<> Internet2 Member Meetings
<> Internet2 Workshops
<> New Council Members Selected
<> Backbone Network Infrastructure Update
<> Megaconference Jr.
<> Internet2 Webinar: Securing Advanced Corporate Networks
<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report
<> International Update
<> Middleware Update
<> Internet2 Security
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
<> Applications Update
<> K20 Initiative Update
<> New Internet2 Members
<> New Internet2 Publications
<> Future Internet2 Events
<> Internet2 Days
<> Showcase and Spotlight Opportunities
<> Internet2 Related Events
<> Internet2 Member Meetings
+ Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting Recap
The Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting was recently held
in Arlington, VA. Many member meeting presentations are available
online and can be found in the program listing for the sessions.
The archive of netcast sessions is also available and includes
the opening plenary with speakers Doug Van Houweling, Sangtae
Kim, Steven Papermaster, and Rich Carlson, as well as the closing
plenary given by Van Houweling and William Wulf. All archives
can be found on the meeting home page. http://events.internet2.edu/2004/spring-mm/
If you attended the meeting, please be sure to complete the
online evaluation for the sessions you attended (see the program
agenda for links). In addition, you can offer your comments
about the meeting itself by completing the Meeting Evaluation. http://events.internet2.edu/2004/spring-mm/meeting-evaluation.html
+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
The Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting will be held at the
Hilton Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas, 27-30 September. A
Call for Proposals and a Call for Demos will be posted in
May on the Internet2 website.
<> Internet2 Workshops
+ VoIP Strategies & Implementation Conference
Internet telephony, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP),
uses the Internet to transport voice conversations alongside
data. This technology is growing quickly as IT decision makers
recognize its value and benefits. The VoIP Strategies & Implementation
Conference, hosted by East Carolina University and Internet2,
will bring together telecommunications specialists, enterprise
IT managers and telecommunications industry leaders to share
experiences, learn about potential pitfalls and discuss successful
implementation methods for moving VoIP into production. Session
topics will include VoIP disaster recovery, implementing VoIP
gateways & gatekeepers, and preparing a VoIP business plan.
VoIP design and implementation case studies and best practices
will also be presented. The conference takes place 12-13 May
on the East Carolina University campus in Greenville, NC. The
registration fee is $125. http://www.ecu.edu/si/internet2/voip.htm
+ Joint Techs Workshop, 18-22 July
The ESCC/Internet2 Techs Workshop will be held this summer
at the Fawcett Center, The Ohio State University, in downtown
Columbus. Hosted by the Ohio Valley Internet2 Consortium,
the workshop will offer a combination of tutorials, plenary
presentations, in-depth sessions and BoFs. The summer workshop
will take a look at the implications of the coming revolution
in optical (switched) networking and National Lambda Rail
and other local, regional, or extra-regional user-owned networks.
Online registration will be announced shortly on the Internet2
website. To organize a BoF or give a presentation, contact
either E. Paul Love <epl@internet2.edu> or
W. R. Wing <wrw@ornl.gov>. http://jointtechs.ornl.gov
<> New Council Members Selected
+ Applications Strategy Council (ASC)
Harvey Newman (re-appointed), California Institute of Technology;
William Decker, University of Iowa; Vijay Kumar, MIT; Clifford
Lynch, CNI; Egon Verharen, SURFnet
+ Network Planning and Policy Advisory Council (NPPAC)
Michael Krugman, Boston University (re-appointed); Ray Ford,
University of Montana; Gregory Jackson, University of Chicago;
Polley McClure, Cornell University; Marilyn McMillan, New
York University
+ Industry Strategy Council (ISC)
Daniel Atkins (re-appointed), University of Michigan; James
Richardson, Cisco Systems; David Tennehouse, Intel Corporation
+ Industry Strategy Council Meeting
The Internet2 Industry Strategy Council Meeting was held
April 16, 2004. The Council addressed Internet2’s strategic
direction and the role of industry in areas including cyberinfrastructure,
digital media, optical networking, fiber initiatives, international
connections, middleware, network security, and technology
transfer. Presentations are available. http://events.internet2.edu/p_by_events.php?evt_id=210
<> Backbone Network Infrastructure Update
+ University of Utah to host Internet2 Director of Network
Infrastructure
We are pleased to report that the Center for High Performance
Computing at the University of Utah, an Internet2 member,
has agreed to host Steve Corbató, Internet2's director
of network infrastructure, beginning this August. Steve
will continue to lead Internet2's portfolio of advanced
networking initiatives, including the Abilene Network and
FiberCo, as well as providing support for the Quilt Project
and representing Internet2 on the National LambdaRail (NLR)
board. Concurrently, Steve's wife, Susan Bratton, a specialist
in intensive care medicine, will join the Utah faculty
as a professor in the Department of Pediatrics.
