The Great Plains Network (GPN) announces the first three speakers for the Fall, 2013, web-based Professional Development Program:
* Friday, August 23, 2013 at 10AM Central:
Philippe Hanset, eduroam-US Project Leader, will discuss Eduroam, the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community, allowing students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions.
* Friday, September 20, 2013 at 10AM Central:
Wendy Huntoon, Senior Director for Research & Science Engagement with Internet2 will discuss the Internet2 Campus Innovation Platform, a combination of new technologies and services that provides a unique set of unified network capabilities at the national, regional and campus levels to create an environment for innovation in research and education.
* Friday, October 18, 2013 at 10AM Central:
Rich Knepper, Manager for Campus Bridging and Research Infrastructure at Indiana University, will discuss his work on Campus Bridging, assisting researchers to utilize cyberinfrastructure locally and nationally. Rich has been instrumental in bringing the issue of campus bridging to national prominence.
There will be one other presentation in November to be announced at a later date.
The GPN Professional Development Program was instituted in the Fall of 2011 to bring high quality, one-hour web-based presentations on timely developments in advanced cyberinfrastructure, information technology and networking to members of the higher education community, including researchers, faculty and staff.
The presentations are free, open to the entire higher education community and are intended to foster a shared understanding of new technologies and facilitate the adoption of game-changing CI across the region.
More information about how to virtually attend each program, speaker biographies, intended audience and recordings from past Professional Development Programs may be found at http://www.greatplains.net/display/Home/Professional+Development+Program.
