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Internet2 to Netcast Many Sessions for Worldwide Viewing: Internet2's annual Fall Member Meeting brings the future of the Internet to Chicago this December 4-7, 2006 as the organization and its member community celebrate ten years of next-generation Internet discovery. With participants representing more than 300 research universities, leading corporations, international partners and government entities, Internet2's 2006 Member Meeting provides a glimpse into the development of future Internet technologies. The conference will include a wide variety of sessions including presentations on the new high-performance Internet2 network, advances in middleware, new optical networking technologies, grid computing, as well as advanced applications in telemedicine, arts and humanities, K-12 educational programs, distance-learning, among many others. The full program can be viewed at the following link: its Web site. Many important sessions will also be netcast for those who can not attend the meeting in person. For access to the live streams and additional information, visit: http://events.internet2.edu/2006/fall-mm/netcast.cfm The full schedule of netcast sessions includes: (NOTE: All sessions are CST): Tuesday, December 5, 2006 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Teaching & Learning in Massively Multiplayer Virtual Worlds: Second Life Adventures in Learning 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - HealthGrids: Applications of Grid Computing in Health Care, Medical Research and Education 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM - General Session, featuring Douglas Van Houweling, President and CEO; Internet2; Mort Rahimi, Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Technology Officer Northwestern University; Jeff Lehman, Professor of Law, Cornell University; and William E. Johnston, ESnet Department Head and Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Internet2 Security Topics Update 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Digital Libraries, Data Grids and DigitalWell 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Connect, Communicate, Collaborate: Linking the K20 Internet2 Community 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - New Internet2 Network Presentation 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - HOPI Update 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - Learning Science by Doing Science: Enabling 21st Century Astronomy Research in the Classroom 6:30 PM- 8:00 PM - GigaPoP and RONs Coordination BoF Wednesday, December 6, 2006 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Five Essential Elements for Future Regional Optical Networks 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Application Driven Design for a Large-Scale, Multi-Purpose Grid Infrastructure 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM - Dynamic Ethernet Lightpaths: Delivering On-demand 10GbE and GbE Connections for Research Networks 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM - Fiber Qualification and Characterization: Financially & Technically A MUST 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Regional Network Collaborations among CIC Institutions 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Ethernet Evolution: The Path to 100 Gigabit Ethernet 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Roadmap for Campus Real Time Communications 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Developing TeraGrid Campus Partnerships 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - The Quilt - Supporting Regional & National Networking Initiatives 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - Optical Waves - Who Needs Them and Why Thursday, December 7, 2006 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Advanced Network Design Considerations for Supercomputers and Grids 8:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Enabling a Collaborative Approach for Biomedical Research and Homeland Security 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM - Second General Session featuring Charlie Catlett, Director of TeraGrid. The session will also feature a Shibboleth-based, federated identity demonstration between collaborators University of Washington, Stanford University, Penn State University, NSF FastLane and the U.S. General Services Administration.