CENIC Today -- January 2008

Mon Feb 4 09:49:53 PST 2008

[CENIC Today -- January 2008, Volume 11 Issue 1] <http://www.cenic.org/>
Volume 11, Issue 1
February 4, 2008

Welcome to CENIC Today, the monthly newsletter of the Corporation for 
Education Network Initiatives in California.
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CENIC News:

    * President's Message: The 21st Century and How to Get There: The CA
      Broadband Task Force Final Report <#1>
    * CalREN Update: Network Projects and Activities <#2>
    * Fiber to the Future: Press Conference Celebrates Groundbreaking
      for UC Santa Cruz "Dark Fiber" Connection <#3>
    * Pacific Wave and CENIC Help Link University of Melbourne and
      Calit2 via High-Performance Video Wall <#4>
    * CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars Update: A Stellar Lineup of
      Keynotes, Special Hotel Rates End Soon <#5>

	National Networking News:

    * CA Governor's Budget Proposes Education Cuts to Address Deficit
    * Robert Vietzke Named New Internet2 Executive Director of Network
      Services
    * USC Rolls Out Google Apps: Students Get Google Plan for USC E-mail
    * EDUCAUSE Releases Report: A Blueprint for Big Broadband
    * IBM, Researchers Expand Grid-Based Cancer Project
    * Proceedings of GLIF Working Group Meetings Available

  CENIC News:

President's Message
The 21st Century and How To Get There: The CA Broadband Task Force Final 
Report
by Jim Dolgonas, CENIC President/CEO
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[Picture of Jim Dolgonas] CENIC has long held the position that 
broadband deployment is key not only to the state, national, and global 
research and education communities, but to the health and welfare of 
society in general. A number of years ago, CENIC sponsored forums under 
the Gigabit or Bust <http://www.cenic.org/events/1gob.html> project to 
focus attention on the importance of broadband. And over the past 
several years, we have been pleased to see broadband deployment, 
availability, and adoption become increasingly important priorities for 
the California state government, legislators, and members of other 
agencies and bodies, such as the CPUC.

In November 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger took a significant step in 
assuring that California will be well equipped to meet the challenges of 
the 21st century with Executive Order S-23-06 
<http://gov.ca.gov/executive-order/4585/>, Twenty-First Century 
Government: Expanding Broadband Access and Usage in California. I've 
addressed this Order in a previous issue 
<http://www.cenic.org/publications/cenictoday/ctv9_10.html> of CENIC 
Today, but in general terms, the Order focused on ways to increase 
broadband deployment, availability, and adoption, and ways to 
cost-effectively speed all three. It also included agency-specific 
responsibilities for implementation.

However, only with an understanding of the current extent of deployment, 
availability, and adoption throughout the state and a trustworthy 
judgment of what constitutes an acceptable level of connectivity can 
valuable efforts be aimed in the most efficient and cost-effective 
fashion and success judged. To this end, the Order called for the 
establishment of a California Broadband Task Force 
<http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforce/aboutus.asp>, consisting of 21 of 
the most accomplished movers and shakers in the state in the area of 
broadband networking. Among this task force were three members of the 
CENIC community: President Rollin Richman of Humboldt State University 
<http://www.humboldt.edu/>; Larry Smarr, Director of Calit2 
<http://www.calit.net/> and CENIC Board member; and Stephanie Couch, 
CENIC's Director of Statewide Initiatives.

For over a year, this team of specialists examined California's 
broadband health, with particular care given to education, healthcare, 
community-based organizations, and government. The states of current 
deployment, availability, and adoption were examined as well as the 
general impact of broadband on California, and on January 17, 2008, the 
Task force published its final report The State of Connectivity: 
Building Innovation Through Broadband 
<http://www.calink.ca.gov/taskforcereport/default.asp>.

