Middleware Announcements

[Susan Topol <>]

Internet2 February 2005 Member Newsletter

The complete February 2005 Member Newsletter is available online at
http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01

- Headlines -

Key Milestone Announced for Hybrid Optical And Packet Infrastructure
Initiative
  Project design team introduces advanced network testbed architecture
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#44

Call for Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) Testbed Support
Center
  Internet2 community engages in development, deployment, and operation
of HOPI testbed
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#87

Juniper Networks to Connect to Internet2 Abilene Network
  Connection will enhance collaboration on new networking technology
and provide unique development environment
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#103

Internet2 Commons Offers New RTC Service Pilot
  New service pilot to provide Internet2 members with access to a
variety of real-time communications tools
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#97

Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting: Call for Sponsors
  Member sponsorship opportunitites for reception events, refreshment
breaks, and lunches at the Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting.
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#90

Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting: Call for Side Meetings
  Opportunities for small group meetings, BOFs, SIGs
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#98

Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting: Call for Poster Sessions
  All Internet2 members are invited to submit proposals for poster
sessions at the Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting.
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#48

Spring 2005 Internet2 Member Meeting: Registration
  Registration web page to be available 21 February
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#106

Internet Performance Records Topped
  Teams set new performance thresholds in two Internet2 Land Speed
Record Categories
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#46

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- Member News -

UTEP Announces Unprecedented Expansion of Next Generation Networking
Capabilities Between U.S. and Mexico
  First-ever university-owned fiber optic connection between U.S. and
Mexico to enhance international research opportunities
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#105

Juniper Networks Sponsors Joint Techs Workshop Welcome Reception
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#89

New Internet2 Members
  CampusEAI Consortium joins Internet2
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#102

2005 Board and Council Nominations
  Nominations now being accepted; deadline 25 February
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#101

Federated Wireless NetAuth Pilot Planning Continues
  Pilot project planned to ease roaming wireless access at univeristies
being planned
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#42

New Identity Management Article in the Fall 2004 AACRAO Journal
  Authors discuss overlap of technology and policy for collegiate
registrars
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#38

Security at Line Speed NetAuth Roadmap
  Document outlines design of future NetAuth system as an architectural
network component
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#62

Internet2 Members Form Digital Anatomy BOF
  Health Sciences Working Group launches group to explore creation of
anatomy teaching resources
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#100

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- Member Announcements -

Microsoft Research ConferenceXP Request for Proposals
  Proposals sought for projects that will extend the Conference XP
research platform or the development of innovative learning
applications; deadline 3 March
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#49

Identifying U.S-African Collaborations and Projects that Would Benefit
from Expanded Bandwidth to Africa
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#104

Internet2 Member Discount for Spring VON 2005
  Internet2 corporate member Pulver.com offers discounted VON
registration for Internet2 universities
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#47

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- Best Practices -

Middleware Architects Committee for Education Mailing List WG Surveys
Mailing List Admins
  Mailing list administrators express interest in middleware capabilities
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#41

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- People -

Internet2 Designates New Network Services Director
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#96

Member Spotlight: Rodger Miller
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#95

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- Events -

Federated Identity Management Presentation at Upcoming EDUCAUSE
Southwest Regional Conference
  Talk focuses on emerging federation in the state of Texas
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#40

Read Across America Coming in March
  K-12 community uses of videoconferencing in the classroom to promote
reading
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#45

APAN Holds 19th Semi-annual Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#91

ESCC/Internet2 Techs Workshop
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#93

Identity Management Workshop in Portland, Oregon
  Program focuses on practical implementations
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#39

Internet2 and SURA/ViDe Host Videoconferencing Workshop: Register Now!
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#92

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- Archive -

MAN LAN infosheet
  http://members.internet2.edu/newsletter.cfm?date=2005-02-01#94

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- Internet2 Calendar -

Internet2 Workshops

CAMP Med: Identity and Access Management for Medical Applications Workshop
  http://www.educause.edu/camp051
  9 - 11 Feb    Tempe, AZ

ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs Workshop
  http://jointtechs.ornl.gov/SLC2005.html
  13 - 17 Feb    Salt Lake City, UT

Euro CAMP
  http://www.terena.nl/tech/eurocamp/
  2 - 4 Mar    Turin, Italy

Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator Training
  http://commons.internet2.edu/train/
  31 Mar    Atlanta, GA

Security Professionals Conference 2005
  http://www.educause.edu/conference/security/
  3 - 5 Apr    Washington, D.C

4th Annual PKI R&D Workshop
  http://middleware.internet2.edu/pki05/
  19 - 21 Apr    Gaithersburg, MD

Internet2 Days

Internet2 Day at Texas A&M University
  http://internet2.tamu.edu/
  7 Feb    College Station, TX

Internet2 Day at Notre Dame
  http://www.nd.edu/
  7 Apr    South Bend, IN

New Jersey Institute of Technology Internet2 Day
  http://www.njit.edu/
  22 Apr    Newark, NJ

For a complete listing of Internet2 events see http://events.internet2.edu/

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