General Session -NOTE NEW START TIME-
Time 11/04/10 08:30AM-10:00AM
Session Abstract
Lawrence Strickling
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Lev Gonick
From Digital University to Connected Community: The Case Connection Zone.
Vice President Gonick will talk about Case Western's visionary "Case Connection Zone" project, which is bringing gigabit fiber connections to underserved Cleveland neighborhoods. This successful project has caught the attention of the White House Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra (keynote presenter at the Spring 2010 Member Meeting) who is interested in exploring the possibility of expanding the program with the help of other Internet2 member universities.
Speakers
Speaker Lawrence Strickling National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Speaker Lev Gonick Case Western Reserve University
Secondary tracks The Future: What's Next for the Net? Teaching and Learning, K20 System and Network Security for Advanced Networks Strategic Planning R&D/Hybrid Networks Network Planning and Engineering Network Performance Middleware International Industry Health Sciences Governance Focus on Federations Cyberinfrastructure Arts and Humanities