Federal IT Leaders to be Featured at Internet2 Member Meeting

released March 25, 2003

Presentations by Peter A. Freeman, assistant director of the National Science Foundation for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, and David B. Nelson, director of the National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development, will be among the highlights at the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting to be held April 9-11 in Arlington, VA.

As outlined by the NSF's Advisory Committee for Cyberinfrastructure in its recently released report, groundbreaking research in many fields of science and engineering, such as genomics and earthquake research, increasingly demands the use of advanced networking. Freeman will outline some of these demands and the research programs the NSF is encouraging to meet them.

Nelson is responsible for the coordination of planning, budget, and assessment activities for the federal Networking and Information Technology R&D Program. He will provide an overview of the federal government's activities in optical networks, middleware, and grid computing, many of which are carried out through grants to universities.

Over 500 leaders in research and education networking from around the world are expected to attend the Spring 2003 Internet2 Member Meeting. The meeting will feature sessions on the latest developments in optical networks, emerging middleware technologies, security on high-performance networks, and the scientific and scholarly collaboration capabilities enabled by advanced networking. The program was selected from the largest number of proposals ever submitted for an Internet2 Member Meeting.

For a detailed program and the latest information, see http://events.internet2.edu/2003/spring-mm/.

 

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