Middleware Announcements

["Lee Perlis" <>]

Internet2 (R) Members Update
July 2004

<> Joint Techs Workshop
<> Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
<> Future Internet2 Workshops
<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report in the Mail
<> Executive Liaisons: Update Contact Information Online
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> Security Update
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative Update
<> Applications Update
<> K20 Initiative Update
<> Showcases and Spotlights
<> New Internet2 Members
<> Future Internet2 Events
<> Internet2 Days
<> Internet2 Related Events

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

<> Joint Techs Workshop
The ESCC/Internet2 Techs Workshop will be held this summer at the Fawcett
Center of 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, National LambdaRail, and other local,
regional, or extra-regional user-owned networks.  Other meetings are also
being held in conjunction with Joint Techs, including the ESCC/ESnet
Meeting, 21-22 July; the Multicast Workshop, 21-23 July; and the SALSA
Security Workshop, starting at noon on 21 July and continuing through 22
July.

For information and to register for Joint Techs, ESCC, and Multicast
workshops, see:
http://jointtechs.ornl.gov/index.html

More details and registration for the SALSA Security Workshop are available
at:
http://security.internet2.edu/salsa/workshops/2004summer.html

<> Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
+ Meeting Reminders
Plans are proceeding for the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting in Austin,
Texas.  Hotel and travel information is now available on the Internet2 web
site.  Registration will be available July 9.  The preliminary program,
including selected topic sessions and demos, will be announced in mid-July.
For details on the meeting, see:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/

If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a poster sessions, don’t
delay.  Please see the Call for Poster Sessions:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/callforposters.html

+ Call for Sponsors
Internet2 is seeking sponsorship contributions for several Fall Member
Meeting activities. Sponsors are needed for three evening events: the
international reception, which will be held at the hotel the evening of 26
September; the welcome reception, also at the hotel the evening of 27
September; and the gala reception on 28 September, location to be
determined.  Sponsors will be acknowledged via signage at the event site, in
the published meeting program, and on the meeting web site.  We are open to
suggestions regarding other ways to acknowledge generous support.  For more
information please contact Ellen Vaughan 
<>.
http://members.internet2.edu/EventSponsorship.html

<> Future Internet2 Workshops
A number of workshops will be held in conjunction with the Fall 2004
Internet2 Member Meeting taking place in Austin, TX.

+ Internet2 Commons H.323 Workshop
The Internet2 Commons will hold an H.323 Workshop covering the topics
necessary for understanding and implementing an H.323 infrastructure and
running a videoconferencing service. Workshop topics include Multipoint
Control Units (MCUs), Gatekeepers, the ViDe Global Dialing Scheme, Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP), Network Diagnostic Tools, Firewalls and NATs,
Streaming, and more. Learn from experts, meet your peers, and become
certified as an Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator. The Workshop takes place
on 27 September in Austin, Texas.
http://commons.internet2.edu/train/200409/

+ Voice over IP (VoIP) Training
Voice over IP (VoIP) Training will be held 30 September through noon October
1.  Registration and further details will be announced shortly; cost is
$300.
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/

+ DVTS Training Workshop
DVTS Training will be available 30 September through noon 1 October. There
is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Registration and further
details will be announced shortly at:
http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/

<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report in the Mail
Every Internet2 member representatives contacts should soon be receiving a
copy of the 2003 Internet2 Annual Report.  For an online version of the
report, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/annualreport/2003/

<> Executive Liaisons: Update Contact Information Online
Executive Liaisons now have an easier way to update member representative
contact information. A new form is available at:
http://members.internet2.edu/repupdate.cfm

<> International Update
+ TERENA Networking Conference 2004
TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association), an
Internet2 international partner, held its annual networking conference from
7-10 June in Rhodes, Greece. The conference gathered delegates and
representatives from Europe's national research and education networking
organizations as well from many organizations around the world. Several
staff members from Internet2 and from member organizations participated and
presented on middleware, measurement tools and end-to-end performance
issues, protocol development, collaborative and video technologies and
updates on US optical networking initiatives, highlighting the important
level of collaborations between the European and US advanced networking
communities. More information is available in the End-to-End Performance
Initiative section of this update. All presentations are now available at:
http://www.terena.nl/conferences/tnc2004/programme/

