Joint GPN/MIDnet 2004 Meeting held in Omaha

The Great Plains Network and MIDnet in collaboration held a joint meeting on Tuesday, February 24^th and GPN University Representatives met on the morning of Wednesday, February 25^th in Omaha, Nebraska. 

The meeting was held at the Scott Convention Center which is part of the University of Nebraska – Omaha.   We also toured the Peter Kiewit Institute. 

A list of registrants is available [updated Feb. 20, 2004]

Agenda revised March 2, 2004

GPN/MIDnet Members Meeting

Omaha, Nebraska

Scott Convention Center

Monday, February 23

6:00p – 8:00p          Welcome Reception (cash bar)

                             Doubletree Hotel

Tuesday, February 24

8:00a - 8:30a          Registration

                             Scott Conference Center

8:30a – 8:45a Welcome and Peter Kiewit Institute Overview

Winnie Callahan, Peter Kiewit Institute

8:45a – 10:00a        Cyber-Security

                             Debbie Christofferson, Sapphire Security-Services

10:00a – 10:15a       Break

10:15a – 11:00a       Open Discussion

Universities discussing Cyber-security issues

11:00a – 12:00p         Internet2’s National Vision of R&E Networking

Rick Summerhill, Internet2

12:00pm – 1:00pm    Lunch

1:00pm – 4:00pm      Breakout sessions

Technical Track

1:00p – 1:30p IPv6

Rick Summerhill, Internet2

1:30p – 2:30p State of the State Networks

Doug Heacock, KanREN

Ben Colley, MOREnet

James Deaton, OneNet

Dorette Kerian, STAGEnet

2:30p – 2:45p Break

3:00p – 3:30p Grid Computing

Stu Doescher, EROS Data Center

3:30p – 4:00p Peer to Peer Rationing

Moderator - Bruce Curtis, North Dakota State University

C.J. Kotta, Valley City State University

Jeff Mahlum, South Dakota State University

Research Track

1:00p – 1:30p          OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research: Building a Community of Science and Engineering

Henry Neeman, University of Oklahoma

1:30p – 2:30p R&E BRIN Network  

Ron Johnson, University of Washington

2:30p – 2:45p Break

2:45p – 4:00p Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Research

Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network

Ralph Davis, University of Arkansas

Gurcharan Khanna, Dartmouth University

Gordon Springer, University of Missouri

SEGP Track

1:00p – 2:00p Making the Great Plains Greater with Global Learning

Glyn Rimmington, Wichita State University

2:00p – 2:30p Penning with the Pros update

Kristen Klaver, Great Plains Network

2:30p – 2:45p Break

2:45p – 4:00p SEGP open discussion

All

CIO roundtable

1:00p – 4:00p          Open Discussion

Moderated by Kent Hendrickson, University of Nebraska and Debbie Christofferson, Sapphire Security-Services

4:00p – 5:00p          Tour of Peter Kiewit Institute

Winnie Callaghan and PKI staff

7:00p                      Dinner  

                             Nebraska A & B room at the Doubletree Hotel

Wednesday, February 25  

8:00a – 12:00p        GPN University Representative Meeting

Networks and Other Stuff

Jerry Niebaum

Research Collaboration and workshop updates

Greg Monaco

SEGP activities and the Penning with Pros contest

Kristen Klaver

Representative Council responsibilities and discussion

Jerry Niebaum

12:00p          Depart