EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Advanced Networking, and Presentations/Speeches

Research Mission Support

drupal — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:56:43 -0500

This meeting will provide a forum for discussing IT support for institutional research missions. The two broad categories of concern include support for research administration and IT support for research activities. Research administration support involves pre- and post-award support, interaction with federal grant systems, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property management. Supporting research activities includes centralized versus decentralized approaches, high-performance computing, advanced networking, and informatics, as well as enabling multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and interinstitutional work.

Increasing Performance While Decreasing Cost: Converging Communications with VoIP

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:38 -0500

Facing an aging telephone copper plant and rising provider costs, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania implemented a multicampus VoIP system to save more than $1 million over a five-year period while substantially upgrading functionality in the process. This presentation will outline the entire VoIP conversion process, from the planning stages through funding, implementation, and training.

Transforming Earth Sciences via Next-Generation Internet Linkages Between the Oceans and Classrooms, Laboratories, and Living Rooms

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:33 -0500

New technologies and infrastructure that extend bandwidth and power to the seafloor are being developed within the Ocean Observatories Initiative of the National Science Foundation. A major component of this effort involving construction of major cabled subsea networks is focusing on science and education programs that will make use of this unprecedented interactive access to study the northeast Pacific Ocean. The last frontier on Earth—the deep sea—will be accessible to a global community of scientists, educators, decision makers, and learners of all ages. New technologies will enable new approaches to studies of ocean and earth processes that, for example, regulate global climate, absorb greenhouse gases, generate earthquakes and tsunamis, support major fish stocks, harbor life in the extreme environments of sea floor volcanoes, and form vast mineral resources.

Virtual Possibilities Network: A Public-Private Mixing Bowl

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:32 -0600

With Avista Utility's fiber network and underwriting, academic and research institutions, a K-12 system, and a regional health services network have been collaborating on training, education, research, and business incubation. This presentation will trace the evolution of VPnet and describe emerging technological and educational innovations and economic development.

The Future of Advanced Networking for Higher Education

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 11:24:40 -0500

Recent developments in optics and electronics, direct access to fiber routes, and new business models promise a quantum leap in both the capabilities and price/performance of networking for research and education. Two noted leaders discuss how the higher education community is collaborating to learn about and capitalize on these new opportunities.

Lightwave Networking and Cyberinfrastructure for Research and Education

drupal — Wed, 30 Jul 2003 14:55:02 -0500

The experience in California with advanced networking and the recent formation of the National Lambda Rail on a national scale make a perfect starting point for a discussion of how a new form of networking on a national or global scale might impact our institutions of higher education. These panelists bring deep experience and knowledge from the perspectives of top university leadership and networking consortia, and expert recommendations from the National Science Foundation.

A Strategy for Network Convergence: Data, Video, and Voice

drupal — Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:46:31 -0500

Bergen Community College is transforming its campus network into a fully converged network that can deliver data, video, and voice. This presentation will focus on convergence as a business strategy for leveraging an institution's investment in its data network and will include an overview of the project and its phases.