2001: AMPATH Workshop to Identify Areas of Scientific Collaboration between the US and the AMPATH Service Area
FIU AMPATH Workshop Agenda
The workshop will be held in Miami, Florida at the Florida International University Koven’s Conference Center. The site is easily accessible from area hotels and the Miami International or Ft. Lauderdale International airports. The official conference hotel is Loews Miami Beach Hotel 1601 Collins Ave. 305-604-1601. The Loews has comfortable rooms, dining facilities, as well as a reception area and the well-known South Beach Art Deco Historical District. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the hotel to the Koven’s Conference Center located on the Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami on August 16th.
For workshop report click here, Appendix A, and Appendix B.
August 15, 2001
Cisco Systems Next Generation Internet Routing & Education Mini-Road Show
12:00 Noon – 5 P.M. EDT at the Loews Hotel Offered to Senior Network Engineers in conjunction with the AMPATH Workshop
7:00PM – 9:00PM Welcome informal reception at the Loews Hotel for all Participants
August 16, 2001
7:30AM-8:15AM Bus transportation to Florida International University Kovens Conference Center.
8:15AM – 9:00AM Continental Breakfast & Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome Introductions; Meeting Goals & Objectives, Julio Ibarra (FIU)
9:10 – 9:40 Keynote Address, Michael McRobbie (Indiana University)
9:40 – 9:50 AMPATH Update; Current Services, 6-12 Month Outlook, Julio Ibarra (FIU)
9:50 – 10:00 US National Science Foundation Future Directions
Division of Advanced Networking Infrastructure & Research, Tom Greene (NSF)
10:00-10:05 AMPATH and the international research community
Scientific research applications over the AMPATH infrastructure, Heidi Alvarez (FIU)
10:05 – 10:15 Gemini Observatory Connectivity to Facilities and Partners in South America, James Kennedy (AURA)
10:15 – 10:25 Chilean Astronomy Collaborations with Gemini scientists in the US, Canada, UK, and Australia, Luis Campusano (Universidad de Chile)
10:25 – 10:30 Questions on the Gemini Collaboration
10:30 – 10:50 Break (Coffee, soft drinks)
10:50 – 11:15 Grid Data Management Prototype for multisite data production, distribution, access and analysis operations, Harvey Newman (Caltech), inclusive of questions.
11:15 – 11:25 Parallel Cell Simulation, Claudio Geyer (UFRGS, Brazil), inclusive of questions
11:25 – 11:35 Research Program on Acquisition and Analysis of Signals PAAS-UN, Horacio Torres Sanchez (Universidad Nacional de Colombia)
11:35- 11:45 United Counterdrug (UCD), Laura Burkhart (Georgia Institute of Technology) inclusive of questions
11:45 – 12:00 Discuss the Infrastructure Enabling Potential Areas of Collaboration Between the International Space Station and the Americas, Robert Bradford (NASA) inclusive of questions
12:00 – 1:20 Lunch
- Welcome Greeting from FIU’s Provost, Mark Rosenberg
- Welcome Greeting from FIU Dean of Outreach, David Grossman
- Discussion Question, “Does a high-speed network represent more than a data pipe from here to there?”
