Internet2 is a collaborative effort by over 120 US universities to develop advanced Internet technology and applications vital to the research and education missions of higher education. The capabilities made possible by an advanced network like Internet2 will undoubtedly affect the way we teach and conduct research. 

The aim of this seminar is to present an understanding both the technology and the history behind the launching of Internet2. The seminar will provide a framework for understanding the relationship between high-performance networks and high-performance applications. The seminar will also offer examples of Internet2 applications currently under development at MIT and elsewhere and describe some of the architecture, middleware tools and infrastructure components needed to support these types of applications.  
 
 

9:15 - 11:00 AM

Jeff Schiller, MIT  

• Engineering Issues
• Internet2 Applications (Demonstrations) Learningware;
• Immersive Environments;
• Virtual Laboratory
• Middleware; Qbone
• The high-performance Communications Networks: vBNS & Abilene

1. The Interactive Shakespeare Archives  
Peter Donaldson, Andrew McKinney, Belinda Yung 

2. Berliner Sehen: A Hypermedia Documentary for German Studies  
Kurt Fendt 

3. CECI/CAES Initiatives  
Steve Lerman et al. 

Networked Multimedia Information Services (NMIS) - Medical training at Dartmouth and College Medical School Singapore Videoconference (PIVOT) Physics Interactive VideoTutor (Walter) Longbow China Archives 

5. Media Lab Applications 

6. Research TV 
 Larry Gallagher

Plans and Issues 
Technology infrastructure  

• current 
• planned 

• Questions and answers
• Next steps
• Where to get information