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- PLENARY
- NETWORKING: WIRED & WIRELESS
- COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES
- HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
- NETWORK SOLUTIONS
- LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
- HEALTH & BUSINESS
       
   
    DAY 1 SCHEDULE DAY 2 SCHEDULE
     
   
    On April 17, Log on to the Conference Live Webcast  
  8:00-8:30am Plenary  
    Registration & Breakfast

Please take the time throughout the day to visit our vendors and exhibitors in Segal Centre.

(Segal 1400)
 
       
  8:30-9:15am Plenary  
    Opening Ceremonies (Webcast)

Conference MC
and Conference Program Committee Chair : Michelle Lamberson
, Director, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

President's Welcome: Michael Hrybyk
, President & CEO, BCNET

Federal Government's Welcome: Penny Stratas
, Regional Director, Industry Canada, Pacific Region, Government of Canada

Provincial Government's Welcome: Brent Sauder
, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Advanced Education, Government of BC

(Fletcher)
 
 
 
  9:15-10:00am Plenary  
    Keynote Address: (Webcast)
Transforming Education in Science and Beyond



Carl Wieman
, Nobel-prize Laureate

(Fletcher)
 
       
  10:00-10:30am Plenary  
    Scaling for the Participation Age (Webcast)

Introducer: Tri Chiem, Account Executive, Sun Microsystems of Canada

Steve Staso, Director of Web Infrastructure Solutions, Sun Microsystems

(Fletcher)

 
       
  10:30-11:00am Coffee Break  
    (Concourse & Segal)


 
   
 

 

 
       
  11:00-12:00pm TRACK: Networking: Wired & Wireless  
    An Inside Look at the BCNET Application Community

Panel Chair: Mark Roman
, CIO, UVic

Michael Hrybyk, President and CEO, BCNET

Michelle Lamberson, Director, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

Jens Haeusser, Director of Strategy, Information Technology, UBC

Lionel Tolan, Director, Academic Computing Services, SFU

Colin Leavett-Brown, Systems Manager, UVic

(Canfor)
 
       
  11:00-12:00pm TRACK: Learning Technologies  
    Maximizing Clarity for Inclusive Learning: High-Performance Networks and Universal Instructional Design (Webcast)

Panel Chair: Lynda Williams
, Project Leader, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UNBC

Maureen Hewlett,
Disabilities Advisor, Disability Services Centre, UNBC

Saif Zahir
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, UNBC

Nathan Hapke, Web Developer, External Programs and Learning Technologies, Faculty of Education, UBC

(Fletcher)
 
       
  11:00-12:00pm TRACK: Networking: Wired & Wireless  
    Apocalypse Then: IPv4 Address Space Depletion

Introducer: Alan Wagner
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, UBC

kc claffy
, Principal Investigator, Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA)

(Labatt)
 
       
  11:00-12:00pm TRACK: High Performance Computing  
    Users of the Grid: Making Research More Efficient and Collaborative

Chair: Martin Siegert, Head, Research Computing, Academic Computing Services, SFU; Site Lead, WestGrid/SFU

Dugan O'Neil, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, SFU

Gren Patey, Professor, Department of Chemistry, UBC

Fiona Brinkman, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, SFU

Shawn Marshall, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, U of Calgary

(Terasen)
 
     
  11:00-12:00pm TRACK: Health & Business  
   


Opening the Doors to Discovery: a Focus on Health and Medicine

Introducer
: Clarence Lee, Client Services Coordinator, BCNET

Willi Powell,
Strategic Development, Apple

(Room 7000, 7th Floor)

 
     
  12:00-1:00pm LUNCH  
    (Segal 1400)
 
       
  12:00-1:00pm Student Poster Session

Judge: Alan Wagner
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, UBC

(Concourse)
 
   
 
 
 
       
  1:00-2:00pm TRACK: Networking: Wired & Wireless  
    A Wireless Vancouver Available to us All!

Panel Chair: Jonn Martell, PMP, President, Martell Consulting

Bruce P. Clayman, SFU and Vancouver Economic Development Commission

Peter van der Gracht, President & CEO, Ignition Point Technologies Corp.

Judy Bishop, Managing Partner, Bishop + Company

(Terasen)
 
       
  1:00-2:00pm TRACK: Networking: Wired & Wireless  
    Part 1: An Alternate Universe Online: PlanetLab and the Evolution of the Internet (Webcast)

Introducer: Norm Hutchinson
, Associate Professor, Computer Science, UBC

Panel Chair
: Rick McGeer
, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Mic Bowman, Principal Investigator, Intel Systems Technology Lab

Vivek Pai, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton U

Neil Spring, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, U of Maryland and UMIACS (U of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies)

Jeff Sedayao, Staff Engineer, Information Services and Technology, Intel

(Fletcher)
 
       
  1:00-2:00pm TRACK: Collaboration Technologies  
    An Open Meeting with the BCNET VoIP Working Group

Panel Chair: Brent Besse, Systems Analyst - Technology Specialist, RRU

Scott Owen
, Director, Infrastructure, Information Technology, UBC

Keir Novik, Manager, Information Technology, BCNET; Operations and Technical Support, SFU

Glen Montgomery, Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure, UNBC

Ron Kozsan, Manager, Network Services, UVic

David Burkholder, Coordinator, Network Services, Information Technology Services, TRU

(Canfor)
 
