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Megaconference, Megaconference Jr, and the Gigaconference Past and Future

Megaconference, Megaconference Jr, and the Gigaconference Past and Future. Megaconference VIII Gigaconference II Megaconference Junior IV Bob Dixon, OARnet and Ohio State University Internet2 Spring Meeting - April 25, 2007, Washington. Megaconference VIII. November 6, 2006 - Everywhere!

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Megaconference, Megaconference Jr, and the Gigaconference Past and Future

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  1. Megaconference, Megaconference Jr, and the Gigaconference Past and Future Megaconference VIII Gigaconference II Megaconference Junior IV Bob Dixon, OARnet and Ohio State University Internet2 Spring Meeting - April 25, 2007, Washington

  2. Megaconference VIII • November 6, 2006 - Everywhere! • World’s Largest Internet Video Conference • 360 Locations Worldwide; 5000 People • 25 Countries on 5 Continents • 12 Hours long; all time zones • 26 MCUs cascaded together • 26 Interactions (formerly Presentations) • 17 Door Prizes • 8 Vendor Presentations

  3. Megaconference VIII (cont) • Official Welcome from Ohio State University President • Huge and Wonderful China Participation; 50 sites • Second Life - Virtual World participation • http://www.megaconference.org • Streaming archives and DVDs available

  4. Gigaconference II • High Definition Video Conferencing Special Event • What is the current State of the Art? • December 5, 2006 - Chicago Internet2 Meeting and Everywhere. • All Internet2 Corporate Member High-Definition Equipment Manufacturers • 16 Remote High-Definition Sites Worldwide

  5. Gigaconference II (cont) • LifeSize • Polycom • Tandberg • Codian (MCU) • Streaming Video Archive and DVDs Available • http://commons.internet2.edu/gigaconference

  6. Gigaconference Firsts • Largest-Ever HD VC. 24 locations. • First large-scale use of new Codian MCU • First cascade between Polycom and Codian HD MCUs. • First large-scale use of Polycom HD recorder

  7. Special Event • Special VIP Show of Computer Art and Animation • from the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, Ohio Supercomputer Center

  8. Gigaconference Results • All the endpoints of all these vendors are interoperable. • All these MCUs are interoperable. • Very high data rates are not necessary for HD VC. • All the vendors cooperated and worked together. • Recordings and (SD) streaming video available.

  9. Special Thanks • Polycom for $5000 • LifeSize for $2500 • Codian for $2500 • Allowed us to rent the high-quality HD projector. • Codian, flew in the new special HD MCU from England for this event. • Polycom, provided the HD recorder for this event.

  10. Megaconference Junior IV • Run by and for students • Feb 22, 2007, Everywhere! • 170 locations • 16 countries • 22 presentations • Student VJs • 12 hours • Streaming Video archive available • http://www.megaconferencejr.org

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