The report is absolutely exhaustive and filled with information and 
recommendations that will be consulted for years to come. At a high 
level, it makes seven recommendations:

   1. Build out high-speed broadband infrastructure to all Californians
   2. Develop model-permitting standards and encourage collaboration
      among providers
   3. Increase the use and adoption of broadband and computer technology
   4. Engage and reward broadband innovation and research
   5. Create a statewide e-health network
   6. Leverage educational opportunities to increase broadband use
   7. Continue state-level and statewide leadership

Not only does CENIC applaud these recommendations as an organization 
whose entire mission is based on the unequivocal good that comes from 
access to broadband networking, but we were also pleased to see the 
report's extensive and detailed figures concerning the current state of 
broadband deployment, availability, and adoption, particularly those 
areas that have fallen behind. CENIC has long lamented the fact that 
many areas in California lack access to high-speed networking and cannot 
fully benefit from the programs and services made available through it. 
Now, the state government and all organizations concerned with the 
"digital divide" have sound, quantifiable data on the severity of the 
problem. Further, the report provides sound recommendations, strategic 
and tactical, for advancing the deployment of broadband networking in 
ways that maximize the triple bottom line of time, money, and quality.

Many government reports are generated every year, and most of them sit 
on the shelf unread and ignored after their publication. Happily, this 
report is destined for quite a different fate. Its exhaustive detail and 
sound advice, generated by some of the best minds in the world in the 
arena of broadband networking, will be of immense value to all 
stakeholders in California and beyond. As an organization that has long 
held cutting-edge, widely deployed broadband as a key ingredient in 
California's success, CENIC is not only delighted with the report, but 
applauds Governor Schwarzenegger and the state government for the 
leadership they've shown in this area. We look forward to working to 
help implement the recommendations of the Task Force.

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CalREN Update: Network Projects and Activities
by Ed Smith, CENIC Project Manager
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With the start of the 2008 calendar year, we have two months of updates 
to report on.

The various bids in response to the circuit RFP were reviewed and award 
letters were recently issued. Contracts are now being finalized.

CENIC and K12HSN <http://www.k12hsn.org/>, along with our E-rate 
consultants, Techmasters, invested considerable time during the past two 
months in the preparation of our E-rate application for fiscal year 
2008-09. This year, our E-rate application is longer than in any 
previous year, some 1,438 pages long.

During the month of December, CENIC put four new Gigabit connections 
into production serving the San Bernardino County Superintendent of 
Schools <http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/>, Santa Clara COE 
<http://www.sccoe.k12.ca.us/>, Fresno COE <http://www.fcoe.k12.ca.us/>, 
and the Sonoma COE <http://www.scoe.org/>.

January saw even more activity for the K-12 system, with new connections 
for an additional five County Offices of Education: Solano 
<http://www.solanocoe.net/>, Contra Costa <http://www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/>, 
Riverside <http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/>, San Diego 
<http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/>, and Placer 
<http://www.placercoe.k12.ca.us/>, all of which now enjoy Gigabit 
connectivity to CalREN. In addition, a Gigabit connection was put into 
place between the Marin COE <http://www.marinschools.org/> and the 
Contra Costa COE along the ring between the Sunnyvale and Oakland 
backbone nodes that they share with the San Francisco COE 
<http://www.sfusd.edu/>. To round out the month, two more new Gigabit 
connections for the Butte <http://www.bcoe.org/home/> and El Dorado 
<http://www.edcoe.k12.ca.us/> County Offices of Education were tested by 
CENIC and demonstrated ready for use by both offices. We anticipate that 
these two new connections will be put into production in the next few 
weeks. That's a round dozen major circuit upgrades!

As far as the community colleges are concerned, we are in the early 
stages of installing new Gigabit connections to three Community College 
Districts: Riverside <http://www.rcc.edu/>, San Mateo 
<http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/smccd/>, and Kern <http://www.kccd.edu/>. 
The community college segment also plans to install quite a few new 
Gigabit connections in the months ahead.

For the California State Universities, construction projects are in 
various stages of completion for fiber connections for CSU San 
Bernardino <http://www.csusb.edu/>, CSU San Marcos 
<http://www.csusm.edu/>, Cal Poly Pomona <http://www.csupomona.edu/> and 
Cal State LA <http://www.calstatela.edu/>. Two other CSU sites will be 
getting DS-3 circuit in the months ahead.

Keep an eye out for further issues of CENIC Today to learn about these 
and other projects!

