Spring 2006 Internet2 Member Meeting in D.C. (Arlington, VA)
Collaboration SIG
Monday, April 24, 2006 Jackson Room
30 people attended
Welcome and Introduction: Gurcharan Khanna, Rochester Institute of Technology
- Re-statement of Mission
- Why aren't people using available technologies
- What collaborations are currently under way (case studies)
- Updates
- SIG mailing list now completely on Internet2 site
- SIG wiki now on-line (please update, post as appropriate)
Magic Minute for each attendee
Presentations: four present, one in absentia
- Margaret Krebs, Stanford: Live 3D Stereo Video Surgery over I2
- Slides
- Survey
- Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network
GPN includes institutions from seven central states in the us. key topics of concern are: bioinformatics, networking research, grid computing, middleware, and graduate education. funding opportunities bring people together. and keep them together.
Bioinformatics: needed leader with expertise in the field; found it in a new hire.
Networking Research: conducted meetings, workshops, and planning sessions.
Graduate Education: the Traveling Scholar Program enabled exchange of students.
Middleware: development enabled by Sun grant, Educause funding
Find a Champion
Started an Advisory Council of VPs of Research; charter put on-line
Whitepaper produced on Grid Computing, Bioinformatics, etc.
Teaching and Learning: what gets faculty to use the technology?
RTC model???
link
- Philippe Galvez, CalTech
- Jon Tyman/Tyler Johnson, Internet2
- John Yost (in absentia)