- Gallery Display: AMPATH Application Content (Break Area)
- Laptop Bar Open
1:20- 1:30 Terrafly, Naphtali Rishe (FIU High-Performance Database Research Center)
1:30 – 1:40 Network Applications and Remote Observing at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Thomas Troland, (University of Kentucky)
1:40 – 1:50 Atacama Large Millimeter Array / the ALMA Project, Richard Crutcher (NCSA, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne )
1:50 – 1:55 Questions for Troland and Crutcher
1:55- 2:10 Modeling 13-C and 15-N Chemical Shifts in Crystalline systems, Julio Facelli (the University of Utah, Center for High-Performance Computing) inclusive of questions – via the Access Grid
2:10 – 2:20 Remote Sensing Research and Digital Archives at the University of Puerto Rico, Roy Armstrong (University of Puerto Rico)
2:20 – 2:30 Virtual Laboratory for analysis of Marine and Atmospheric sensor data, Hector D’Antoni (NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA)
2:30 – 2:35 Questions for Armstrong and D’Antoni
2:35 – 2:45 Creating a network of high-pressure physicists and a network for thermodynamic assessment of databases on materials (metallurgy, ceramics), Surendra Saxena (FIU Center for the Study of Matter Under Extreme Conditions)
2:45 – 2:55 Thermodynamics of Complex Material Systems, Armando Fernández Guillermet (Centro Atómico Bariloche-Instituto Balseiro, Argentina)
2:55 – 3:00 Questions for Saxena and Fernández Guillermet
3:00 – 3:20 Break (Coffee, soft drinks)
3:20- 3:30 Management and Conservation of Large Rivers in the Andean Amazon Basin, Michael McClain (FIU )
3:30- 3:40 The Role of Biodiversity and Climate in the Functioning of Ecosystems, Osvaldo Sala (U. of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
3:40 – 3:45 Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research – IAI Database Information System, Luis Marcelo Achite
3:45 – 3:50 Questions for McClain, Sala and Achite
3:50 – 4:00 Starlight, The Future of STAR TAP:Enabling e-Science Research Tom DeFanti (UIC) inclusive of questions
4:00 – 4:10 Promoting connectivity and collaboration in advanced networking in the Americas, Heather Boyles (Internet2) inclusive of questions
4:10 – 4:20 Florencio Utreras (REUNA, Chile)
4:20 – 4:30 Large-Scale Implementation of an Advanced Network Infrastructure in Costa Rica, Guy de Teramond (Ministry of Science and Technology, Costa Rica)
4:30 – 4:40 General Questions / Comments
4:40 – 5:00 Concluding remarks, Julio Ibarra (FIU)
Evaluation Survey of the Workshop http://news.fiu.edu/id/ampath/evaluation_survey.asp
Purpose: Gather recommendations and perceptions from the conference at large
The survey will be included in the AMPATH workshop program and on the workshop website.
Day 1: Evening Activity
Participants may be on their own to enjoy South Beach restaurants and nightlife
Day 2: August 17th at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Breakfast will be served for session attendees between Periwinkle and Boardroom Conference Rooms at 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
(These sessions are by invitation. Please let us know of your interest )
Break-Out Session I: Researchers Round Table 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the Boardroom
This will be a smaller roundtable meeting of invited key researchers. The purposes of this session are:
· Outline the format and content of the report deliverable resulting from the workshop
· Build consensus on the factual findings of the workshop
· Solicit recommendations for the future of AMPATH with regard to deployment strategy, funding sources and proposal writing plans.
· Publication Plans
Break-Out Session II: Establish the AMPATH User’s Group 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM in the Periwinkle Conference Room
This is a session for AMPATH participant National Research Network executives and key stakeholders in the AMPATH project.
