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Call for Participation

Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting
Hyatt Regency San Antonio

Listed below are links to a variety of Calls for participation for the Fall 2009 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
CLOSED

The overarching theme for this fall's meeting is: “Collaborations and Resource Sharing in Research and Education: How the economic crisis is fueling the expansion of networking technology, fostering global communities, and driving social change.” Presentations that focus on the elements of network-based collaboration, including--but not limited to--virtual organizations, social networking, and software collaboration tools are encouraged. Additional information about specific session content is provided in the track descriptions.

The Program Committee is also introducing a new track at the Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting, dedicated to late-breaking topics or information. This new track will include one “Lightning Talks” session where presenters provide short (5 min or less) talks on interesting or timely topics. Submissions for these talks will be accepted through the end of the first day of the Member Meeting. Please refer to the Fall Member Meeting website for additional details which will be posted later this summer.

The Member Meeting Program Committee is now accepting proposals for track sessions at the Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio .

Full explanations and examples of related topics is provided in the Call for Proposals web page.

Submission deadline: June 26, 2009
Notification: July 24, 2009

Call for Side Meetings
CLOSED

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 June 26, 2009.

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.

Deadline: June 26, 2009

Call for Posters
CLOSED

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

Deadline: September 11, 2009

Call for Sponsors

Internet2 is inviting members to sponsor a reception, meals, and refreshment breaks during the Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting.

On Monday, October 5, a Member 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 spring nearly 650 attended our meeting in Arlington, VA.

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.

 

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