Announcing Merit Member Conference pre-conference workshops

[Merit Network Professional Learning]

As an added feature of the 2009 Merit Member Conference, we are pleased
to announce three pre-conference workshops to be held on Wednesday, June
10 at the Michigan Information Technology Center (MITC) in Ann Arbor.
Full information and registration are available at:

 http://www.merit.edu/events/mmc/workshops

The workshops are designed to provide concentrated learning on specific
subjects with expert facilitators. We invite you to come to the Merit
Member Conference a day early and take part in one or more of the
following workshops:

* Medianet Architecture: Design Best Practices for a Media Ready Network
  9:00 a.m.-noon
  Instructor: William Swartz, Senior Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems

* The Producers in the Library: Production and Development at AADL
  1:30-4:30 p.m.
  Instructors: Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production,
    and other staff members, Ann Arbor District Library

* IP Video Surveillance: Campus Physical Security Architecture
     and Design Practices
  1:30-4:30 p.m.
  Instructor: Kevin Gibson, Senior Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems

Registration for "Medianet Architecture" and "IP Video Surveillance" is 
$60. Registration for "The Producers in the Library" is $15.


Following are brief descriptions of the workshops. Complete 
descriptions, instructor bios, and registration are available at:

  http://www.merit.edu/events/mmc/workshops

Medianet Architecture: Design Best Practices for a Media Ready Network
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This workshop will provide an in-depth review of the best practices,
architectural guidelines and validated design recommendations for
designing, deploying and optimizing IP networks for rich media delivery.
By embracing media applications as the next cycle of convergence, IT
departments can think holistically about their network architecture and
prepare to support the coming tidal wave of media applications.


The Producers in the Library: Production and Development at AADL
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Ann Arbor District Library was recently named a 5-star library in
Library Journal's new Index of Public Library Service. Come join AADL
staff including Eli Neiburger, Associate Director for IT and Production,
Software Developers Ryan Eby and Eric Klooster, Production Librarians
Amy Cantú and Andrew MacLaren, and Cataloging Librarian Jody Harnish and
others, to hear about new AADL products, how they were developed, and
how staff from across the institution work together to release products
that expand the reach and the relevance of the library to its community.


IP Video Surveillance: Campus Physical Security Architecture
   and Design Practices
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This workshop will examine considerations in implementing IP video
surveillance on a converged IP network. We will begin with a high-level
overview IP video surveillance, and highlight network design
requirements that apply to a video surveillance solution. Specific
configurations of Cisco Network Elements will be discussed, but the
design principles will apply to any standards-based network.


For more information, please contact learning@merit.edu.

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Upcoming Merit Professional Learning events:

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

Merit Member Conference
  June 11-12, Ann Arbor
  http://www.merit.edu/mmc

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