Register now for the 2012 Workshop on Performing Arts Production over Advanced Networks, hosted by Internet2 and New World Symphony, March 4–6, in sunny Miami Beach, FL. Explore in depth the elements needed to do everything from simple one-on-one interactions to large-scale stage productions and distance learning via advanced networks. ...more

The Call for Participation for the Spring 2012 Internet2 Member Meeting is open! Submissions are being accepted for Session Proposals, Working Meetings, and Sponsors. The meeting theme is "The Internet2 Community: Building the Next Innovation Platform Together." The program will focus on how the Internet2 Community is reclaiming the leadership of ground-breaking innovations, brought about through the implementation of a 100G network, revolutionary new network technologies and opportunities for services that leverage this innovation platform.The proposal deadline is February 10. ...more

The Achieving the Science DMZ tutorial on Sunday, January 22 incorporated three key components into a cohesive whole: a high-performance network architecture designed for ease of use; well-configured systems for data transfer; and measurement hosts to provide visibility and rapid fault isolation. This NETCAST/recorded tutorial covered network architecture and device configuration, design / configuration of a Data Transfer Node, and the deployment of perfSONAR in the Science DMZ. Aspects of current deployments were presented. ...more

Universities are making major investments in facilities-based optical networking, driven by the need to support high-end research activities. On Tuesday, January 23, Clemson CIO, Jim Bottum, moderated a discussion on the current landscape from the perspective of researchers, federal R&D leads, and campus/lab CIOs. The community is developing a white paper on consensus recommendations with particular reference to input from CIOs and federal funding agencies. ...more