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Internet2 Commons

Internet2 Commons. Dr. Bob Dixon Chief Research Engineer OARNet Ohio State University. Internet2 Commons Meeting April 20, 2004 Washington, DC. Internet2 Commons History. Outgrowth of Megaconferences community Free Love MCU

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Internet2 Commons

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  1. Internet2 Commons Dr. Bob Dixon Chief Research Engineer OARNet Ohio State University Internet2 Commons Meeting April 20, 2004 Washington, DC

  2. Internet2 Commons History Outgrowth of Megaconferences community Free Love MCU Equipment donations by RADVision Polycom Starbak Initially free service of Internet2 Site coordinator training. (Over 150 trained so far)

  3. The Megaconference is: World’s largest Internet video conference. EVERYONE is invited. H.323 Standard. A professional conference with no central location. The speakers and audiences are distributed throughout the world. Fully interactive. Worldwide network of Multipoint Control Units, cascaded together. A test of and a push for the state of the art. Largest Internet VC Email mutual-help list

  4. The Megaconference is: Professional Presentations Musical Events Roll Calls, with Door Prize Drawings Open Discussion Times Awards Pranks Hats

  5. About Megaconference V December 10, 2003 13 Hours, in 3 sessions because of global time 200 Organizations 1000 People 27 Countries 5 Continents

  6. Megaconference VI Coming this fall to a video conferencing station near you !

  7. Current Internet2 Commons Status Extensive H.323 Video Conferencing Services Primary North American Gatekeeper for GDS Video Conference Streaming and Recording Subscription-based Services Sponsored support of major events such as Megaconference Megaconference Jr Keystone Conference Consultation on equipment evaluations, interoperability and integration

  8. Future Internet2 Commons Developments Automatic scheduling of H.323 video conferences Other video conferencing technologies, such as: VRVS MPEG-4 MPEG-2 DVTS etc Other collaboration tools, such as: Polycom Web Office etc

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