Reminder: Early Bird Registration and Call for Presentations for 2009 Merit Member Conference

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

This is the final week of Early Bird registration for the 2009 Merit
Member Conference, to be held June 11-12 in Ann Arbor. You can register
today at a special Early Bird rate of $159, a savings of $30 off the
usual Member rate. Standard registration will begin on February 2.

We can guarantee a terrific agenda, prominent speakers, and content that
will be useful to you throughout the year. This is a special chance to
attend at the second-best possible price. (For an even better deal, see
below.) More information and Early Bird registration are available here:

   http://www.merit.edu/mmc


CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
The Merit Member Conference is a great opportunity to share information
about the technical, policy and operational advances your organization
makes every day. We invite you to share your knowledge and experience by
 making a presentation at the conference. Presentation topics from a
very  wide range of networking, computing and technology subjects are
appropriate. Of special interest are case studies of networking in
Michigan, new applications of technology in K-20 education, and emerging
 techniques in network architecture and security.

Presentation slots run from 40-50 minutes in length. Presenters receive
complimentary registration to the conference (one waived registration
per presentation). Proposals are due by February 15 and notification
will be made by approximately March 1. Use the following link to submit
 a proposal:

  http://www.merit.edu/events/mmc/callforpresentations.php

In the coming weeks you'll learn more about the speakers, topics and
other features that will be part of the 2009 Merit Member Conference. We
 hope you'll take the opportunity to register now at the Early Bird
rate,  or to be part of the meeting by making a presentation.


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Other upcoming Merit Professional Learning events:

Juniper JNCIA-M Certification Bootcamp
   March 9-13, Ann Arbor
   http://www.merit.edu/learning/juniper2

"Hands-on Network Security: Practical Tools and Methods"
  May 7-8, Ann Arbor
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/securitytools

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Subject: Invitation to a Webinar on Merit Colocation and Storage Cloud services
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:59:54 -0500
From: Merit Network Professional Learning <learning@xxxxxxxxx>
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Merit Network is pleased to invite you to attend a Webinar to learn
about Merit's new colocation and cloud storage services. The Webinar
will be held on Wednesday, February 18, from 11:00 a.m. to noon. To view
the Webinar, please visit the following page at that time:

  http://www.merit.edu/learning/serviceswebinar/

The Webinar will introduce Merit Colocation and Merit Storage Cloud, two
services built to help Merit Member organizations handle their computing
and storage needs.

Merit Colocation, operating from Merit's new Metro Detroit colocation
facility, provides a flexible, affordable way for organizations to
expand computing power without expensive facilities upgrades. The
facility is linked to Merit's backbone via a 10G fiber connection, and
bandwidth use for Merit Member organizations is aggregated under
existing dedicated connection agreements with On-Net Service. For
complete information, visit:

  http://www.merit.edu/services/colocation/

Merit Storage Cloud will provide storage-on-demand services with
industry-leading pricing and performance. We are currently gathering
subscriptions toward a minimum commitment level in order to initiate
service. For more information:

  http://www.merit.edu/services/meritstoragecloud/


Joining the Webinar
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To view the Webinar, visit the following page on February 18 for links
to the Windows Media and QuickTime streams. The streams will be
available at 11:00 a.m. EST, with the Webinar beginning promptly at
11:05 a.m.

    http://www.merit.edu/learning/serviceswebinar/

For more information about the Webinar, please send email to
learning@xxxxxxxxxx

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Upcoming Merit Professional Learning events:

LAST CHANCE for EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION for the
  2009 Merit Member Conference:
  http://www.merit.edu/mmc

Juniper JNCIA-M Certification Bootcamp
  March 9-13, Ann Arbor
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/juniper2

Spring MJTS meeting
  April 7, East Lansing
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/mjts

"Hands-on Network Security: Practical Tools and Methods"
  May 7-8, Ann Arbor
  http://www.merit.edu/learning/securitytools


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