Middleware Announcements

[Laurie Burns <>]

Dear Colleagues,

I want to alert you to the Call for Proposals for the Fall 2004 Internet2
Member Meeting, scheduled for September 27-30, in Austin, Texas. 
The original deadline for proposals has been extended to Monday, June
7.   If you are working on a submission but don’t expect to
have it fully described by next Monday, please complete as much of the
submission form as possible (see link below) and submit it by
the deadline. We will follow up with you at a later date to get the
complete submission.

For Fall 2004, the Program Committee is seeking proposals that focus on
opportunities and challenges in the following areas: 
 - Case studies (including actual demonstrations where possible) of
working applications or projects that incorporate advanced networks to
enhance research, teaching, and learning 
 - Network infrastructures  
 - Implications for the research community of cyberinfrastructure
initiatives 
 - Security for advanced networks
 - Middleware 
 - Collaborations  
 - Management issues for advanced networking 
 - K/20 

More detailed information about the focus areas and a proposal submission
form can be found at the following URLs:

http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/callforproposals.html

http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/proposalsubmissionform.cfm

The original deadline for the Call for Demos has also been
extended to Friday, June 11. For more details, see:

http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/callfordemos.html

I urge you to circulate this information to others on your
campus or in your organization.  Thank you in advance for your
participation in Internet2's programs!

Best regards,

         Laurie

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