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Fiber to the Future: Press Conference Celebrates Groundbreaking
for UC Santa Cruz "Dark Fiber" Connection
by Janis Cortese, CENIC Manager of Publicity & Communications
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[Picture of UCSC University Center] On January 24th from 9AM -- 11AM, 
representatives from UC Santa Cruz <http://www.ucsc.edu/>, the UC Office 
of the President <http://www.ucop.edu/>, the Santa Cruz County Office of 
Education <http://www.santacruz.k12.ca.us/>, and state and local elected 
officials gathered to celebrate the kickoff of a project to connect the 
UC Santa Cruz campus to CalREN via dark fiber. The campus's current 
connections to the CalREN backbone node at Sunnyvale will be replaced 
with CENIC-managed "dark fiber," providing greatly increased performance 
and bandwidth and adding a direct, dedicated connection to the campus's 
Silicon Valley Center <http://svi.ucsc.edu/> located at NASA's Ames 
Research Center <http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html>.

[Picture of Larry Merkley]From UC Santa Cruz, speakers included Larry 
Merkley, the departing Vice Provost of Information Technology and 
Chancellor George Blumenthal, both significant forces for moving the 
project forward. CENIC President and CEO Jim Dolgonas spoke on behalf of 
CENIC, and UC Associate Vice President and CIO Kristine Hafner spoke of 
the importance of the project to the UC system as a whole.

To address the benefits to research, UC Santa Cruz faculty members Stan 
Woosley, Professor of Astronomy and Margaret Morse, Acting Dean of the 
Arts took part in the event as well, presenting on their respective 
disciplines and how they will benefit from the increased bandwidth that 
will be available to UC Santa Cruz with the completion of this project 
at the end of 2008.

[Picture of Stan Woosley]Sunesys, another major player in the effort to 
connect the campus via dark fiber, was represented by Senior Vice 
President Alan Katz. Field representatives for State Senators Joe 
Simitian (Sen. District 11) and Abel Maldonado (Sen. District 15) as 
well as State Assembly Member John Laird (Assy. District 27) attended as 
well.

Currently, the campus's connectivity to CalREN is via two diverse, 
managed-service connections, one connecting the campus to the CalREN 
Sunnyvale node and the other to the node at Palo Alto, thus providing 
diversity. Each connection enables the campus to utilize two CalREN 
network tiers, one (CalREN-DC or "Digital California") providing service 
for bread-and-butter uses such as e-mail and videoconferencing and the 
other (CalREN-HPR or "High-Performance Research") providing specialized 
services for large-application users.

With the kickoff of this new project, the connections to the Sunnyvale 
backbone node will be replaced with CENIC-managed dark-fiber 
connections, which will provide for increased robustness and 
performance, as well as upgrading the campus's connection to the 
CalREN-HPR network tier from 1 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s.

With connectivity such as this, the campus will enjoy unparalleled 
ability to collaborate with research colleagues around the world. The 
increased bandwidth and robustness of the new connectivity benefits not 
only research but education programs as well, such as the UC College 
Prep program, which delivers not only text-based course content but 
videoconferencing and rich media in order to empower students in 
traditionally underserved communities to prepare for college 
eligibility. High-bandwidth content like this requires high-performance 
networking in order to be delivered in a reliable and useful fashion.

The campus will also receive a dedicated Gigabit connection to its 
Silicon Valley Center located on the campus of the NASA Ames Research 
Center, itself a member of the CENIC community. Currently, connectivity 
to the Silicon Valley Center for the main UC Santa Cruz campus comes 
over a shared connection to the Ames Research Center. Thanks to a 
specially provisioned dark-fiber connection between the CalREN backbone 
Sunnyvale node and the Silicon Valley Center, the center will enjoy an 
extremely high-bandwidth connection of its own via which it can reach 
the UC Santa Cruz campus as well as the rest of California's K-20 R&E 
community, the nation, and the world.

As an organization that represents all of California's K-20 community, 
CENIC also hopes to expand access to the new fiber path to both the 
Santa Cruz County Office of Education and local community colleges such 
as Cabrillo College.

