Internet2 2003 Annual Report
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Internet2 Days: Raising Awareness of Advanced Networking Activities
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In 2003, 11 university members hosted
Internet2 Days—events that generate interest
in, and raise awareness of, advanced network
applications and activities at Internet2
member organizations. A typical Internet2
Day features presentations from faculty,
IT-support staff, and administrators on host
member campuses, as well as Internet2 staff.
Internet2 provides equipment, literature, and
expertise to support the host member.
The Internet2 Day was the single most
effective event on our campus in raising
the awareness of the breadth of
Internet2 applications. The live network
connection to the New World Symphony
demonstrated far more than words,
the potential transformative power of
Internet2 in the arts and humanities.
Art St. George
Manager for Advanced Communications Technologies
University of New Mexico |
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
hosted an Internet2 Day with a health sciences
focus. In addition to presentations
by UMB administrators and researchers,
presenters from the National Library of
Medicine also participated. Several presentations
featured demonstrations, including
the use of advanced networks to access the
National Digital Mammography Archive,
real-time scientific collaboration in biomedical
informatics, and uses of distance learning
technologies in teaching.
Southern Illinois University (SIU) at
Carbondale combined their Internet2 Day
with a campus telecommunications open
house. In addition to raising awareness
of potential applications of advanced networking
technologies to many academic
disciplines, the telecommunications open
house provided attendees with a look at how
campus departments could take advantage
of advanced videoconferencing and other
services available at SIU.
University of Missouri-Columbia was one of
the co-hosts for Missouri Life Sciences Week,
which raised awareness of life sciences and
biotechnology activities while promoting
communication and collaboration throughout
Missouri’s scientific community and beyond.
Life Sciences Week presentations were held
in three different locations in Missouri, with
the Internet2 Commons providing interactive
videoconferencing among the three sites.
The panel discussion “Science Education for
the 21st Century” was included as part of the
Internet2 Virtual Briefing series. Life Sciences
Week also featured a virtual poster session
for online viewing, in addition to a live poster
session at the University of Missouri campus.
The University of New Mexico (UNM)
provided a live netcast of their daylong
event, which included presentations on
how advanced networks are facilitating the
practice of science across international, multipartner
collaborations and how advanced
networks can improve the
delivery of quality health care
services and education to
remote, underserved areas. A
special highlight during the
UNM Internet2 Day was a
live master class demonstration
between the New World
Symphony (NWS) in Miami,
Florida and the University of
Oklahoma. The UNM audience
was able to observe as
violinists at NWS received
coaching from faculty on the
Oklahoma campus.
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