       
  1:00-2:00pm TRACK: Learning Technologies  
    Podcasting: Infrastructure, Instructor and Student Perspectives

Facilitator: Michelle Lamberson, Director, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

Frances Atkinson
, Associate Director, Academic Computing Services, SFU

Richard Smith, Associate Professor, School of Communication, SFU

Jan Cioe, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, UBCO

(Labatt)
 
       
  2:00-2:10pm Transition  
   
     
 
 
  2:10-3:10pm TRACK: Networking: Wired & Wireless  
    Part 2: An Alternate Universe Online: PlanetLab and the Evolution of the Internet (Webcast)

Introducer:
Norm Hutchinson, Associate Professor, Computer Science, UBC

Panel Chair
: Rick McGeer
, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Mic Bowman, Principal Investigator, Intel Systems Technology Lab

Vivek Pai, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Princeton U

Neil Spring, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, U of Maryland and UMIACS (U of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies)

Jeff Sedayao, Staff Engineer, Information Services and Technology, Intel

(Fletcher)
 
       
  2:10-3:10pm TRACK: Learning Technologies  
    Syndicating, Mashing and Republishing: Webfeeds for Educators

Introducer: Michelle Lamberson, Director, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

Brian Lamb, Manager, Emerging Technologies & Digital Content, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

Novak Rogic, Manager, Web Strategy and IT, Office of Learning Technology, UBC

(Terasen)
 
       
  2:10-3:10pm TRACK: Network Solutions  
    Security in the Classroom: Can We Stop Students from Cheating?

Panel Chair: Peter van Epp, Operating Systems Consultant, Operations and Technical Support, SFU

Gary Poole, Director, Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth (TAG), UBC

Jim Sibley, Manager, Centre for Instructional Support, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC

Robert Gordon, Professor and Director, School of Criminology, SFU

(Canfor)
 
       
  2:10-3:10pm TRACK: Health & Business  
    Health Sciences Online: Extraordinary Opportunity for the Democratization of Health Sciences Knowledge

Introducer: Dr. Richard Cook
, Cardiovascular Surgeon, St. Paul's Hospital

Erica Frank
, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of Health Care and Epidemiology and Department of Family Practice, UBC; Founder and Executive Director, Health Sciences Online

(CanPac)

 
  2:10-3:10pm TRACK: Networking Wired & Wireless  
    The Western ROADM Project: Supercharging BC’s Research and Education Networks

Facilitator: Marilyn Hay, Manager,Network Engineering, BCNET

Brian Fitzgerald, Network Analyst, Network Services, UVic

Damir Pobric, Senior Network Engineer, CANARIE

(Labatt)
 
       
  3:10-3:30pm Coffee


 
    (Concourse & Segal)  
       
   
     
 
 
       
  3:30-5:00pm TRACK: Learning Technologies  
    Virtual Reality: Immersive Learning in 3-D Environments

Panel Chair: Ulrich Rauch, Director, Arts Instructional Support & Information Technology, UBC

Gerri Sinclair
, Executive Director, Masters of Digital Media Program, Great Northern Way Campus

Anthony Gurr, Research Associate, SFU SAGE Project

Jim Bizzocchi
, Assistant Professor, School of Interactive Art and Technology, SFU

Jeffrey Trzeciak
, Chief Librarian, McMaster University

Morgan Reid, Graduate Student, Faculty of Education, UBC

(Labatt)
 
       
  3:30-5:00pm TRACK: Networking Wired & Wireless  
    Performance and Participation: Remote Collaboration in Design, Engineering and Art over Next Generation Networks

Introducer: Susan Baldwin
, Chief Administrative Officer, Operations, CANARIE

Michael Jemtrud, Associate Professor of Architecture, Carleton University

Marc Léonard, Sr. System Administrator and Team Leader, High Performance Visualization and Applied Research at CIMS

(Earl and Jennie Lohn Policy Room, 7000, 7th Floor)
 
       
  3:30-5:00pm TRACK: Health & Business  
    Doing Business with BC’s Universities and Institutes (Webcast)

Panel Chair: Rob Cruickshank, President, BCTIA

Ted Dodds, Associate Vice-President, Information Technology, CIO, UBC

James Cranston, CIO, SFU

Brian Mackay, Associate VP and CIO, IT Services, TRU

Chris Golding, VP of Learning and Technology Services, BCIT

Lynda Pattie, Director, IT and Institutional Data Analysis and Reporting, UNBCC

Mark Roman, CIO, UVic

(Fletcher)
 
       
  3:30-5:00pm TRACK: Collaboration Technologies  
    Breaking down the Barriers: Collaborative Tools That Keep Us Connected

Panel Chair: Terry Fuller
, Instructional Development Consultant, Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT

Lynda Williams
, Project Leader, Centre for Teaching and Learning, UNBC

Geoffrey Payne
, Assistant Professor, Physiology, UNBC

Paul Stacey
, Director of Development, BCcampus

Jo McFetridge, Technical Advisor - Distributed Learning, Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT

Matt Wasowski
, Director, Marketing, Horizon Wimba

(Terasen)
       
     
       
   
     
   
5:00-7:00pm Evening Reception
  Join BCNET for an evening of Entertainment, Food and Refreshments with special guest speaker, Honourable Murray Coell.
 
Introducer:
John Hepburn, VP Research, UBC

B.C.'s Future - Research and Innovation Making a Difference

The Honourable Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education


(Segal 1400)
 

 

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