Internet2 Activities at SC2003

15-21 November 2003
Phoenix, AZ

The Supercomputing Conference 2003 (SC2003) highlights the most innovative developments in high-performance computing and advanced networking. The conference and exhibits feature the latest technological developments in fields such as information architectures, data storage, analysis and visualization, optical networking, scalable computing, scientific applications and distributed systems. SC Global, held in conjunction with SC2003, showcases achievements in the arts and sciences among dozens of remote locations and provides interactive access to these presentations to audiences around the world.

Internet2, and Internet2 members, are participating in several aspects of SC2003.

Internet2 Demos at SC2003

The Internet2 booth in the SC2003 exhibit area.

The Internet2 End-to-End Performance Initiative Performance Environment System (E2E piPES) will be one of the featured demonstrations at the Internet2 booth in the SC2003 exhibit area. E2E piPES indicates performance capabilities and locates performance problems along the path between two computers connected by the Abilene network, participating campuses, regional networks, and gigaPoPs—significantly improving the likelihood that advanced Internet applications can operate at peak performance.

Other featured projects in the Internet2 exhibit booth include the University of Tennessee's LoCI project and PlanetLab.

In addition, more than 40 other Internet2 members are exhibiting throughout the show floor at SC2003. Click one of the following links for a floor plan listing all Internet2 member participating in the technical exhibits:

Floor Plan 1	Floor Plan 2

SC Global and Webcasts

SC Global 2003 features presentations on innovative uses of interactive technology and also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the technology required to produce this geographically distributed event, which takes place 18-20 November in conjunction with SC2003. Using Access Grid nodes worldwide, SC Global will feature participation from 20 remote locations, 7 countries, and 5 sovereign tribal nations, distributed across 4 continents. Several Internet2 members are presenting at or providing technical support for SC Global. Maria Williams, University of New Mexico, is among the speakers for “Communities Collaborating to Bridge the Digital Divide: The Tribal Virtual Network,” a consortium of Native American tribal museums and education centers that use the Access Grid to provide outreach to underserved communities. Another session will feature a panel discussion on the future of the Access Grid with Ian Foster, Argonne National Labs, and some of the top researchers in the grid community.

SC Global is accessible to sites running the AG Toolkit. In addition, Internet2 is providing an Access Grid stream of SC Global to the inSORS venue server for users with inSORS software. Internet2 is also providing a VBrick MPEG-2 stream, accessible to anyone using the free VBrick Streamplayer client, in addition to a Windows Media stream. Please refer to the SC Global technical guide for more information.

SCinet

Internet2 is also providing support for SCinet, the high-performance network built each year to support the SC conference.

Info for the Media

If you are a member of the media and will be attending SC2003, please stop by the Internet2 booth in the exhibit hall or contact Michelle Pollak, Internet2 Media Relations Manager, for more information about Internet2 or about Internet2 activities at SC2003. Michelle can be reached via cell phone (202) 285-4590 or email <mpollak@internet2.edu>.