Ed Seidel Named to National Board of Trustees for Internet 2
Ed Seidel, CCT director, is the new discipline research representative for the Internet 2 Board of Trustees.
Internet 2 is a nationwide high-speed network that connects business, government and academic sites, enabling faster collaboration at greater speeds than traditional networking allows. LSU is connected to Internet 2 through the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, or LONI. Seidel is chief scientist for LONI.
In his role as discipline research representative, Seidel will advise the national board on strategic directions for the academic partners of Internet 2.
Internet 2 site members elected the Board of Trustees, which represents leaders from academia, research and industry. The board provides strategic guidance, directs the setting of priorities and ensures that Internet2 continues to meet the needs of the research and education community it serves.
The full board of Internet 2 Trustees includes:
• Jeffrey Lehman, Chair
• James Bottum, Clemson University
• Molly Broad, UNC/ACE
• Jean-Lou Chameau, California Institute of Technology
• Jared Cohen, Carnegie Mellon University
• Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan
• Michael Crow, Arizona State University
• Ray Ford, University of Montana
• David Frohnmayer, Oregon University
• David Jent, I-Light
• Tim Lance, NYSERnet
• Michael R. Nelson, IBM/Georgetown University
• Larry L. Peterson, Princeton University
• Edward Seidel, Louisiana State University
• Pete Siegel, University of California, Davis
• Douglas Van Houweling, Internet2
About Internet2
Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Internet2 brings the U.S. research and academic community together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community to undertake collaborative efforts that have a fundamental impact on tomorrow's Internet. For more information: http://www.internet2.edu
Pats on the Back
• The University has awarded a new MHI proposal, AVATAR: Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research. CCT professors Stephen David Beck and Stacey Simmons developed AVATAR, which will establish a research and creative focus on the intersections among the arts, technology and computational sciences.
CCT in the News:
Entertainment area boundaries OK’d
3-20-08/The Advocate
Recommended approval of a $100,000 city-parish appropriation to help sponsor the fourth annual Red Stick International Animation Festival. Mayor-President Kip Holden’s chief administrative officer, Walter Monsour, said this year’s event is expected to attract some 6,000 attendees with an estimated overall economic impact of $4.5 million.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/16844261.html
Upcoming Lectures:
• Digital Media Speaker Series: Allison Clark, University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign, will give a lecture titled “The Katrina Summit: My Reflections On The Creation Of A Social Network In The Service Of Social Transformation” on Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. at the Manship School of Mass Communication Holliday Forum in the Journalism Building.
• Special Guest Lecture: Philip Holt, EA Tiburon VP and Studio General Manager, will deliver a lecture titled “Living With Madden: The Drive For Consistent Excellence” Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 1 p.m. in Johnston 338.
• Colloquium: Rudolf Eigenmann, Purdue University, will speak on the topic, “High Performance Computing Going Mainstream,” Friday, March 28, 2008 11:30 a.m. in Johnston 338.
• IMPORTANT: Anyone organizing a lecture OR EVENT should first check with Karen Jones for available dates to avoid having multiple lectures/events on the same day. Also, coordinate with your Focus Area lead so that CCT can get the best attendance possible. There may be open slots in a standard lecture series that needs to be filled.
Please Note:
• The ALL CCT Meeting for March 26 has been cancelled.
• ALL CCT Meetings for the spring are scheduled as follows: April 23, May 21, June 18 and July 16. All meetings are held at 3 p.m. in 338 Johnston Hall. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
• The Red Stick International Animation Festival will take place from April 16-19 in downtown Baton Rouge. If you would like to volunteer for the festival, please contact Red Stick Volunteer Manager Travis Williams at twilliams@cct.lsu.edu.
• If you have any news for the CCT Weekly, please e-mail PR Manager Kristen Sunde directly at ksunde@cct.lsu.edu.
Upcoming Grant Deadlines:
Note: Please see the CCT deadline Web site, as many NSF deadlines are listed here: http://www.cct.lsu.edu/about/grants/deadlines/events.php
Petascale Computing Resource Allocations (PRAC)
March 27, 2008 at 10:15 a.m.
A portion of $ 400,000.00 available
RFP -- Broad Agency Announcement for Deployable Systems
March 27, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
NSF CDI
March 28, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
A portion of $26,000,000.00 available
Ed Seidel, CCT director, is the new discipline research representative for the Internet 2 Board of Trustees.