<> Middleware Update
+ NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI)
-Largest Ever CAMP and Advanced CAMP Features Shibboleth Install Fest
The recent CAMP Shibboleth Implementation and Advanced CAMP Authority
Architectures Workshops had the largest attendance ever with more than 250
participants. The event featured a Shibboleth Install Fest with 23 campuses
participating in the session. Check the NMI-EDIT website in mid-August to
review the proceedings from both meetings:
http://www.nmi-edit.org

For more information about Shibboleth, see:
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/

- NMI-EDIT Partners with University Systems and Regional Networks to
Investigate Middleware Delivery and Support Models
Extending the Reach (ETR) Program-- a partnership of the NMI-EDIT consortium
of Internet2, EDUCAUSE, and SURA with several statewide university systems
and regional networks--will explore campus middleware delivery and support
models that demonstrate new approaches to electronic resource sharing and
link to the emerging national and global trust fabrics.  ETR participants
include the California State University System, the University of Texas
System, the University of Alaska System, and the Great Plains Network
Consortium.
http://www.nmi-edit.org/etr-62804-pr.html

<> Security Update
+ SALSA Security Workshop
SALSA (the Security at Line Speed Advisory) will hold a security workshop in
Columbus, Ohio on 21-22 July (immediately following the Joint Techs
Workshop). Attendees will discuss the ways in which security can be extended
to address the upcoming needs of advanced application and network users. The
workshop will focus on current activities inside of SALSA, specifically the
new NetArch and NetAuth working groups, how to leverage middleware to
support security, and the evolution of the Security at Line Speed report.
Registration for the SALSA workshop is now available online. Please note
that the Joint Techs Workshop requires separate registration.
http://security.internet2.edu/salsa/workshops/2004summer.html

+ Security Professionals Workshop
The second annual EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Professionals Workshop took
place 16-18 May in Washington, DC, and proceedings are now available at:
http://www.educause.edu/conference/security/2004/

<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
+ E2E piPEs (End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance Environment
System)
Eric Boyd, Internet2 software development technical manager, gave a
presentation on piPEs at the TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education
Networking Association) Networking Conference on 9 June in Rhodes, Greece.
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/e2epipes/20040609-pipes-terena.ppt

Registration of piPEs measurement domains is now available via the piPEs
website. Instructions for testing into Abilene are accessible for each tool
(BWCTL, OWAMP, and NDT) via the tool home page navigation bar.
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/pipes/pmp/pmp-dir.html

+ OWAMP (One-Way Active Measurement Protocol)
A new beta release of OWAMP, version 1.6f, is now available. Though
primarily a maintenance release to address bug fixes, the new functionality
added includes: the ability to restrict the ports used for test streams (so
OWAMP can work with firewalls), generalized scheduling of packet streams,
and passphrase specification of the AES key for encryption. The release is
available at:
http://e2epi.internet2.edu/owamp/

+ H.323 Beacon
A news article, featuring the H.323 Beacon and the research presented at
Passive & Active Measurement (PAM) 2004 Workshop, is available at:
http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/jittervc.htm

The ACM SIGCOMM NetTS Workshop paper on the H.323 Beacon is available at:
http://www.itecohio.org/beacon/h323beacon_sig.pdf

<> Applications Update
+ Unlimited Videoconferencing through September with the Internet2 Commons
Subscribe now to the Internet2 Commons multipoint videoconferencing service,
and you'll receive unlimited use through the end of September. Three months
of unlimited use will give you plenty of time to configure your endpoints
and try out the many display, bit rate, streaming, and archiving options
available. It's a great way to get comfortable with the advantages of
multipoint videoconferencing. This offer is limited to applications received
during the month of July. The mission of the Internet2 Commons is to promote
and facilitate remote collaboration throughout the Internet2 research and
education community. Apply today to start the subscription process:
http://commons.internet2.edu/

