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Bob Dixon's work at Ohio State University has
been an inspiration for much of what I attempt to do within the Western New York
region. Long before he conceived of the annual global Megaconference
event, Bob was tirelessly encouraging and supporting IP-video early adopters
around the world and offering them a collection of trusted facilities for their
early tests and trials. The global early adopter community and the future
beneficiaries of all of our work owe this man a lot.
Bob Dixon's marvelous graphic for the annual
Megaconference, the worlds largest living laboratory for IP-video early adopters,
is immediately below. Click the graphic to get to last year's conference
coordination site. You won't learn how to succeed with IP video reading
Web pages. C'mon in now and join the global trials!
 
Last year's Megaconference-II was a series of
on-line presentations on practical successes with IP video for the Fall
Internet2 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the 13 presentations
delivered, two were by Western New York & UB presenters and a third was
about work with us. We were the only region to offer more than one success
report! I believe that speaks to the success of our regional efforts and
investments. See the Megaconference
related reports and editorials in the WNY-HPNVI library for more information on our
regional Megaconference II experiences. Also take the time to read Bob
Dixon's EDUCAUSE Article.
In the Spring of 2001, I happily wrote a letter
supporting Bob's nomination for an EDUCAUSE Leadership
in Information Technologies award. I've included that letter here, in
large part because I believe that most of the folks who are doing so much good
are unsung heroes and because I think they should know how much the rest of us
believe in and depend upon what they are doing for early adopters.
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