[Picture of Jim Dolgonas]The importance of high-bandwidth networking 
doesn't stop at the campus border, however, a point made during the 
conference both by Jim Dolgonas and Kristine Hafner. Said Dolgonas at 
the event, "This project [brings] ... gigantic capacity to the campus, 
but it's important for us to remember that we have to continue to build 
out the campus infrastructure as well."

Hafner addressed the issue further, saying that the University of 
California has "an incredibly robust backbone network that links our 
institutions to each other and to the world, but we do not have that 
situation at the level of our campuses." She then mentioned an estimate 
obtained by the UC system of $80 to $100 million to upgrade the 
networking on each UC campus to the point where the ultra-high bandwidth 
provided by CalREN is accessible throughout the campus. As a result, 
stimulating investment in robust, high-performance campus local networks 
is a priority for the UC system.

The UC Santa Cruz campus itself has been a showpiece of research and 
education for the betterment of society since its creation in 1965. It 
currently boasts several prestigious research institutes and centers, 
including the Centers for Adaptive Optics and RNA Biology, the 
Institutes for Particle Physics, for Marine Science, for Innovation in 
Environmental Research, for Geophysics and Planetary Physics, and of 
course Lick Observatory. UC Santa Cruz is part of CITRIS (the Center for 
IT Research in the Interest of Society) and QB3 (the California 
Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research), two of the California 
Institutes for Science and Innovation. The campus is also part of UC 
College Prep, which develops and distributes high-quality courses and 
course content to benefit underserved California students.

 From the humanities, social sciences, and the arts to the physical and 
biological sciences to its 10-year-old engineering school, UC Santa Cruz 
has an excellent reputation for groundbreaking research.

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Pacific Wave and CENIC Help Link University of Melbourne and Calit2 via 
High-Performance Video Wall
by Janis Cortese, CENIC Manager of Publicity & Communications
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A dedicated ultra high-bandwidth link now connects Big Science 
researchers in Australia and California, thanks to high-performance 
networking. CalREN and Pacific Wave comprise the US leg of the trip, 
with Southern Cross and AARNet completing the journey across the Pacific 
Ocean and through Australia. The connection was unveiled in a dramatic 
way on January 16, when a 96 Megapixel visualization wall connecting the 
University of Melbourne <http://www.unimelb.edu.au/> and Calit2 
<http://www.calit2.net/> was demonstrated to Australian senior 
politicians and researchers. The wall consists of 24 30-inch displays 
which can be used to link researchers around the world not only with 
vast and difficult to visualize data sets but with one another at 
previously unheard of data rates.

The connection marks the entry of Australia into Calit2's OptIPlanet 
<http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/presentations/lsmarr/2007/html/SC_AIST_111307_files/v3_document.htm> 
collaboratory, a next step along the lines of the enormously successful 
OptIPuter <http://www.optiputer.net/> project which pushed the concept 
of "fiber optic network as backplane" to its limit. Using this concept, 
the OptIPuter project demonstrated the creation of an extremely 
high-performance world-sized computer which linked researchers across 
the globe at dazzling data transfer speeds. This empowered researchers 
to engage in global-scale experiments where displays, complex 
instruments like telescopes or deep-ocean observatories, data, and 
experimenters themselves could be half a world apart yet working 
together seamlessly in real time to carry out investigations that would 
not have been possible otherwise.

The OptIPortal visualization wall in Melbourne was promptly christened, 
of course, the OzIPortal and is the largest such wall in all of Australia.

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CENIC 08: Lightpath to the Stars Update: A Stellar Lineup of Keynotes, 
Special Hotel Rates End Soon
by Janis Cortese, CENIC Manager of Publicity & Communications
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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.

As well as our Keynote Speakers, 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. 
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.

[Picture of Oakland Marriott City Center]And 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. 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.

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!

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  National Networking News:

CA Governor's Budget Proposes Education Cuts to Address Deficit
Source: UC San Francisco 
<http://169.230.117.36/today/cache/news/200801113.html>
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday proposed a 2008-2009 state budget 
that includes across-the-board cuts in state spending, including 
reductions at the University of California, to address a projected $14.5 
billion state budget deficit.

