Call for Participation

Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
April 21-23, 2008

Listed below are links to a variety of Calls for participation for the Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting. Please carefully review the information and requirements for each Call prior to submitting a proposal or response.

• Call for Track Session Proposals
• Call for Side Meetings
• Call for Posters
• Call for Sponsors

Call for Track Session Proposals

The Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting provides the community an opportunity to share the latest information on timely issues and rapidly evolving areas of interest, including:

• Meeting the broad cyberinfrastructure challenge
• Internet2 governance, including Board and Advisory Councils
• Dynamic circuit networking, including the Internet2 DC Network
• Advanced networking in healthcare, including FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Program

Presentations that incorporate network-based demonstrations are encouraged.

The Member Meeting Program Committee is now accepting proposals for concurrent track sessions at the Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting, which will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Arlington, VA in Arlington, VA April 21-23, 2008 .

Full explanations and examples of related topics, as well as the submission form, are provided in the Call for Proposals web page.

Submissions now closed.

Call for Side Meetings

One of the many benefits of member meetings is the opportunity to hold small working meetings (e.g. working groups, BoFs, SIGS, etc.). in conjunction with the formal meeting activities. In order to accommodate the requests for these side meetings, we will reserve incremental hotel space at times outside of the normal track sessions. To aid us in handling and filling your requests for these additional meetings, we are issuing a Call for Side Meetings with a deadline of February 1, 2008.

Meetings will be accepted based on space availability and we will attempt to accommodate all requests on a first come, first serve basis. Please Note: Side meetings should be open to all Internet2 Member Meeting attendees.  If you need to schedule an invitation-only or closed meeting, Internet2 will reserve a room for you. However, you will be responsible for notifying people about the meeting yourself and you must provide your email address so others can contact you.

Your flexibility with day/time and meeting duration requests will assist us in accommodating your side meeting needs. 

Submissions now closed.

Call for Posters

Poster sessions are an intentionally low-tech forum for the exchange of information and ideas about collaborations, projects and works-in-progress. The posters convey stories through the use of graphs, diagrams, pictures, data, and narrative text displayed on 2 foam core poster boards (each approx. 30" x 40"). The posters are on display near the meeting registration area continuously throughout the 3-day meeting; participants informally discuss their presentations with meeting attendees during the staffed hours for poster sessions.  In addition, poster presenters are invited to display their posters in the hotel ballroom during the Monday evening Welcome Reception.

All categories of Internet2 membership—University, Corporate, Affiliate, R&E Network members and International MOU partners—are welcome to submit proposals for poster sessions. Each poster submission must contain:

• Title
• Institution or organization name
• Brief abstract
• Contact name and email address

Space is limited; posters will be considered on the basis of the following criteria:

• Degree of anticipated interaction and information sharing with meeting attendees; relevance of the discussion to advancing their work
• Impact of advanced networking and advanced applications, with an emphasis on things that are not possible or reasonable to do with the commodity Internet
• Demonstration of the value of Internet2 to its members and how advanced networking technologies further the mission of research, teaching and learning

Please review all details and submit the online form

Call for Sponsors

On Sunday, April 20, a pre-meeting reception will held at the meeting hotel conjunction with the International Task Force meeting. The event provides a great opportunity for interacting with executive liaisons and representatives from over 40 organizations around the world. Many of those attending the reception are engaged in leading cutting edge projects, including optical networking efforts.

On Monday April 21, a Meeting Welcome Reception will be held at the hotel for all meeting attendees. In addition to reception events we seek support for meeting lunch and refreshment breaks.

Member meetings provide an opportunity for face-to-face dialogue among members of the Internet2 community. Meeting attendees are University and Corporate CIOs, top-level managers, and campus technical services implementers; last fall more than 550 attended our meeting in San Diego.

Sponsorship of this set of activities provides an opportunity to increase visibility with the higher Education community. Sponsors will be acknowledged via signage at the event site, recognized in the published meeting program and on the meeting website. In addition we are open to suggestions regarding other ways in which we can acknowledge generous support.

If you would like to become a meeting sponsor or have any questions about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ellen Vaughan.