<> Megaconference Jr.
Megaconference Jr., to be held on 6 May, is designed to give
students in elementary and secondary schools around the world
the opportunity to communicate, collaborate and contribute
to each other's learning in real-time, using advanced multi-point
videoconferencing technology. Internet2 members are encouraged
to participate, especially organizations in the Internet2
K-20 Initiative. All participants must have access to the
Abilene Network or equivalent high-speed networks in countries
outside the United States that link to Abilene, such as those
from Internet2 International Partner organizations around
the world. Between 20 and 50 schools are expected to participate
interactively in the event from at least five countries,
with many others viewing one-way streamed video. The event
will run from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. EDT (UTC –4) making
it possible for schools from many time zones to participate
during their regular school hours. http://megaconferencejr.cciu.org/
<> Internet2 Webinar: Securing Advanced Corporate Networks
Internet2 corporate members are encouraged to participate in
the Internet2 Webinar "Securing Advanced Corporate Networks" on
19 May at 2:00 pm EDT (UTC-4). Internet2 Webinars are "low-tech" seminars
on advanced networking topics for members who are researching
and testing advanced applications and technologies in a corporate
networking environment. With just a phone and a web browser,
participants can join this interactive, educational forum
featuring presentations by industry and academic experts.
During the 19 May Webinar, speakers from Ford Motor Company;
McAfee Research, Network Associates, Inc.; and Internet2
will address the security requirements of advanced corporate
networks, designing high-performance network architectures
to support those requirements, and new security technologies
for advanced corporate networks. Space is limited, so please
register today. http://webinar.internet2.edu
<> 2003 Internet2 Annual Report
The 2003 Internet2 Annual Report highlights some of the Internet2
community's significant accomplishments from last year. Printed
copies of the recently completed 2003 Internet2 Annual Report
have been mailed to the executive representative of each
Internet2 member and International MoU Partner. Additional
copies can be requested by sending email to <publications@internet2.edu>.
A downloadable and printable version is also available online. http://www.internet2.edu/annualreport/2003/
<> International Update
+ International Presentations from the Spring 2004 Internet2
Member Meeting
To find the final programs and all presentations from the International
Task Force meetings and all international activities that took
place during Member Meeting, please visit: http://international.internet2.edu/resources/events/2004/SpringMMintl.html
+ "Expanding the Reach of Advanced Networking" Workshop
Summary
The Expanding the Reach of Advanced Networking workshop, hosted
by Internet2, brought together representatives from the global
research and education networking community and from science,
aid and funding agencies. Workshop participants explored strategies
and areas of synergy to better work together to address expanding
effective networking to resource limited settings around the
globe. Presentation archives and workshop proceedings are available
on the workshop pages. If you are interested in being included
in the mailing list that has been created, please contact Ana
Preston <apreston@internet2.edu>. http://international.internet2.edu/intl_connect/workshop.html
<> Middleware Update
+ Shibboleth
Shibboleth v1.2 will be available mid-May. The Shibboleth target
will run with the Apache 2.0 Web server and the previously
supported Apache 1.3.x, as well as IIS 5.x and 6. Targets will
have significantly more flexibility and functionality in configuring
themselves to meet the demands of publishing static and dynamic
content, supporting multiple applications, from multiple hosts,
while being a member of multiple federations; Origins will
also see significantly more flexibility in their configuration
options. Targets will support "Lazy" sessions, deferring
the creation of a Shibboleth session until the application
determines it is needed. This release includes flexible support
for multilateral and bilateral trust arrangements, as well
as support for more types of key and certificate formats. The
target will provide improved plugability for many aspects of
the system, including access control modules. http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/
+ National Science Foundation Middleware Initiative (NMI)
The CUMREC Conference in Austin, 16-19 May, will feature two
sessions on identity management including a track session entitled "Shibboleth:
Federated Identity Management" and a pre-conference seminar
on "Identity Management Systems: Components, Constituents
and Collaboration." http://www.cumrec.org/cumrec2004/
+ CAMP Shibboleth Implementation Workshop, 28-30 June
The CAMP Shibboleth Implementation Workshop provides CIOs,
IT architects, directors, technical librarians, technical staff,
and others concerned with sharing resources among institutions
the opportunity to come together to discuss the planning, policy,
and federation requirements associated with implementing Shibboleth,
as well as the technical specifics of deploying it. The workshop
takes place in Broomfield, CO. Registration fees will increase
on 1 June. http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp042/
+ Advanced CAMP Authority Architectures Workshop, 30 June – 2
July
The Advanced CAMP Authority Architectures Workshop provides
IT architects with the opportunity to discuss the development
of campus and interrealm authority architectures and related
systems. Topics include work in privilege management systems
and Grouper, an architecture and suite of tools to manage groups
across applications and user communities. Additional sessions
will consider policy decision points and enforcement issues,
as well as enabling authorization for simple applications.