+ First SIP.edu Implementors Workshop a Success
The Internet2 SIP.edu project is promoting the convergence of voice and
email identities, is growing SIP-reachability within Internet2, and is
building a community of Internet2 schools that are developing and deploying
campus SIP services.  In one year, the project has extended SIP reachability
to nearly 100,000 users at four universities, attracted corporate
sponsorship, and published a "cookbook" to lower the implementation hurdle
for others. Representatives from throughout the Internet2 community recently
gathered at the first SIP.edu Implementors Workshop.  Key leaders in SIP.edu
deployment made presentations on the current status of SIP.edu at their
institutions and charted a course for scaling up campus and inter-campus SIP
service deployment. Workshop outcomes included an improved understanding of
campus SIP deployment issues, next-steps for the SIP.edu Cookbook, and
consensus on the need for a second, more hands-on workshop.  The workshop
was hosted by University of Pennsylvania and sponsored by Comcast.
http://voip.internet2.edu/SIP.edu/200406-workshop/

<> K20 Initiative Update
+ Announcing New myK20 Functionality
The K20 Initiative has been working on ways to make it easier for K20
constituent groups to collaborate.
It is now possible to use myK20 as a project communication tool.  Each of
the 55 projects currently entered in myK20 now have a web forum available.
If you sign in to myK20 and do a project search, you can subscribe to the
project forum by simply selecting the "add to my projects" button located
next to each project description.  Then if you go to the myProjects section
of myK20 you will see that the project has been added to your list and you
have access to the forum. You can also control the type of email
notification you receive whenever someone posts to the forum.
http://k20.internet2.edu

<> Internet2 Showcases and Spotlights
+ VoIP Softphone Deployment at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College recently launched a new initiative to replace the campus
telephone system, with plans to install over 6000 Cisco Systems VoIP (Voice
over IP) phones over the next two years. Investments in the campus LAN have
allowed VoIP calls to be routed across Dartmouth's converged data/telephone
network with high quality.
For more Internet2 showcases, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/pastshowcases.cfm
http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/resources/network/wireless/focus/

+ Member Spotlight: Jesus Salillas
Jesus Salillas is director of research and development at Prous Science. He
spearheads the company's involvement in the Internet2 community. For more
member spotlights, see:
http://www.internet2.edu/pastspotlights.cfm

Showcases and spotlights highlight exemplary milestones, events,
collaborations, and people within the Internet2 community. Send suggestions
about projects, people or news to 
<>.

<> New Internet2 Members
+ University Members
- Northern Illinois University
  http://www.niu.edu

+ Corporate Sponsor
- First Virtual Communications
  http://www.fvc.com/

+ Affiliate Members with Collaboration Site Status
- The Ruth Lilly Health Education Center
  http://www.healtheducationcenter.org/

<> Future Internet2 Events
+ 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 - hosted
by University of Texas, Austin

<> Internet2 Days
+ University of Arizona
4 November
Tucson, AZ
http://computing.arizona.edu/internet2/internet2day.html

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

<> 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
<>.

+ APAN Annual Meeting
2 - 7 July
Cairns, Australia
http://apan.net/meetings/cairns2004/

+ ACUTA Annual Conference
1 - 5 August
Chicago, IL
http://www.acuta.org/events/annual_conference/sce04.cfm

+ Distance Learning and Teaching
4 – 6 August
Madison, WI
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

+ Seminars on Academic Computing (SAC)
6 - 11 August
Snowmass, CO
http://www.educause.edu/conference/sac/

+ ANET: High Quality Audio over Networks Summit
20 - 22 August 2004
Banff, Canada
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=154

+ Global Grid Forum (GGF12)
20 - 23 September
Brussels, Belgium
http://www.ggf.org/