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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.
• 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 Members
California 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 Members
Environmental 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 Members
Baltimore Technologies – Corporate Sponsor
Akamai Technologies
Impsat Fiber Networks Inc.
Asta Networks
Johnson & Johnson
Blackboard, Inc.
Multicast Technologies, Inc.
Boeing Phantom Works
Optivision
EBSCO Information
Source Software Institute
Services
zUniversity.com
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 Universities
181 Universities as of October 2000
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Internet2 Corporate Partners
3Com
Marconi Communications
Advanced Network & Services
Microsoft
Alcatel
Nortel Networks
AT&T
Qwest Communications
Cisco Systems
SBC Communications
Enterasys Systems
Spirent Communications
IBM
WCI Cable
ITC^Deltacom
Worldcom
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
Middleware
Contact Ken Klingenstein, [email protected] or Renee
Frost, [email protected]
Health Sciences
Contact Mary Kratz, [email protected]
Arts and Humanities
Contact Ann Doyle, [email protected]
End-to-End
Contact Laurie Burns, [email protected] or Steve
Corbato, [email protected]
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Events and Activities
Twice-annual Member Meetings
Spring 2001 in Washington,D.C., March 7-9, 2001
Twice-annual Joint Techs Meetings
Winter Meeting in Honolulu, January 28-31, 2001
http://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, 2000
http://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 Staff
Douglas 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: QBone
http://www.internet2.edu/qbone/
Scalable IP Multicast
http://www.internet2.edu/multicast/
Applications:
http://apps.internet2.edu/
Digital Video: I2-DV
http://dv.internet2.edu/
I2MI: GlueWorks
http://www.internet2.edu/middleware/
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Questions and Comments?
Welcome to Internet2!
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