Workshops

Testing Your Bandwidth: Hands-On How-To for Big Video

Many options exist for users for interative and on-demand technologies. Students expect anytime, anywhere access to resources and may use a whole range of applications from streaming to hand helds to high definition TV. This workshop explores emerging streaming technologies including an overview of multicast, DVTS, DV/IP, PDAs, HD to the desktop, costs, bandwidth requirements and how production considerations vary for different types of distribution. There will be an opportunity for attendees to gain hands-on experience with DV software and hardware configurations. Internet2 and ResearchChannel experts will share lessons learned and provide information and resources to incorporate streaming technologies for your campus. [more]

Moving Image Metadata

This all-day postconference workshop will cover the basics of providing metadata for moving image resources and collections. There will be an introduction to basic concepts; a comparative exploration of the new metadata system MPEG-7, PB-Core (Public Broadcasting System's enhancement of Dublin Core), and the native data element set of the Moving Image Collections Project; an introduction to METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard) and how to use it; and an overview of digital rights management. [more]

Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator Training

Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator Training will be held in conjunction with the Seventh Annual SURA/ViDe Conference. Successful completion of site coordinator training will certify each participant as an Internet2 Commons Site Coordinator. (For more information, see http://events.internet2.edu/2005/ComSiteTrain/Mar05/ComSiteTrain-reg305.html.)

(Thursday, March 31, 2005)