Internet 2 is a nationwide high-speed network that connects business, government and academic sites, enabling faster collaboration at greater speeds than traditional networking allows. LSU is connected to Internet 2 through the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, or LONI. Seidel is chief scientist for LONI.
In his role as discipline research representative, Seidel will advise the national board on strategic directions for the academic partners of Internet 2.
Internet 2 site members elected the Board of Trustees, which represents leaders from academia, research and industry. The board provides strategic guidance, directs the setting of priorities and ensures that Internet2 continues to meet the needs of the research and education community it serves.
The full board of Internet 2 Trustees includes:
• Jeffrey Lehman, Chair
• James Bottum, Clemson University
• Molly Broad, UNC/ACE
• Jean-Lou Chameau, California Institute of Technology
• Jared Cohen, Carnegie Mellon University
• Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan
• Michael Crow, Arizona State University
• Ray Ford, University of Montana
• David Frohnmayer, Oregon University
• David Jent, I-Light
• Tim Lance, NYSERnet
• Michael R. Nelson, IBM/Georgetown University
• Larry L. Peterson, Princeton University
• Edward Seidel, Louisiana State University
• Pete Siegel, University of California, Davis
• Douglas Van Houweling, Internet2
About Internet2
Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies. Internet2 brings the U.S. research and academic community together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community to undertake collaborative efforts that have a fundamental impact on tomorrow's Internet. For more information: http://www.internet2.edu
Pats on the Back
• The University has awarded a new MHI proposal, AVATAR: Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research. CCT professors Stephen David Beck and Stacey Simmons developed AVATAR, which will establish a research and creative focus on the intersections among the arts, technology and computational sciences.
CCT in the News:
Entertainment area boundaries OK’d
3-20-08/The Advocate
Recommended approval of a $100,000 city-parish appropriation to help sponsor the fourth annual Red Stick International Animation Festival. Mayor-President Kip Holden’s chief administrative officer, Walter Monsour, said this year’s event is expected to attract some 6,000 attendees with an estimated overall economic impact of $4.5 million.
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/16844261.html
Upcoming Lectures:
• Digital Media Speaker Series: Allison Clark, University Of Illinois Urbana Champaign, will give a lecture titled “The Katrina Summit: My Reflections On The Creation Of A Social Network In The Service Of Social Transformation” on Wednesday, March 26 at 10 a.m. at the Manship School of Mass Communication Holliday Forum in the Journalism Building.
• Special Guest Lecture: Philip Holt, EA Tiburon VP and Studio General Manager, will deliver a lecture titled “Living With Madden: The Drive For Consistent Excellence” Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 1 p.m. in Johnston 338.
• Colloquium: Rudolf Eigenmann, Purdue University, will speak on the topic, “High Performance Computing Going Mainstream,” Friday, March 28, 2008 11:30 a.m. in Johnston 338.
• IMPORTANT: Anyone organizing a lecture OR EVENT should first check with Karen Jones for available dates to avoid having multiple lectures/events on the same day. Also, coordinate with your Focus Area lead so that CCT can get the best attendance possible. There may be open slots in a standard lecture series that needs to be filled.
Please Note:
• The ALL CCT Meeting for March 26 has been cancelled.
• ALL CCT Meetings for the spring are scheduled as follows: April 23, May 21, June 18 and July 16. All meetings are held at 3 p.m. in 338 Johnston Hall. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
• The Red Stick International Animation Festival will take place from April 16-19 in downtown Baton Rouge. If you would like to volunteer for the festival, please contact Red Stick Volunteer Manager Travis Williams at twilliams@cct.lsu.edu.
• If you have any news for the CCT Weekly, please e-mail PR Manager Kristen Sunde directly at ksunde@cct.lsu.edu.
Upcoming Grant Deadlines:
Note: Please see the CCT deadline Web site, as many NSF deadlines are listed here: http://www.cct.lsu.edu/about/grants/deadlines/events.php
Petascale Computing Resource Allocations (PRAC)
March 27, 2008 at 10:15 a.m.
A portion of $ 400,000.00 available
RFP -- Broad Agency Announcement for Deployable Systems
March 27, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.
NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
NSF CDI
March 28, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
A portion of $26,000,000.00 available
Publish Date:
03-25-2008