· Discussion of structure and management
· Definition of coordinated activities between AMPATH members and collaborators (research, education, and network requirements and opportunities)
· Discussion of implementation and administration methodologies
· Coordination among participants, FIU management and operations, Global NOC at Indiana University, and the AMPATH corporate sponsors (particularly Global Crossing and Terremark Worldwide NAP of the Americas)
Break-Out Session III: Establish the AMPATH Technical User’s Group 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM in the Periwinkle Conference Room
· Network engineers from the US NRNs and the AMPATH service area NRNs to establish the AMPATH technical users group
· Review Network Operations Center services provided by the Global NOC at Indiana University and Florida International University
· Discuss network configurations and provide support information to emerging National Research Networks in the AMPATH service area
· Recommended active equipment, quality controls
1:00 PM Workshop Closes
2001: AMPATH Workshop participants
Number of Participants: 84 (sorted by last name)
| Country | Organization | Representative |
| BRAZIL | IAI | Achite, Luis Marcelo | lmachite@dir.iai.int |
| Canada | Global Engineering Services Limited | Aggarwal, Bharat (Brad) | globalengineering@home.com |
| USA | Florida International University | Alvarez, Heidi | heidi@fiu.edu |
| USA | University of Miami | Anderson, Michael | manderson@miami.edu |
| USA | University of Puerto Rico | Armstrong, Roy | roy@cacique.uprm.edu |
| Mexico | AVANTEL | Basurto, Abelardo | abasurto@avantel.com.mx |
| USA | Florida Center for Analytical Electron Mircoscopy | Beasley, Tom | beasley@fiu.edu |
| USA | internet2 | Boyles, Heather | heather@internet2.edu |
| USA | NASA | Bradford, Robert | bob.bradford@msfc.nasa.gov |
| USA | Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine | Branch, Charles | branch@auburn.edu |
| USA | STAR TAP | Brown, Maxine | maxine@uic.edu |
| USA | Cisco | Buja, Christopher | cbuja@cisco.com |
| USA | BellSouth | Buonomo, Miriam | miriam.buonomo@bellsouth.com |
| USA | Georgia Tech Research Institute | Burkhart, Laura | laura.burkhart@gtri.gatech.edu |
| USA | National Science Foundation | Bush, Aubrey | abush@nsf.gov |
| USA | HPCf – University of Puerto Rico | Caban-Babilonia, William | william@hpcf.upr.edu |
| Chile | GEMINI | Campusano, Luis | luis@das.uchile.cl |
| Argentina | RETINA | Cicileo, Guillermo | gcicileo@retina.ar |
| USA | National Library of Medicine | Cid, Victor | vcid@nih.gov |
| USA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Clark, Allison | aclark@ncsa.uiuc.edu |
| USA | Internet2 | Corbato, Steve | corbato@internet2.edu |
| USA | University of Puerto Rico | Cormier, Guy | guy@hpcf.upr.edu |
| USA | Gemini 8m Telescope Project | Cornwell, Kevin | cornwell@gemini.edu |
| Canada | CANARIE Inc. | Cote, Jason | jason.cote@canarie.ca |
| USA | National Science Foundation CISE/ANIR | Cox, Donald A. | dcox@nsf.gov |
| USA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | Crutcher, Richard | crutcher@uiuc.edu |
| USA | NASA Ames Research Center | D’Antoni, Hector | hdantoni@mail.arc.nasa.gov |
| Costa Rica | Ministry of Science and Technology | de Téramond, Guy | gdt@micit.go.cr |
| USA | UIC | DeFanti, Tom | tom@uic.edu |
| US | NASA Research and Education Network | DESJARDINS, RICHARD | rdesjardins@arc.nasa.gov |
| Costa Rica | Ministry of Science and Technology | Espinoza, Luis Diego | lespinoz@micit.go.cr |
| USA | University of Utah, Ctr. for High Computing | Facelli, Julio | facelli@chpc.utah.edu |
