[ CENIC News ] CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars — All the Latest News
General CENIC news and event announcements
cenic-announce at lists.cenic.org
Fri Nov 2 12:03:36 PDT 2007
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CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars — All the Latest News
If you've been hoping to learn more about
“<http://cenic08.cenic.org/>Lightpath to the Stars,” 2008’s premiere
networking event, we've got lots to report this month. Topics include:
* Rachelle Chong, CA Public Utilities Commissioner Confirmed as Keynote
Speaker
* Online Registration Open — Register Today and Reserve Your Hotel Room
Online
* Call for Presentations and Call for Award Nominations Still Open
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Rachelle Chong, CA Public Utilities Commissioner Confirmed as Keynote Speaker
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First, CENIC is delighted to announce as Keynote speaker
<http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/>California Public Utilities Commissioner Rachelle
Chong. Appointed to the Commission on
January 11, 2006, Chong participated in her first Commission meeting on
January 12, 2006 with a historic vote on the California Solar Initiative.
Since 1984, she has been a communications regulatory lawyer practicing
before both the Federal Communications Commission
(<http://www.fcc.gov/>FCC) and the California
PUC. In 1993, Commissioner Chong was appointed by President Clinton to the
FCC where she served as an FCC Commissioner for over three years.
During that time, she voted on rules for the first auctions of wireless PCS
spectrum, approved rules to create many new wireless and satellite services,
finalized digital television rules, and implemented the historic
Telecommunications Act of 1996. Commissioner Chong also represented the FCC at
international communications conferences, including the World Radio
Conference and the
Asian Pacific Economic Council.
Commissioner Chong then became a General Counsel and Vice President of
Governmental Affairs for a start up CLEC/broadband/applications service
provider venture and has also recently been a mediator/arbitrator, owned a
small business, and operated an E-commerce store on the Internet. As a result,
she brings to the CPUC a unique perspective as a federal regulator, long
time communications lawyer, small business owner, Web entrepreneur, and
mediator.
CENIC is thrilled to announce that Commissioner Chong will play such an
important part in our annual conference next year. Given the success of
our last
conference, “<http://cenic07.cenic.org/>Making Waves,” held in La Jolla,
CA, exceeding the standard set by that event will be a challenge, but
Commissioner Chong’s participation
will play a crucial role in that.
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Online Registration Open — Register Today and Reserve Your Hotel Room Online
If this sounds like something that you'd like to take part in, then why not
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/registration/index.html>register today? Online
registration for the conference has officially opened as of
November 1, and payment options for our attendees have expanded for
increased convenience. Your options now include payment by check before the
conference as well as three options for payment by major credit card:
* You can register and pay online at the same time.
* You can also register now and pay later. If you choose this option,
you will receive a Payment ID via e-mail and link that you can use at any
time.
* You can also register and pay at the conference, using your Payment
ID and a major credit card.
Even more exciting announcements are in store in the weeks and months
ahead, so to make sure that you can take part in
“<http://cenic08.cenic.org/>Lightpath to the Stars,” be sure
to <http://cenic08.cenic.org/registration/index.html>register today!
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Next year’s conference will be held in the scenic and historic city of
Oakland, CA at the
<http://marriott.com/oakdt?groupCode=cencena&app=resvlink>Oakland Marriott
City Center. This will be our second year at this
venue, as our 2006 conference “Your Connection to the World” was also held
there. Attendees were pleased at the venue, particularly its convenient
location near some of California’s best shopping and dining as well as
public transportation such as BART and Amtrak. We’re happy to announce that you
can now reserve your hotel rooms at the Oakland Marriott City Center
<http://marriott.com/oakdt?groupCode=cencena&app=resvlink>online; be sure
to do so soon to get the conference room rate!
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Call for Presentations and Call for Award Nominations Still Open
Lastly, the <http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfp.html>Call for Presentations for
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/>Lightpath to the Stars is still open, and our
Program Committee, headed by the <http://www.sbccd.cc.ca.us/>San Bernardino
Community College
District's Glen Kuck and <http://www.usc.edu/>USC's Celeste Anderson, is
looking for presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions focused on
network-enabled
applications and research related to the 2008 conference theme, "Lightpath
to the Stars."
Presentations should fit into one of the following categories:
* Technology and infrastructure
* Teaching and learning
* Application development, and
* Use, trends, and/or future developments in network technology and
related applications
CENIC 08's Program Committee is especially interested in presentations
focused on research, teaching and learning activities involving multiple
segments
of the K-20 community, and/or international collaborations. Projects or
studies to be featured may be works-in-progress. The conference venue will be
connected to CalREN, <http://www.nlr.net/>NLR and
<http://www.internet2.edu/>Internet2 to enable live demonstrations of
content or capability.
The deadline for proposals is November 9, 2007, and more information about
the proper format for submissions and where and how to submit a proposal
for presentation can be found at
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfp.html.%A0>http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfp.html.
Our past conference program for Making Waves can be found at
<http://cenic07.cenic.org/program.html>http://cenic07.cenic.org/program.html
if you're curious about the types of presentations accepted for last year's
conference in La Jolla.
CENIC's Annual Conference features more than presentations, however; our
annual Innovations in Networking awards are also presented during our
conference, and as such we are also searching for
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfa.html>Award Nominations for the 2008
Innovations in Networking Awards. These awards highlight network
applications and projects by identifying exemplary innovations that
leverage the network and have the potential to improve the way instruction
and research
is conducted, even when the impact of the innovation may not be felt
immediately. We are especially interested in collaborative efforts
developed in
2006-07 which engage multiple segments of the K-20 community and/or
international partners. A committee selected by the CENIC Board of
Directors will
determine the award winners on the basis of submitted materials, and
additional interviews if necessary.
The deadline for submissions is December 7, 2007, and more information
about the Call for Award Nominations can be found at
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfa.html>http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfa.html,
including the proper format and categories for submissions and where and
how to submit a nomination. Summaries for
past award winners can also be found at the
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/cfa.html>Call for Award Nominations, if you would
like to see the types of projects and applications that have been
honored in previous years.
The conference will be held this year at the
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/hotel.html>Oakland Marriott City Center, located
in the heart of downtown Oakland and convenient to fabulous shopping
and dining as well as historical sites such as
<http://www.jacklondonsquare.com/>Jack London Square and Oakland's
Chinatown. The conference hotel is also extremely conveniently located
within easy walking distance to
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=1245+Broadway++Oakland,+CA+94602&daddr=1001+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94607&sll=37.815015,-122.26451&sspn=0.028851,0.053558&ie=UTF8&ll=37.8024,-122.27238&spn=0.007214,0.01339&z=17&om=1>BART
and
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=245+Second+Street+Oakland,+CA+94602&daddr=1001+Broadway,+Oakland,+CA+94607&sll=37.8024,-122.27238&sspn=0.007214,0.01339&ie=UTF8&z=16&om=1>Amtrak
stations (click links for walking maps), and through them may be reached
from all major Bay Area
airports. The <http://cenic08.cenic.org/>conference website, shown below,
features <http://cenic08.cenic.org/hotel.html>Hotel & Travel information as
well as links to local points of interest when
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/tourism.html>visiting Oakland.
We look forward to seeing you in Oakland in March 2008!
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