The workshop takes place in Broomfield, CO. Registration fees
will increase on 1 June. http://www.educause.edu/conference/nmi/2004/camp043/
+ MACE CourseID
The MACE CourseID group has released a draft for public review:
Single, Globally Unique Identifiers for Course Offerings.
All parties with an interest in learning management systems
are encouraged to comment on this draft, which is available
under Draft Documents on the CourseID Working Group web page.
Comments should be directed to <mace-dir-comments@internet2.edu>. http://middleware.internet2.edu/courseid
+ New Middleware Working Group: Middleware-Enabled Mailing
List Working Group (MACE-MList)
The MACE-MList Group was initiated at the recent Internet2
Spring 2004 Member Meeting with a well-attended "Birds
of a Feather" (BoF) session for all interested participants.
The goal of MACE-MList is to research the issues surrounding
middleware-enablement of mailing list services, consider and
implement a survey of current university mailing list users
to identify favorite features, needed improvements, and notable
warts, include persons who are actively working on integration
with the enterprise/federation using non-proprietary technology.
Experiences will be shared regarding application designs best
supporting infrastructure. Working group members will test-drive
pilot/prototype solutions. http://middleware.internet2.edu/mlist/
<> Internet2 Security
+ New Security Working Groups
SALSA-Arch Working Group
SALSA-Arch is the new working group created by SALSA, the oversight
group consisting of technical representatives from the higher
education community who will advise on leading edge technology
issues, provide prioritization, and set directions in the security
space, to investigate issues related to the identification
of functions or components used to prevent unauthorized or
enabled authorized access to data or resources, for the purpose
of improving communication, the selection of design rules to
facilitate operations or enable new services, and the adoption
of specific techniques of interest to the community that may
impact the above. These activities must accommodate a wide
range of campus and departmental security policies, procedures,
and schemas - the details of which are beyond this group's
scope. http://security.internet2.edu/arch/
SALSA-NetAuth Working Group
SALSA-NetAuth is the new working group created by SALSA to
investigate the various techniques that currently exist to
provide identification, registration, and authorized access
to campus networks. The focus and initial goals will include
investigation of requirements and implementations of network
database and registration services in support of network
security management, investigation of extensions to these
services to proactively detect and prevent unauthorized or
malicious network activity, and the analysis and an initial
proposal toward supporting network access to visiting scientists
among federated institutions. http://security.internet2.edu/netauth
<> End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) Update
+ E2Epi Sessions at the Spring 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
The E2Epi hosted several sessions at the Spring 2004 Internet2
Member Meeting, providing updates on tools under development
and recent demonstrations. The E2E Technical Advisory Group
met to discuss the future of E2Epi and the development of a
white paper on the subject. Summaries of the sessions are posted
on the E2E website. http://e2epi.internet2.edu/SMM04/index.html
+ Peer-to-Peer Working Group (P2P WG)
The P2P WG met twice at the Spring Member Meeting to discuss
several exciting projects – the use of Napster at two
member universities (which significantly reduces the drain
on the campus network) and LionShare, a legitimate file-sharing
tool being developed by Penn State in conjunction with Internet2.
