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Newcomer Orientation. Welcome to Internet2!. 29 October 2000. Session Purpose. To welcome representatives from new member institutions and organizations and new representatives of existing member institutions and organizations to the Internet2 community. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Newcomer Orientation
Welcome to Internet2!29 October 2000
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Session Purpose
• To welcome representatives from new member institutions and organizations and new representatives of existing member institutions and organizations to the Internet2 community.
• To provide background on Internet2, and an orientation to information resources
• To answer questions and meet each other
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Introductions
Internet2 Staff present at session:
Jill Arnold, Director of Corporate Relations ([email protected])
Laurie Burns, Director of Member Activities ([email protected]) Traci Downey, Member Activities Assistant ([email protected])Karen Johnson, Meeting Planner ([email protected])Aimee Massaro, Abilene Project Coordinator ([email protected])
Lee Perlis, Membership Services Manager ([email protected])
Doug Van Houweling, President and CEO ([email protected])Greg Wood, Director of Communications ([email protected])
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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting
University MembersCalifornia State University-Hayward
Clemson University
Idaho State University
Medical University of South Carolina
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Missouri, Kansas City
University of Texas, Arlington
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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting
Affiliate MembersEnvironmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM)
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Silver Springs
National Science Foundation (NSF)
New World Symphony
Southwest Research Institute
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New Members Since Spring 2000 Member Meeting
Corporate MembersBaltimore Technologies – Corporate Sponsor
Impsat Fiber Networks Inc.
Johnson & Johnson
Multicast Technologies, Inc.
Optivision
Source Software Institute
zUniversity.com
Akamai Technologies
Asta Networks
Blackboard, Inc.
Boeing Phantom Works
EBSCO Information Services
Eli Lilly
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Internet2 Beginnings and Growth
Fall 1996• Internet2 project is created as a collaboration among 34
leading research universities
Fall 1997• University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development is
incorporated
April 1998 • 123 Regular University members• 30 Corporate members• 22 Affiliate members
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Growth in Membership
April 1999 • 154 regular University members• 54 Corporate members• 27 Affiliate members
October 2000• 181 regular University members• 77 Corporate members• 41 Affiliate members
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Advanced Networks
•Abilene
•vBNS
•vBNS+
•ESnet
•NREN
•DREN
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Internet2 Universities181 Universities as of October 2000
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Internet2 Corporate Partners
Marconi Communications
Microsoft
Nortel Networks
Qwest Communications
SBC Communications
Spirent Communications
WCI Cable
Worldcom
3Com
Advanced Network & Services
Alcatel
AT&T
Cisco Systems
Enterasys Systems
IBM
ITC^Deltacom
Lucent Technologies
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International Connectivity
International MOU partners
• Over 30 networks in countries around the world
• Relationship is with international networking organizations
• Memorandum of Understanding define the interconnection agreements
http://www.internet2.edu/international/
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Internet2 Goals
•Enable a new generation of applications
•Re-create leading edge research and education network capability
•Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet
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Internet2 Goals
Enable a new generation of applications
Characteristics:
• Collaborative or group process support
• Access to remote resources
• Distributed computation and data handling
• Immersive data visualization and virtual reality
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Internet2 Goals
Re-create leading edge R&E network capability
Examples:
• Core Middleware
• Performance measures
• Multicast, QoS, IPv6
• Backbone, regional aggregation points, campus network
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Internet2 Goals
Transfer technology and experience to the global production Internet
• Work in partnership with corporate membership and partners
• Facilitate cross-industry collaborations
• Facilitate industry-researcher collaborations
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Internet2 Governance
UCAID Board of Trustees
Advisory Councils• Applications Strategy Council• Industry Strategy Council• Network Policy and Planning Advisory Council• Network Research Liaison Council
Election process• Annual process begins in November for 2001
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Internet2 Working Groups
•IPv6
•Measurement
•Multicast
•Network Management
•Quality of Service
•Routing
•Security
•Topology
•Digital Video
•Digital Imaging
•ResearchChannel
•Video Conferencing
•Voice over IP
•Network Storage
•MACE (Architecture)
•MACE-DIR (Directories)
•HEPKI-TAG
•HEPKI-PAG
http://www.internet2.edu/html/working-groups.html
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Internet2 Initiatives
MiddlewareContact Ken Klingenstein, [email protected] or Renee
Frost, [email protected]
Health SciencesContact Mary Kratz, [email protected]
Arts and HumanitiesContact Ann Doyle, [email protected]
End-to-EndContact Laurie Burns, [email protected] or Steve
Corbato, [email protected]
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Events and Activities
Twice-annual Member MeetingsSpring 2001 in Washington,D.C., March 7-9, 2001
Twice-annual Joint Techs MeetingsWinter Meeting in Honolulu, January 28-31, 2001http://www.ncne.nlanr.net/news/workshop/2001/010128/mtgnotice.html
Working Group meetings and workshops throughout the year
Campus Workshop in San Diego, December 4-5, 2000http://www.internet2.edu/html/campusworkshop.html
Internet2 Days Contact Elaine Lauerman, [email protected]
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Internet2 Organization
Approximately 30 full-time and part-time staff, many of whom are jointly employed by member organizations
A varying number of consultants and contract employees assigned to specific projects or in specific areas
Internet2 staff are in three primary locations… • Ann Arbor, MI• Armonk, NY • Washington, DC
…and several others around the country
See http://www.internet2.edu/html/staff.html
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Internet2 Organization
Senior StaffDouglas E. Van Houweling, President and CEO (Ann Arbor)Guy Almes, Chief Engineer (Armonk)Jill Arnold, Director of Corporate Relations (Ann Arbor)Gary Bachula, Vice-President for External Relations (Washington, D.C.)Laurie Burns, Director of Member Activities (Ann Arbor)Steve Corbato, Director of Backbone Network Infrastructure (Ann Arbor)Heather Boyles, Director of Federal and International Relations
(Washington, D.C.)Ted Hanss, Director of Applications (Ann Arbor)Ken Klingenstein, Director of Middleware Initiatives (Boulder)Barbara Nanzig, Chief of Staff (Ann Arbor)
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Advanced Networking on the Web
General Internet2: http://www.internet2.edu
Abilene:http://www.internet2.edu/abilene/
Federal Next Generation Internet:http://www.ngi.gov
vBNS:http://www.vbns.net
National Teleimmersion Initiative:http://www.advanced.org/teleimmersion
Quality of Service: QBonehttp://www.internet2.edu/qbone/
Scalable IP Multicasthttp://www.internet2.edu/multicast/
Applications:http://apps.internet2.edu/
Digital Video: I2-DVhttp://dv.internet2.edu/
I2MI: GlueWorkshttp://www.internet2.edu/middleware/
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Questions and Comments?
Welcome to Internet2!