituents, and a
variety of medical industry stakeholders.  Kathleen Morrish, IT Director,
FDA Scientific Computing, will moderate a panel discussion including Mary
Kratz, Internet2 Program Manager for Health Science initiatives, Michael
Ackerman, National Library of Medicine and Jesus Salillas, Prous Science. In
addition, Internet2 and Prous Science will each participate in the FDA
Science Forum Exhibition. The FDA is an affiliate member of Internet2 and
recognizes the value the Internet2 community brings to the science underway
in its many laboratories.
http://www.dcscienceforum.org/

+ Call for Demos: Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
Internet2 is soliciting advanced networking applications demonstrations for
the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, which will be held at the Hilton
Austin hotel in Austin, Texas, 27-30 September. Internet2 university
members, corporate members, affiliate members, working groups, international
partners, and ITECs are all invited to participate in the demos.
Applications from all disciplines are welcome. The primary objective is that
we showcase network-intensive applications that demonstrate the reality and
the potential of Internet2 environments. We're also interested in selecting
several demos that can be presented during Member Meeting track sessions. An
official call for demos will be posted the week of 10 May.  Contact Elaine
Lauerman 
<>
 if you have any questions.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/callfordemos.html

<> K20 Initiative Update
+ Making the "Net" work for K-20:  Experiences from a Museum of Science,
Art, and Human Perception
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the
Exploratorium is a collage of over 650 science, art, and human perception
exhibit. The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote museums as
educational centers. Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the
first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web and now is a
leader in the use of advanced networks among U.S. museums.  The link below
highlights the museums advanced networking and applications efforts, both
existing and anticipated.
http://k20.internet2.edu/files/pdf/explo_i2k20.pdf

<> New Internet2 Members
+ Corporate Members
WilTel Communications, LLC http://www.wiltel.com
Avaya, Inc.  http://www.avaya.com

<> New Internet2 Publications
A complete list of new Internet2 publications including the new Abilene Map,
Shibboleth, International, Middleware, and IPv6 information sheets, are
available on our info kit web site.  To request copies of Internet2
publications, send a request to 
<>.
http://www.internet2.edu/info/infokit.html

<> Future Internet2 Events
+ VoIP Strategies & Implementation Conference, Greenville, NC 12-13 May
+ IPv6 Hands-On IPv6 Workshop Fairbanks, AK 12 - 13 May
+ The Security Professionals Workshop, Washington, D.C. 16 - 18 May
+ Summer Joint Techs Workshop, Columbus, OH, 18-22 July - hosted by the Ohio
Valley Internet2 Consortium
+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting: Austin, TX, 27-30 September

<> Internet2 Days
Hold an Internet2 Day for your Internet2 member organization. Technical
support for live demonstrations and informational materials are available.
For more information contact Marianne Smith 
<>
 or see:
http://apps.internet2.edu/Internet2-Days.html

<> Showcase and Spotlight Opportunities - Projects and People
A Showcase on the Internet2 Web site is a great way to highlight the
milestones, events, collaborations and efforts that are a result of your
work in the advanced networking community. You are also encouraged to submit
a profile of anyone in the Internet2 community whose efforts merit notice.
Include a brief description (less than 100 words), all appropriate links and
images, and contact information. If you have suggestions about projects,
people or news that might be featured, please contact Adam Csillag
<>.

<> Internet2 Related Events
+ Online Calendar
For a complete listing of events for and of interest to the Internet2
community, see the online Internet2 Calendar. Be sure the Internet2-related
event you are holding or know about is listed at:
http://events.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php

If you are holding an event of any kind related to Internet2, we will be
glad to assist members with resources such as printed publications,
equipment or speakers. Please contact Marianne Smith for more information
<>.

+ Megaconference Junior
6 May
Virtual Event
http://megaconferencejr.cciu.org/

+ Networld+Interop
9-13 May
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.interop.com/

+ FDA Science Forum
18-19 May
Washington, DC
http://www.dcscienceforum.org/
+ EDUCAUSE – Policy Conference
19-20 May
Washington, DC
http://www.educause.edu/conference/policy/2004/

+ Terena Networking Conference
7 –10 June
Rhodes, Greece
http://www.terena.nl/conferences/tnc2004/

+ IPv6 Summit 2004
14 – 18 June
Santa Monica, CA
http://www.usipv6.com/agend.shtml

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