http://p2p.internet2.edu
+ E2E piPEs (End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance
Environment System)
During April, E2E piPEs team members were involved in several
presentations about piPEs and related tools during Spring Member
Meeting. Progress was also made in:
- Network Diagnostic Tester (NDT) Integration
New NDT servers were installed in the StarLight facility, at
Abilene’s Seattle GigaPoP, at Abilene’s Indianapolis
GigaPoP, and in the Internet2 Ann Arbor offices. The Ann
Arbor node is accessible at: http://web100.internet2.edu:7123
<> Applications Update
+ Internet2 Participates in FDA Science Forum
The tenth annual FDA Science Forum takes place on 18-19 May
in Washington, DC. During the Science Forum, FDA scientists
from all disciplines gather together with representatives from
academia, government agencies, consumer and patient advocacy
groups, Congress, international constituents, and a variety
of medical industry stakeholders. Kathleen Morrish, IT Director,
FDA Scientific Computing, will moderate a panel discussion
including Mary Kratz, Internet2 Program Manager for Health
Science initiatives, Michael Ackerman, National Library of
Medicine and Jesus Salillas, Prous Science. In addition, Internet2
and Prous Science will each participate in the FDA Science
Forum Exhibition. The FDA is an affiliate member of Internet2
and recognizes the value the Internet2 community brings to
the science underway in its many laboratories. http://www.dcscienceforum.org/
+ Call for Demos: Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting
Internet2
is soliciting advanced networking applications demonstrations
for the Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting, which will be held
at the Hilton Austin hotel in Austin, Texas, 27-30 September.
Internet2 university members, corporate members, affiliate
members, working groups, international partners, and ITECs
are all invited to participate in the demos. Applications from
all disciplines are welcome. The primary objective is that
we showcase network-intensive applications that demonstrate
the reality and the potential of Internet2 environments. We're
also interested in selecting several demos that can be presented
during Member Meeting track sessions. An official call for
demos will be posted the week of 10 May. Contact Elaine Lauerman <ekl@internet2.edu> if
you have any questions. http://events.internet2.edu/2004/fall-mm/callfordemos.html
<> K20 Initiative Update
+ Making the "Net" work for K-20: Experiences from
a Museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception
Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts,
the Exploratorium is a collage of over 650 science, art, and
human perception exhibit. The Exploratorium is a leader in
the movement to promote museums as educational centers. Online
since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science
museums to build a site on the World Wide Web and now is a
leader in the use of advanced networks among U.S. museums.
The link below highlights the museums advanced networking and
applications efforts, both existing and anticipated. http://k20.internet2.edu/files/pdf/explo_i2k20.pdf
<> New Internet2 Publications
A complete list of new Internet2 publications including the
new Abilene Map, Shibboleth, International, Middleware, and
IPv6 information sheets, are available on our infokit web
site. To request copies of Internet2 publications, send a
request to <publications@internet2.edu>. http://www.internet2.edu/info/infokit.html
<> Future Internet2 Events
+ VoIP Strategies & Implementation Conference, Greenville,
NC 12-13 May
+ IPv6 Hands-On IPv6 Workshop Fairbanks, AK 12 - 13 May
+ The Security Professionals Workshop, Washington, D.C. 16
- 18 May
+ Summer Joint Techs Workshop, Columbus, OH, 18-22 July - hosted
by the Ohio Valley Internet2 Consortium
+ Fall 2004 Internet2 Member Meeting: Austin, TX, 27-30 September
<> Internet2 Days
Hold an Internet2 Day for your Internet2 member organization.
Technical support for live demonstrations and informational
materials are available. For more information contact Marianne
Smith <melser@internet2.edu> or see: http://apps.internet2.edu/Internet2-Days.html
<> Showcase and Spotlight Opportunities - Projects and
People
A Showcase on the Internet2 Web site is a great way to highlight
the milestones, events, collaborations and efforts that are
a result of your work in the advanced networking community.
You are also encouraged to submit a profile of anyone in the
Internet2 community whose efforts merit notice. Include a brief
description (less than 100 words), all appropriate links and
images, and contact information. If you have suggestions about
projects, people or news that might be featured, please contact
Adam Csillag <acsillag@internet2.edu>.
<> Internet2 Related Events
+ Online Calendar
For a complete listing of events for and of interest to the
Internet2 community, see the online Internet2 Calendar. Be
sure the Internet2-related event you are holding or know about
is listed at: http://events.internet2.edu/calendar/main.php
If you are holding an event of any kind related to Internet2,
we will be glad to assist members with resources such as printed
publications, equipment or speakers. Please contact Marianne
Smith for more information <melser@internet2.edu>.
