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Campus Communication Strategies

CREN's Campus Communication Strategies Virtual Seminar gathers a number of nationally-known experts to cover the major areas of maintaining a campus network -- from the basics of communications to the best practices for network security.

Campus Communication Strategies is available on CD only. The seminar is split into the seven topical units described below.

You can learn more about the content of each individual presentation from the Campus Communication Strategies Presentation Descriptions.

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Communication Basics
This section considers in more detail the objectives of the series and the communications technology basics needed to understand the discussions that will follow.

Campus Communications Infrastructure
Planning for the next generation of communications networks must address this question: How can we build campus communications systems that reliably and cost-effectively support our current and future requirements for voice, video and data?

Intercampus and Off-Campus Connectivity
Once the campus is networked, what are the most effective ways to connect our on- and off-campus users? What is the best way to connect these users to other institutions and organizations? This section considers in more detail the primary and alternative technologies and connections required to answer these questions.

High Performance Networking
As the Internet and related communications systems become overworked, it is clear that developing and delivering high-performance networks is a priority. Because this issue is so complex and sets the tone for the next step in providing service to the academic community, this section considers the current planning for advanced networks.

Network Management
Networks are becoming more complex and there is an increasing need to establish and administer sound network management practices, addressing issues of reliability, organization, service and performance.

Funding the Network
Many users see communications networks as being free. They aren't. As the need to address future expansion becomes more urgent and more expensive, funding is a critical issue in the development of network services.

Network Security
For data in any media to be valid, they must be both true and uncorrupted. In today's electronic information marketplace, security is vital. Educational institutions must make sure that users are, in fact, who they say they are; that information has not been modified; and that the network and institutional systems haven't been breached by unauthorized users.

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Campus Communication Strategies Presenters

Douglas Gale is the Vice President for Information Systems and Services at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Doug was one of the original developers of the Internet, founding one of the first regional networks on the NSFNET and serving as NSFNET Program Director for two years. During that time he was instrumental in the development of the first T3 national backbone. Doug is a Board member of both CREN and CAUSE.

David Lambert is the Vice President for Information Technologies at Cornell University. Under his leadership, the University has become a leader in developing integrated systems, and received the CAUSE award for campus networking excellence.

Guy Jones is Director of Technology at George Washington University in Washington D.C. Guy is currently responsible for the installation of the University's advanced fiber-to-the-desktop/ATM-based campus network.

Ardoth Hassler is Executive Director and CIO for Main Campus at Georgetown University and the author of the seminal 1996 "CAUSE/EFFECT" article concerning outsourcing remote access.

Brad Reese is the Director of Information Services at George Washington University and is responsible for one of the earliest and largest wireless campus networks in the northeast.

Douglas Van Houweling is the Vice Provost for Academic Outreach and Information Technology and Dean of Academic Outreach at the University of Michigan. He is internationally recognized as a leader in the creation and evolution of the NSFNET and the Internet.

Ken Klingenstein is the Director of Computing and Network Services at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been recognized as a leader in national networking for over ten years, having served as Vice President of Farnet, Chair of the Federal Networking Council Advisory Committee, and Chair of the CAUSE Board.

David Staudt is an Associate Program Director in the NSF's Division of Networking and Communication Research and Infrastructure.

Mark Bruhn is the Assistant Director for Information and Systems Services, and Information Security Officer at Indiana University Computing Services.

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