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May 2008

Cyberinfrastructure: Internet2 Commons is Making it Work for You
http://www.internet2.edu/commons/offer

Try the Internet2 Commons videoconferencing service for free during May 2008. The community-supported Commons offers Internet2-connected video conferencing and related services to any educational or non-profit organization. In addition to video conferencing, the Internet2 Commons provides high-performance and cost-effective IP-based video streaming and archiving services that enable and enhance collaboration. Both current and new Internet2 Commons subscribers are eligible for this special offer.

New Internet2 Board Meets, Considers Draft Strategic Plan
http://www.internet2.edu/governance
http://www.internet2.edu/strategicplanning

The newly elected Internet2 Board of Trustees met for the first time on 6 May 2008 in Arlington, Virginia. Members of the new board include President Jean-Lou Chameau of Caltech, President Jerry Cohon of Carnegie Mellon University, Jim Bottum of Clemson University, Ray Ford of the University of Montana, Dave Jent of iLight, Tim Lance of NYSERNet, Mike Nelson of Georgetown University, Larry Peterson of Princeton University, and Edward Seidel of Louisiana State University. Chair Jeff Lehman led the board through a full agenda, which included reviewing the draft strategic plan that has benefited from significant community input throughout the process begun in December 2007, including at and around the Spring 2008 Internet2 Member Meeting. The Strategic Planning Steering Committee will present the board with the final draft of the strategic plan for approval at their next meeting in July.

Spring Member Meeting Presentations Now Available Online
http://events.internet2.edu/2008/spring-mm/

Archived versions of netcasts from the Spring 2008 Internet2 Members Meeting are now available online. The meeting's general sessions - which included the Internet2 IDEA Awards presentation, discussion of the strategic planning process, and presentations on IPv6 and national broadband policy - are among the netcast archives. Netcast archives from many other sessions are also available. Many presenters have shared slides used at sessions. These are linked from the online program.

Shibboleth 2.0 Released
http://www.internet2.edu/shibboleth

 Developed by the Internet2 community and partners around the world, Shibboleth 2.0 is the latest major version of the most widely-deployed federated authentication implementation. The latest release greatly enhances several key elements of Shibboleth in an effort to ensure interoperability with other commercial and open-source federated identity solutions; to improve personalization and security; as well as to ease installation, management and operation processes. Shibboleth is used within higher education and research federations such as InCommon, which serves the U.S. higher education sector and provides a framework for participating organizations to collaborate and share resources.

Network Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) Working Groups Call for Community Participation
https://wiki.internet2.edu/confluence/display/ntac/NTAC+Documents

The NTAC has recently created a number of new working groups for Dynamic Circuit Networking, Network Measurement, Commercial Peering, rural health networks and other topics and is now inviting interested community members to participate in these new groups. It is not necessary to be a member of NTAC in order to participate in the working groups. This is a chance to involve staff and colleagues in discussions about the technical components of many of Internet2's new and emerging services. If you are interested in joining the NTAC or participating in a working group, please contact the NTAC chair, Paul Schopis at pschopis@oar.net.

Internet2 Board Chair Jeff Lehman Keynotes EDUCAUSE Policy 2008 Conference
http://www.educause.edu/POL08/

In his keynote presentation " American Higher Education Is Going Global: Implications for CIOs, National Networks, and Federal Policymakers" at the EDUCAUSE Policy 2008 conference, Internet2 Board Chair Jeff Lehman described how U.S. universities have come to see their universes in global terms, how joint teaching and research projects dramatically intensify the flow of data to points halfway around the world, and how advanced networking is changing perceptions about the kinds of collaborations that are possible. The cooperation required to support the most ambitious forms and uses of global cyberinfrastructure spans campus, regional, national, and international networks, and is challenging the community to develop new policies and governance structures that respond to the concerns of each level, including a truly global perspective not yet effectively captured.

Jay Pflasterer Joins Internet2 Staff as Chief Financial Officer
Jay Pflasterer has joined Internet2 staff as chief financial officer, reporting to president and CEO Doug Van Houweling. Jay's previous roles include vice president of finance, chief financial officer, controller, and senior auditor. Jay's extensive experience includes strategic planning, financial analysis, benchmarking, cost reduction, turnaround management, problem solving, internal controls, credit and collection, risk management, business development, and much more. Jay earned a Bachelors of Science in Accounting and Finance at the University of Virginia and an MBA from the Executive program of the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management of Michigan State University. He is also a CPA.