Workshops: Monday, March 26 and Thursday, March 29, 2007

Event Type	Time	Event Name	Speaker
Pre-conference Monday, March 26	1:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Conference Communications: Setup and Training. Learning to set-up and manage the telecommunications for a multiroom conference	Megan Troyer Ohio State University
Post-conference Thursday, March 29	9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Advanced Topics in Audio/Video Conferencing Introduction Numbering (GDS, ENUM, ... ) Security High Definition Video	Kewin Stoeckigt Australian Academic and Research Network

Megan Troyer

Ohio State University

Megan is a Technology Specialist for The Ohio State University and OARnet, where she researches new and emerging technologies for classroom and research collaborations. She works closely with Dr. Robert Dixon on the Internet-to-Go system and to organize the annual Megaconference -- the world's largest collaborative videoconference over the Internet. She also operates the multipoint control units for the Internet2 Commons H.323 videoconferencing service, is a member of both the Internet2 Commons Management Team and the CIC Video Working Group, and has taught many sessions at Internet2 Commons site coordinator training classes.

Kewin Stoeckigt

AARNet

Kewin Stoeckigt is a Network Engineer working in the area of Real-time communication in AARNet. He is based in Melbourne, Australia. As part of his role, Kewin is responsible for the Voice and Video service within AARNet and the sector. Furthermore Kewin is the Project Manager for AARNet's involvement as a Tier-2 Registrar in the Australian ENUM trial.

Kewin has an extensive background in the area of Real-time communication. Prior joining AARNet, Kewin worked for the Computing Center of Max Planck Gesellschaft and the Institute of Plasmaphysics, Munich, Germany, were he was responsible for the design of the video network. Until today, Kewin published multiple papers and presentations in the area of H.323 videoconferencing, which includes his BSc thesis (translation from German title: "Videoconferencing through Firewalls"), as well as a book chapter in the H.350 Cookbook. Kewin is a regular speaker at multiple conferences in Australia, Europe, Asia and North America.

Kewin holds a BSc in Computer Science and Law from the University of Goettingen (Germany) and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Currently Kewin is working on his PhD in the Department of Electronic and Electric Engineering at the University of Melbourne (Australia).

Last Updated February 19, 2007