With a key focus on the issues that have risen in the advanced networking strategies and policy, the Internet2 Spring Member Meeting will highlight partnerships among academia, industry, government, and the international community. ResearchChannel will participate in the Internet2 Spring 2006 Member Meeting with multiple sessions and events selected by the program committee to highlight current activities of the Working Groups and examine key relationships between scholarship, research, and advanced networking.

Session Information

ResearchChannel DigitalWell & iHDTV Open Source Initiative Meeting
Monday, April 24, 2006, 10:30am

Speakers:

• Jim DeRoest, Director, Streaming Media Technologies, ResearchChannel
• Myke Smith, Manager, Streaming Media Technologies, ResearchChannel
• Michael Wellings, Director, Engineering, ResearchChannel (via ConfXP)

I2/RC Working Group (includes Big Video)
Monday, April 24, 2006, 11:45am

Speakers:

• Jose Conde, Associate Director, Research Centers In Minority Institute, University of Puerto Rico
• Dave Devereaux-Weber, IS Net Service Specialist, Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Gates Rhodes, Director, Penn Video Network, University of Pennsylvania

Video Conferencing Workshop
Monday, April 24, 2006, 1:00pm

Speakers:

• Dave Devereaux-Weber, IS Net Service Specialist, Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Larry Amiot, IT Systems Engineer, IT Academic Technologies, Northwestern University

Rich Multi-Media Collections and the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 8:45am

Speakers:

• Jim DeRoest, Director, Streaming Media Technologies, ResearchChannel
• Babak Hamidzadeh, Library of Congress
• George Schlukbier, Library of Congress
• James Werle, Internet2/University of Washington

Visions 05: Live HD Video Images from Seafloor via IP Networks
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 3:00pm

Speakers:

• Michael Wellings, Director, Engineering, ResearchChannel (via ConfXP)
• Timothy Lorang, National Production Manager, ResearchChannel
• David Robertson, Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)

HDTV Production Techniques and Interactive Jazz Composition
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 4:30pm

Speakers:

• Andrew Howard, Co-ordinating Engineer, International Development and Advanced Communications Services, AARNet (PDF)
• Bill Kearns, University of South Florida
• Michael Koberstein, University of South Florida
• Tim Lorang, National Production Manager, ResearchChannel
• Bob Riddle, Applications Group, Internet2

Innovations in Interactive HD Video Over High-Bandwidth Networks
Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 4:30pm

Speakers:

• Chris Latham, Director, Operations and Special Projects, ResearchChannel
• Myke Smith, Manager, Streaming Media Technologies, ResearchChannel
• Michael Wellings, Director, Engineering, ResearchChannel (via ConfXP)