The governor's proposal would increase funding under his "compact" with 
the UC system, but then apply a reduction of $332 million, or 10 percent 
-- the same percentage reduction proposed for most state General Fund 
programs. That would leave UC with a net state funding reduction of $109 
million, or 3.4 percent, compared with the current year. However, it 
also would leave state funding more than $400 million below the level of 
the Regents' proposed budget for 2008-09.

Robert Vietzke Named New Internet2 Executive Director of Network Services
Source: I2 News <https://mail.internet2.edu/wws/arc/i2-news>
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In December 2007, Internet2 announced that Robert (Rob) Vietzke will 
join its staff as the Executive Director of Network Services, reporting 
directly to the President & CEO. In this role, Rob will be responsible 
for the operation of Internet2's new advanced nationwide network, and 
will support the network's connections with Internet2's network 
connectors, major federal networks and more than 80 international 
research networks. He assumes this position after helping to lead the 
deployment of the Internet2 Network over the past 18 months.

"We are delighted that Rob will be a key member of the Internet2 team. 
His deep experience in operating and deploying advanced networks will 
serve as an incredible asset to our community as we continue to focus on 
robust, state of the art network capabilities," said Doug Van Houweling, 
Internet2 president and CEO. "The network plays a vital role in 
supporting the cyberinfrastructure needs of members. Rob's leadership in 
this capacity will ensure that Internet2 provides its members critical 
resources they need for today and well into the future."

USC Rolls Out Google Apps: Students Get Google Plan for USC E-mail
Source: USC News <http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/14700.html>
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On Jan. 16, with the launch of the online collaboration software Google 
Apps at USC, students will be able to say goodbye to current university 
e-mail quotas.

Through an agreement between USC and Google, students will enjoy Gmail 
(Google's e-mail program) in an ad-free environment, while continuing to 
send and receive e-mail at their @usc.edu e-mail addresses.

Google Apps at USC is the name of USC's installation of Google Apps for 
Education, a suite of online software applications that Google offers to 
educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. The package 
includes Gmail, Web-based word processing and spreadsheet programs, 
sharable calendars, chat and more.

EDUCAUSE Releases Report: A Blueprint for Big Broadband
Source: EDUCAUSE Connect 
<http://www.educause.edu/redir.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Fconnect.educause.edu%2FLibrary%2FAbstract%2FABlueprintforBigBroadband%2F45996%3Ftime%3D1202091360> 

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This report proposes bringing the federal government, state governments, 
and the private sector together as part of a new approach to making 
high-speed Internet services available across the country. The report 
also contains a detailed analysis of broadband deployment in the United 
States and in key countries around the world.

IBM, Researchers Expand Grid-Based Cancer Project
Source: GRIDtoday <http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/2067579.html>
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IBM, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), which is a Center of 
Excellence of the University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood 
Johnson Medical School; and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 
announced on January 25th a collaborative research effort to develop 
diagnostic tools which can improve the accuracy of predicting patients' 
responses to treatment and related clinical outcomes. Through the use of 
advanced computer and imaging technologies that facilitate comparisons 
of cancerous tissues, cell and radiology studies, researchers and 
physicians expect to determine more accurate cancer prognoses, more 
personalized therapy planning and, subsequently, the discovery and 
development of new cancer drugs.

This new project is a natural extension of the "Help Defeat Cancer" 
(HDC) project in which IBM's World Community Grid was used to 
demonstrate the effectiveness of characterizing different types and 
stages of disease based upon the underlying staining patterns exhibited 
by digitally imaged cancer tissues. World Community Grid is a virtual 
supercomputer that gains its resources by thousands of volunteers 
donating their unused computer time.

Proceedings of GLIF Working Group Meetings Available
Source: GLIF <http://www.glif.is/meetings/2008/winter/>
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The GLIF Working Group Meeting for Winter 2008 was held at the 
University of Hawaii in Honolulu from 19-20 January 2008, and the 
proceedings from this meeting are now available online. Updates from the 
Control Plane and Technical Working Groups are available, as well as the 
welcome given by SURFnet's Erik-Jan Bos.

  About CENIC and How to Change Your Subscription:

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.

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institutions also donate expertise through their participation in 
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and efficiently, and to support the continued evolution of the network 
as technology advances.

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