WHEN:     March 23, 2006
WHERE:   University of Alaska Fairbanks Great Hall

This day-long event is open to the public, and will feature demonstrations, presentations and concerts which highlight new
and innovative uses of the Internet that are transforming our culture.

What is Internet2?
Internet2 is a consortium being led by 207 universities working in partnership with industry and government to develop and deploy advanced network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 is recreating the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered today´s Internet in its infancy. The primary goals of Internet2 are to:
• Create a leading edge network capability for the national research community
• Enable revolutionary Internet applications
• Ensure the rapid transfer of new network services and applications to the broader Internet community.

What’s Internet2 got to do with me?
Here's a sample of applications where Internet2 excels: 
• Video conferencing — for distance learning and group-to-group conferencing
• Grid computing — for access to remote supercomputers and other servers not available locally, making possible the study of large systems that demand huge amounts of computing power
• Data sharing — for access to large databases on-the-fly and for collaborations, such as discussion and interpretation of data results
• Visualization and animation — for large-scale visualization and animation of computed results

Highlights of Internet2 Day @ UAF
National and local experts will describe the reality and potential of Internet2.
Researchers and instructors will demonstrate Internet2-based applications that span arts, sciences, humanities, and engineering disciplines.
Break-out session discussions will be held on topics such as video conferencing, bioinformatics, grid computing, and educational/instructional applications.

Download an Internet2 Day flyer [1 mb PDF]