Thursday, July 9 |
| 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
NTN-ND Dedication Ceremony, followed by lunch, at NDSU’s Renaissance Hall, 650 NP Avenue, Fargo |
| 1-1:30 p.m. |
Informal conversations |
| 1:30-1:45 p.m. |
Begin NTNC Summer Meeting - Welcome (Ron Kraemer/Bonnie Neas) |
| 1:45-2:15 p.m. |
Introduction - Updates on broadband stimulus package funding work (Ron Kraemer) |
| 2:15-3:00 |
Presentations - Updates on broadband stimulus package funding work
- Wisconsin’s Go GiG Initiative (John Krogman)
- North Dakota (Bonnie Neas)
- MERIT (Bob Stovall)
- Anyone else? |
| 3-3:30 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
State by state updates – Focus on current and future uses of the network (need volunteers from each state for specific presentations) |
| 4:30 - 5 p.m. |
Technology Update (Fred Finlay (Infinera) and Pat Christian) |
| 6:30 |
Reception at the Plains Art Museum, 704 1st Avenue N, Fargo |
Friday, July 10 |
| 8:30-8:50 a.m. |
Business Meeting |
| 8:50-9:30 a.m. |
MOA for NTNC traffic across the multiple network segments (Ray Ford/Ron Kraemer) |
| 9:30-10 a.m. |
Updates - GigaPoPs, RONs and organization updates
- MidNet (Carol Farnham)
- Internet2 (Ana Preston)
- Wisconsin Community Area Networks (Pat Christian)
- GPN update (Claude Garelik)
- Others
|
| 10-10:30 a.m. |
Break and Hotel Check-out |
| 10:30-11 a.m. |
Continue GigaPoPs, RONs and organization updates |
| 11 -11:30 a.m. |
NTNC Tech Team Update |
| 11:30-11:45 a.m. |
Wrap-up and Adjourn |
| Topics for discussion |
Is now the time to develop brochure to share with researcher on the northern tier?
What is the status on the internet 2 talks?
What about a plan to connect with the Canadians? What research has been enabled since the start of the NTNC? |