| US | The George Washington University | Feinstein, Jerald | jerry@gwu.edu |
| Dominican Republic | INTEC | Fernandez, Antonio | antoniof@intec.edu.do |
| Argentina | RETINA / CRIBABB / UTN-FRBB | FRANK, Carlos | frank@criba.edu.ar |
| USA | Fratkin Associates | Fratkin, Melyssa | melyssa@fratkin.com |
| USA | California Institute of Technology | Galvez, Philippe | galvez@hep.caltech.edu |
| Brazil | II-UFRGS | Geyer, Claudio | geyer@inf.ufrgs.br |
| USA | National Library of Medicine | Gill, Michael | mike_gill@nlm.nih.gov |
| USA | FIU | gomez, cristian | gomezribba@yahoo.com |
| Mexico | AVANTEL | Gonzalez Pico, Guillermo | ggonzalez@avantel.com.mx |
| USA | National Science Foundation | Greene, Thomas | tgreene@nsf.gov |
| USA | Fermilab | Grigaliunas, Vyto | vyto@fnal.gov |
| Brazil | RNP-Rede Nacional de Pesquisa | Grojsgold, Alexandre | algold@rnp.br |
| Argentina | Centro Atomico Bariloche-Instituto Balseiro | Guillermet, Armando | afg@cab.cnea.gov.ar |
| US | Organization of American States | Hahn, Saul | shahn@oas.org |
| USA | Florida International University | Ibarra, Julio E. | julio@fiu.edu |
| USA | Juniper Networks | Jamison, JJ | jjamison@juniper.net |
| USA | Gemini | Kennedy, Jim | jkennedy@gemini.edu |
| USA | Relate Systems | King, Brooks | bking@relatesystems.com |
| USA | Internet2 | Love, Paul | epl@internet2.edu |
| USA | JOhn L. Mack & Associates | Mack, John L. | jlmack@erols.com |
| Mexico | AVANTEL | Martinez, Juan Paulo | jpmartinez@avantel.com.mx |
| Colombia | Centro de Investigacion de las Telecomunicaciones | Martinez, Manuel | mmartinez@cintel.org.co |
| USA | Florida International University | McClain, Michael | mcclainm@fiu.edu |
| USA | Florida International University | McGowan, John | jmcgowan@fiu.edu |
| USA | National Center for Supercomputing Applications | McLean, Stephenie | mclean@ncsa.uiuc.edu |
| USA | Indiana University | McRobbie, Michael | vpit@indiana.edu |
| USA | CalTech | Newman, Harvey | newman@hep.caltech.edu |
| Argentina | RETINA / CRIBABB / UTN-FRBB | Pavone, Luis Roberto | rpavone@criba.edu.ar |
| Dominican Republic | INTEC University | Pichardo, James | jimx@ns.intec.edu.do |
| USA | Univeristy of Florida | Pokorney, David | dp@ufl.edu |
| USA | FIU | Rey, Miguel | reym@fiu.edu |
| USA | Florida International University, Computer Science | Rishe, Naphtali | rishen@cs.fiu.edu |
| USA | NLANR | Ritke, Ronn | ritke@nlanr.net |
| Dade | Optronics | ROCHE, HECTOR | hroche@bellsouth.net |
| CUBA | CITMA | Rodriguez Jorge, Javier H. | javier@ceniai.inf.cu |
| South America | University of Buenos Aires | Sala, Osvaldo | sala@ifeva.edu.ar |
| Brazil | Lafex/CBPF | Santoro, Alberto | santoro@fnal.gov |
| USA | FIU | Saxena, Surendra | saxenas@fiu.edu |
| USA | New World Symphony | Snook, Tom | admin@nws.org |
| USA | Merit. Network | Stovall, Bob | bes@merit.edu |
| USA | Indiana University | Sweeny, Brent | sweeny@indiana.edu |
| USA | Florida International University | Theisen, Lee Scott | theisenl@fiu.edu |
| USA | FIU | Thurman, Catherine | thurmanc@dsrt.fiu.edu |
| Colombia, South America | National University of Colombia | Torres, Horacio | htorres@paas.unal.edu.co |
| Colombia | HyperCAD | Torres, Myriam | myriamtorresp@hotmail.com |
| US | NCSA | Towns, John | jtowns@ncsa.uiuc.edu |
| USA | Univeristy of Kentucky | Troland, Tom | troland@pa.uky.edu |
| Chile | REUNA | Utreras, Florencio | futreras@reuna.cl |
| USA | Indiana University | Williams, James | william@indiana.edu |
| USA | New World Symphony | Woehrle, Paul | pwoehrle@nws.org |
| USA | UCAR/Unidata | Yoksas, Tom | yoksas@unidata.ucar.edu |
| USA | Global Crossing | Zima, John | jmzima@globalcrossing.com |
