[ CENIC News ] CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars -- All the latest news

Tue Feb 12 11:18:55 PST 2008

[CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars: All the latest news] 
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/>
Titanium Sponsor:
[Titanium Sponsor Cisco Systems] <http://www.cisco.com/> 	Special hotel 
rates end Saturday <#1>
Even more presentations listed online at cenic08.cenic.org <#2>
A stellar lineup of Keynote Speakers at CENIC 08 <#3>
Three ways to pay when you register online for CENIC 08 <#4> 	Platinum 
Sponsor:
[Platinum Sponsor AT&T] <http://www.att.com/>

  Special Hotel Rates End Saturday -- Reserve your room today!

[Picture of Oakland Marriott City Center] If you're planning to reserve 
a hotel room at the Oakland Marriott City Center 
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/hotel.html>, the official CENIC 08 conference 
hotel, you'll want to do so soon to take advantage of the special 
discounted conference rate of $169/night. The discounted rate ends on 
*February 16, 2008*, but you can visit the conference website to reserve 
your hotel room online <http://cenic08.cenic.org/hotel.html>.

The Oakland Marriott City Center is located in the heart of downtown 
Oakland and convenient to fabulous shopping and dining as well as 
historical sites such as Jack London Square and Oakland's Chinatown. The 
conference hotel is also extremely conveniently located within easy 
walking distance to BART and Amtrak stations (click links for walking 
maps), and through them may be reached from all major Bay Area airports. 
The conference website, shown below, features Hotel & Travel information 
as well as links to local points of interest when visiting Oakland.

  Even More Presentations Listed Online at CENIC08.cenic.org

CENIC is delighted to offer you a sneak peek at the conference program 
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/program/index.html>. With illustrious speakers 
anticipated from all segments of CENIC Associates and topics ranging 
from remote observing and astrochemistry to grid computing, new media, 
collaborative teaching and learning, and workforce development, you're 
sure to find plenty to fill all three days of conference attendance.

Topics include <http://cenic08.cenic.org/program/index.html> 
collaborative learning, digital media, the search for life beyond Earth, 
climate change and global warming, digital libraries, grid computing, 
and high-performance network research.

We'll be adding more and more presentations to the conference website 
and a scheduled program before long, so be sure to check back and watch 
your inbox for more updates as more information is added.

  A Stellar Lineup of Keynote Speakers at CENIC 08

With such a stellar lineup of keynote speakers, CENIC 08: Lightpath to 
the Stars <http://cenic08.cenic.org/> attendees will be seeing stars in 
their eyes in more ways than one this coming March.

[Picture of Rachelle Chong]Monday's Keynote Speaker will be *Rachelle 
Chong*, CA Public Utilities Commissioner and a member of the Governor's 
Broadband Task Force, which released its final report on the state of CA 
broadband deployment, availability, and adoption in January. 
Commissioner Chong brings to the CPUC a unique perspective as a federal 
regulator, long time communications lawyer, small business owner, Web 
entrepreneur, and mediator.

[Picture of Dan Bursch]On Tuesday, attendees will enjoy a Keynote 
Address by former NASA Astronaut and National Reconnaissance Chair at 
the Naval Postgraduate School *Dan Bursch*. A former Naval Officer, Dan 
Bursch's primary responsibility is to ensure that education and research 
at NPS supports the mission of the National Reconnaissance Office, and 
he serves as a professor in several space systems courses. He is also 
supporting a new initiative at NPS that will provide more hands-on 
instruction for space systems students.

[Picture of Sandra Faber]Wednesday's Keynote Address will be delivered 
by Professor of Astronomy *Sandra Faber* of UC Santa Cruz and Lick 
Observatory in San Jose, part of the University of California 
Observatories. Sandra Faber's research focuses on the formation and 
evolution of galaxies and the evolution of structure in the universe. 
She utilizes ground-based optical data obtained with the Lick 3-meter 
and Keck 10-meter telescopes; she also has several projects on the 
Hubble Space Telescope (HST). She does most of her work with graduate 
students and has several ongoing collaborations with former students 
which have lasted many years.

  Three Ways to Pay When You Register Online for CENIC 08

And lastly, don't forget you can pre-register online 
<http://cenic08.cenic.org/registration/index.html>! 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 "Lightpath to the 
Stars," be sure to register today!

* * * *
*Gold Sponsors:*

[Gold Sponsor GigaFin Networks] <http://www.gigafin.com/>    [Gold 
Sponsor Qwest] <http://www.qwest.com/> 	*Silver Sponsors:*

[Silver Sponsor Juniper Networks] <http://www.juniper.net/>    [Silver 
Sponsor Level3 Communications] <http://www.level3.com/>

  About CENIC

California's education and research communities leverage their 
networking resources under CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network 
Initiatives in California, in order to obtain cost-effective, 
high-bandwidth networking to support their missions and answer the needs 
of their faculty, staff, and students. CENIC designs, implements, and 
operates CalREN, the California Research and Education Network, a 
high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network specially designed to 
meet the unique requirements of these communities, and to which the vast 
majority of the state's K-20 educational institutions are connected. In 
order to facilitate collaboration in education and research, CENIC also 
provides connectivity to non-California institutions and industry 
research organizations with which CENIC's Associate researchers and 
educators are engaged.

CENIC is governed by its member institutions. Representatives from these 
institutions also donate expertise through their participation in 
various committees designed to ensure that CENIC is managed effectively 
and efficiently, and to support the continued evolution of the network 
as technology advances.

For more information, visit www.cenic.org <http://www.cenico.rg/>.

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