Return-Path: Delivered-To: whitlock@mailspool03.dyn.acsu.buffalo.edu Received: (qmail 14362 invoked from network); 24 Sep 2001 17:16:23 -0000 Received: from coldfront.acsu.buffalo.edu (HELO front.acsu.buffalo.edu) (128.205.6.89) by mail4 with SMTP; 24 Sep 2001 17:16:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 21173 invoked by uid 1502); 24 Sep 2001 17:16:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 21155 invoked from network); 24 Sep 2001 17:16:23 -0000 Received: from smtp2.acsu.buffalo.edu (128.205.6.85) by front with SMTP; 24 Sep 2001 17:16:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 19299 invoked from network); 24 Sep 2001 17:16:22 -0000 Received: from ubppp253-21.dialin.buffalo.edu (HELO MILLENIUM1) (128.205.253.21) by smtp2 with SMTP; 24 Sep 2001 17:16:22 -0000 Message-ID: <00e301c1451c$bf6b36c0$0100a8c0@MILLENIUM1> From: "James O. Whitlock" To: "WNY-PRI" , "WNY-HPNVI-General-Membership" Subject: Megaconference to be Small Part of Larger Internet2 On-Line Conference Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:17:10 -0400 Organization: University at Buffalo MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C144FB.37BC1E40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C144FB.37BC1E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Internet2 Conference & Megaconference-III Combine On-Line Internet2 planning groups are at this moment working on the details but = it is=20 now clear that we will be attempting to convert as much of the Fall = Internet2=20 Membership Meeting (that was scheduled for the week of 10/1) as is = possible to a completely non-physical on-line conference. I'm in one of those = discussions now and have seen no published details but will post any/all links and = material on our Megaconference site pages. There are likely to be Internet2 = Conference sessions and BOF meetings from Tuesday 10/2 through Friday 10/5. = Supporting technologies will range from live massive H.323 real-time conferences to = very high quality MPEG-2 live multicast streams. Telephone conference = bridges will also be available for those without appropriate video technology = available. Most presentation materials will be posted to Web sites as well. =20 Local Public Sites Sought At this time, Peter J=F6rgensen, is working on a public site at the UB = School of Informatics. Details will be posted as they emerge on our local Web = pages. There are no other known public sites at this time in the WNY region. Please = consider this as an opportunity to shake-down your systems & procedures and to = get=20 involved in both the Megaconference and the Fall Internet2 Membership = Meeting. Contact me directly if you have interest & capability. Duplicate Postings Those of you who are on both the WNY-PRI distribution listserv and the = WNY-HPNVI will be getting duplicates of event summaries like this for awhile. If = you are not getting=20 duplicates and want to be receive notices of IP-video events and = projects that may be=20 relevant to the region, please email me and ask to be included in the = WNY-HPNVI=20 distribution. I'm sorry for the cross postings but know of no other way = at this time to keep everyone informed. =20 Regards, Jim ------=_NextPart_000_00E0_01C144FB.37BC1E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Internet2 Conference = &=20 Megaconference-III Combine On-Line
Internet2 planning groups are at this = moment working=20 on the details but it is
now clear that we will = be=20 attempting to convert as much of the Fall Internet2
Membership Meeting = (that was=20 scheduled for the week of 10/1) as is possible
to a completely non-physical on-line = conference.  I'm=20 in one of those discussions
now and have seen no published details but will = post=20 any/all links and material
on our Mega= conference=20 site pages.  There are likely to be Internet2 = Conference
sessions and BOF meetings from Tuesday 10/2 = through Friday=20 10/5.  Supporting
technologies will range from live massive H.323 = real-time=20 conferences to
very high quality MPEG-2 live multicast = streams. =20 Telephone conference bridges
will also be available for those without = appropriate video=20 technology available.
Most presentation materials will be posted to = Web sites as=20 well. 
 
Local Public Sites=20 Sought
At this time, Peter=20 J=F6rgensen, is working on a public site at the UB School = of
Informatics.  Details will be posted as = they emerge=20 on our local Web = pages.  There
are no other = known public=20 sites at this time in the WNY region.  = Please=20 consider
this as an opportunity to shake-down your = systems &=20 procedures and to get
involved in both the Megaconference and the Fall = Internet2=20 Membership Meeting.
Contact = me=20 directly if you have interest & capability.
 
Duplicate=20 Postings
Those of you who are on both the WNY= -PRI=20 distribution listserv and the WNY-HPNVI<= /FONT>
will be getting duplicates of event summaries = like this=20 for awhile.  If you are not getting =
duplicates and want to = be receive=20 notices of IP-video events and projects that may be
relevant to the = region, please email me and ask to be included = in the=20 WNY-HPNVI
distribution.  I'm sorry for the cross = postings but=20 know of no other way at this time to
keep everyone informed. 
 
 
Regards,
 
Jim
 
 
 
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