FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEADERS TO BE FEATURED AT NATIONAL

INTERNET2 MEMBER MEETING

 

   Program on Advanced Networking Selected from MostProposals Ever

 

Washington, DC – March 12, 2003 – Presentations by Peter A. Freeman,

assistant director of the National Science Foundation for Computer &

Information Science & Engineering, and David B. Nelson, director of the

National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and

Development, will be among the highlights at the Spring 2003 Internet2

Member Meeting to be held April 9-11 in Arlington, Virginia.

 

As outlined by the National Science Foundation's Advisory Committee for

Cyberinfrastructure in its recently released report Revolutionizing

Science and Engineering through Cyberinfrastructure, groundbreaking

research in many fields of science and engineering, such as genomics and

earthquake research, increasingly demands the use of advanced

networking. Dr. Freeman will outline some of these demands and the

research programs the National Science Foundation is encouraging to meet

them.

 

With responsibility for the coordination of planning, budget, and

assessment activities for the federal Networking and Information

Technology R&D Program, Dr. Nelson will provide an overview of the

federal government's activities in optical networks, middleware and grid

computing, many of which are carried out through grants to universities.

 

Over 500 leaders in research and education networking from around the

world are expected to attend the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting.

The meeting will feature sessions on the latest developments in optical

networks, emerging middleware technologies, security on high-performance

networks, and the scientific and scholarly collaboration capabilities

enabled by advanced networking. The program was selected from the

largest number of proposals ever submitted for an Internet2 Member Meeting.

 

Early registration for the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting closes

on March 14. To register online, go to: https://services.internet2.edu/spring03mm/home.jsp

 

For a detailed program and the latest information, see: http://events.internet2.edu/2003/spring-mm/

 

About Internet2(R)

Led by over 200 U.S. universities, working with industry and government,

Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and

technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the

creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships

among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's

Internet in its infancy. For more information about Internet2, see: http://www.internet2.edu/

 

Contact:

Greg Wood

Internet2

ghwood@internet2.edu

+1-202-331-5360

 

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