Great Plains Network Research

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Great Plains Network Research
EducationReport for FY2004

• Greg Monaco
• Presented at
• GPN BoF, April 2004, Washington, DC

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NSF Funding

• 0353201 US-Morocco Planning Visit Human Language
  Technology Research and Education
  
• Greg Monaco (GPN), Janet Poley (ADEC), Yugi Lee
  (UMKC)
  
• Submitted to NSF 09/08/03
• Awarded 04/05/04
• Paper to be presented at 4th International Confere
  nce On Language Resources and Evaluation, May
  2004

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NSF Funding (cont.)

• 0421396 Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental
  Water Resource Management Building on Resources
  of the Great Plains Network
  
• Ralph Davis (UArk), Amy Apon (UArk), Ken Bishop
  (KU), William Capehart (SDSMT), Henry Neeman (OU)
  Senior Personnel
  
• Submitted 01/07/04
• In Review

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NSF Funding (cont.)

• 0421396 A Consortial Proposal to Upgrade the
  Great Plains Network
  
• Jerry Niebaum (GPN), Greg Monaco (GPN), Kent
  Hendrickson (UNL), Bob Zimmerman (UArk) Senior
  Personnel
  
• Submitted 01/22/04
• In Review

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In the Works Funding (cont.)

• Middleware Extending the Reach
• GPN, MIDnet, State Networks, Campuses
• Due May 3, 2004 to EDUCAUSE
• Focus Directories, identifiers, authentication,
  authorization and public key infrastructure
  
• Leverage the GPN/MIDnet region human resource
  infrastructure for the benefit of campuses and
  state networks

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In the Works Funding (cont.)

• Joint Masters Education in Human Language
  Technology between GPN-North Africa
  
• GPN, ADEC, Kansas State (?), UNL, Other(s)
• Due June 15, 2004 to ALO (Association Liaison
  Office for University Cooperation in
  Development)
  
• Components include
• CS, Psychology, Linguistics
• Networking and Distance Ed
• Exchange Program

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NIH Potential Funding

• Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks
• Report from Ron Johnson at GPN Annual Mtg. (at
  GPN web site)
  
• Requires coordination among
• BRIN states
• Specifically, BRIN PIs, Campus CIOs, State
  Networks
  
• Expected Program Announcement for Fall 2004

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Other Funding (cont.)

• GPN/MIDnet Joint Meeting
• MIDnet co-funding
• January 2004
• GPN/MIDnet Technical Training
• MIDnet co-funding
• January 2004
• (next slide)

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Technical Training Workshops

• Wireless Campus Networking
• May 21, 2004
• Zane Gray III (OU)
• Wichita State University
• 24 participants
• http//research.greatplains.net
  http//www.midnetinc.org/conferences.html

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Technical Training Workshops(continued)

• Fiberoptics
• Dave Olson, MOREnet Tom Brenneman, UMKC
• Multicast
• Location Needed
• BRO A System for Detecting Network Intruders in
  Real-Time
  
• Vern Paxson of ISIR
• Week of October 11, UNL
• Grid Computing
• Location Needed
• Middleware
• Location Needed

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How to Participate

• General
• Subscribe to the gp mailing list (subscribe gp
  to majordomo_at_greatplains.net)
  
• Workshops
• Host a workshop
• Present a workshop
• Register for a workshop

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How to Participate (cont.)

• Human Language Technology Program
• We need a linguistics, psychology and CS
  department. They may be from separate
  universities.

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How to Participate (cont.)

• Middleware Initiative
• Identify a campus or organizational
  representative
  
• Identify
• Current status in the areas of directories,
  identifiers, authorization, authentication and
  PKI
  
• Where you would like to be in 1 year
• Participate
• Letter of commitment to this joint project
• Strategic Planning Committee
• Phone Calls email Greg

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Contact Info

• greg_at_greatplains.net
• www.greatplains.net
• research.greatplains.net
• subscribe gp
• majordomo_at_greatplains.net