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NSF Award
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ANI-0220176 |
AMPATH Conference Agenda
First
AMPATH International Conference,
Valdivia, Chile
in Conjunction with:
REUNA's 2nd Annual
International Meeting on
Science, Culture and Education via Internet2
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to go directly to each day's schedule: Thursday,
April 11 Friday,
April 12
- Saturday,
April 13
Thursday, April 11th
13:30 - 15:00 AMPATH User’s Group Meeting
at Universidad Austral
This is a session
for AMPATH participant National Research Network executives and key
stakeholders in the AMPATH project.
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Discussion of structure and
management
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Definition of coordinated
activities between AMPATH members and collaborators (research,
education, and network requirements and opportunities)
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Discussion of implementation
and administration methodologies
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Coordination among
participants, FIU management and operations, Global NOC at
Indiana University, and the AMPATH corporate sponsors
15:00 PM - 16:30 PM AMPATH
Technical User's Group
at Universidad
Austral
This
is a session for network engineers from the US NRNs and the AMPATH
service area NRNs to participate the AMPATH technical users group.
All network engineers working with research and education
network projects are welcome. Industry
participation from AMPATH sponsors will also be encouraged.
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Review
Network Operations Center services provided by the Global NOC at
Indiana University and Florida International University
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Discuss
network configurations and provide support information to
emerging National Research Networks in the AMPATH service area
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Recommended
active equipment, quality controls
Friday,
April
12th
at Universidad
Austral de Chile
All PowerPoint presentations may be downloaded
here.
| 7:30am |
Continental
Breakfast/Registration |
| 8:30am |
Welcome & Introductions; Meeting Goals & Objectives, Julio Ibarra (FIU) |
| 8:45 - 9:00am |
Keynote
Address: John McGowan, CIO of FIU |
| 9:00am |
AMPATH
Update; Current Services, 6-12 Month Outlook - Julio Ibarra (FIU)
AMPATH and the international
research community: Scientific research applications over the
AMPATH infrastructure - Heidi Alvarez (FIU)
US National Science Foundation:
Future Directions in the Division of Advanced Networking
Infrastructure & Research - George Strawn & Alan
Blatecky (NSF), via AG
Global Terabit Research &
Education Network (GTRN) - Rick McMullen (Indiana), (given by
Steve Corbato.)
Internet2 and International
Networks - Heather Boyles (Internet2)
CUDI status update - Carlos Casasus (CUDI)
Utah-Buenos Aires Grid for Chemical
Physics - Marta
Ferraro (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
International Virtual Data Grid
Laboratory (iVDGL) - Paul Avery (University of Florida) via AG |
| 10:30am |
Break |
| 11:00am |
High Performance Computing in Puerto
Rico - Guy Cormier (UPR)
Andean Amazon Basin - Michael
McClain (FIU)
Brazilian High Energy Physics Grid
- Mario Vaz (CBPF& UFRJ)
Marine Data Virtual Laboratory -
Yasmin Detres (NASA Ames Research Center)
StarLight Network - Andrew Johnson (UIC)
Gemini Observatory, Progress Report
- Dr. Jorge Garcia (Gemini)
Venezuelan Networking Update -
Sarah Darocha (REACCIUN)
International Space Station -
Robert Bradford (NASA)
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| 12:30pm |
Lunch |
| 2:00pm |
Brazilian
Networking update - Alexandre L. Grojsgold (RNP2)
RETINA Update and new projects -
Carlos Frank (RETINA)
Arecibo Observatory - Tom Troland
(University of Kentucky)
Virtual Observatory - Dr. Alexander
Szalay (Johns Hopkins University) via VRVS
Study of Matter Under of Extreme
Conditions - Surendra Saxena (FIU) via VRVS
La Corporacion Network in Colombia
- Sandra Lopez, (Universidad de PB)
High Energy and Nuclear Physics
Grids and Networks - Harvey Newman (CalTech), via VRVS
Terrafly, Naphtali Rishe (FIU High
Performance Database Research Center), via VRVS
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| 3:30pm |
Break |
| 4:00pm |
Chilean Networking
update - Florencio Utreras (REUNA)
Access Nova Collaboration
Project - Hisao Uose (NTT)
and Eduardo Vera (Universidad de Chile)
Abilene - Steve Corbato (UCAID)
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| 6:30pm |
Concluding
remarks - Julio Ibarra (FIU)
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Evaluation Survey
of the Conference will be emailed to all
attendees
Saturday
April 13th: Breakfast Meeting
at Pedro de Valdivia
Hotel
This will be a
smaller round table meeting of invited key researchers.
The purposes of this session are:
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Outline the format and content of the report deliverable
resulting from the Conference
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Build consensus on the factual findings of the conference
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Solicit recommendations for the future of AMPATH with regard
to deployment strategy, funding sources and proposal writing plans.
Closing
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