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The Quilt 2018 Fall Member Meeting – Agenda


The Quilt Fall Member Meeting
September 25 – 27, 2018
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Agenda [Printable PDF]
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 – Pre-Meeting Activities

Time Topic Location
8:00 am – 12:00 pm FFG Meeting
Matt Goans and Lynn Burgan (MOREnet), Co-Chairs
The session will include a presentation on MOREnet’s Organizational Risk Assessment, the E-Connectivity Rural Broadband Program, and an in-depth discussion on service offerings with a focus on content filtering and Zoom.  Sun Corridor Network will also be providing a “My Financial World” presentation.
The Wayne Curry Room
8:00 am – 12:00 pm Services Working Group
Ann Zimmerman (OARnet), Chair
The session will include a CIS overview, service portfolio presentations, expanded conversations on business system implementations and a road map for RENs. We’ll explore other vendor opportunities, value propositions and future forecasting.
The Jim Henson Room
1:00 – 5:00 pm FFG and Services Working Groups Combined Meeting
The Wayne Curry Room
5:30 – 7:00 pm Co-located Social Networking Event with The Quilt, NSF PIs and ESnet
(Light Appetizers and Cash Bar)
Prefunction A

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Quilt, NSF, & ESnet Collocated Program

Time Topic Location
6:45 – 8:00 am Breakfast – NSF / ESnet / Quilt Salons C & D
8:15 – 8:30 am Colocated Meeting of NSF/ESnet/Quilt
Welcome and Introductions
Jen Leasure, The Quilt
Inder Monga, ESnet
Salons A & B
 
 
8:30 – 9:15 am Plenary: National Open Storage Network
Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins University
9:15 – 10:00 am Panel Discussion: A CIO’s Perspective on Campus Cyberinfrastructure Strategy
Carrie Rampp, Franklin & Marshall College (moderator)
Deborah Dent, Jackson State University
Scott Midkiff, Virginia Tech
Scott Valcourt, University of New Hampshire
10:00 – 10:15 am Morning Break Prefunction A
10:15 – 11:00 am Plenary: Ben Brown, Office of Science, Department of Energy Salons A & B
 
11:00 am – 11:45 am Panel Discussion: Models for Cyberinfrastructure Support
Marla Meehl, Front Range GigaPoP/University Center for Atmospheric Research (moderator)
John Moore, Internet2
Lauren Rotman, ESnet
Jen Schopf, Indiana University
Jeff Weekley, University of California – Merced
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Co-located Lunch – NSF / ESnet / Quilt Salons C & D
1:00 – 1:25 pm Invited Presentation: Research SOC: the NSF Collaborative Security Response Center
Von Welch, Indiana University
Salons A & B
 
 
 
1:25 – 2:15 pm Panel Discussion: Case Studies on Cybersecurity Applications and Tools Supporting Scientific Research
Ana Hunsinger, Internet2 (moderator)
Wei-Shinn Ku, Auburn University
Yan Luo, University of Massachusetts – Lowell
Ping Yang, SUNY at Binghamton
2:15 – 2:55 pm Panel Discussion: Shared Resources in the Cyberinfrastructure Environment
Inder Monga, ESnet (moderator)
Dana Brunson, Oklahoma State University/XSEDE
Mark Gardner, Virginia Tech
Tom Lehman, University of Maryland
Suzanne Sindi, University of California, Merced
2:55 – 3:00 pm Co-located Program Wrap-Up
3:00 – 3:30 pm Afternoon Break – NSF PI Workshop Concludes Prefunction A

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 – The Quilt Member Meeting

Time Topic Location
3:30 – 5:00 pm Quilt Fall Member Meeting Continues – NSF PIs and ESnet invited to attend
Salon A
3:30 – 4:00 pm Quilt Welcome and Overview Salon A
 
4:00 – 5:00 pm Keynote: Fireside Chat on Internet Governance with Steve Crocker and Larry Strickling
5:30 – 6:30 pm Member Meeting Social Hour – Dinner on Own Prefunction A

Thursday, September 27, 2018 – Quilt Member Meeting

Time Topic Location
7:00 – 8:15 am Breakfast
Salon C
7:00 – 8:15 am NOAA Regional R&E Network N-Wave Breakfast
Rob Sears, Paul Love
Jim Henson Room
7:00 – 8:15 am ANYROAM Breakfast
Philippe Hanset, CEO, ANYROAM LLC
Wi-Fi roaming is already present in our community through eduroam and it is about to get bigger. Join Philippe for a discussion on Wi-Fi roaming (eduroam, Govroam, ANYROAM), New Wi-Fi authentication standards, Hotspot2.0/Passpoint, national infrastructure and regional involvement
Wayne Curry Room
8:15 – 8:30 am Day 2 Welcome Salon A
 
 
8:30 – 9:15 am Invited Presentation: Moving the Rural Broadband Needle through Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension Offices, Global Cities Team Challenge Smart Agriculture, and Rural SuperCluster
Jean Rice, Senior Program Specialist for Broadband, NTIA
9:15 – 10:15 am Panel Discussion: Network Performance and Measurement- Instrumenting Community Anchor Institution Edge Sites
Presenters:
James Deaton, Great Plains Network (moderator)
Georgia Bullen, Open Technology Institute Measurement Lab
John Hess, CENIC (remote)
James Miller, Federal Communications Commission
Chip Popoviciu, Nephos6
Joe Sawasky, Merit
10:15 – 10:30 am Break Prefunction A
10:30 – 11:15 am Invited Presentation: U.S. Networking Market Analysis
Kate Reilly, Analyst, Telegeography
Salon A
 
11:15 am – Noon Quilt Member Lightning Talks – touch base with Jen if you have a 5-minute topic
Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch Salon C
1:00 – 1:30 pm Quilt Working Groups – Current Priorities and Roadmaps Salon A
 
 
 
 
1:30 – 1:45 pm Brief: Idea Board for R&E High School Cybersecurity Challenge
Joe Sawasky, Merit
1:45 – 2:25 pm Resources for Regional Networks and Researcher Engagement
Identifying multi-institutional research collaborations
Getting to know your campus champions
Communications and outreach materials
2:25 – 2:50 pm Facilitated Discussion: Regional Network Case Studies Addressing Challenges for Statewide Identity and Access Management
Jim Stewart, Utah Education and Telehealth Network
Chip Byers, MOREnet
Paul Schopis, OARnet
2:50 pm Meeting Wrap-Up and Winter 2019 Member Meeting Preview

Updated 9.20.2018