For Networkers Only: An Autumn
Summit for Network Mavens
 Make
plans today to attend a one-day summit for networking
professionals on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at the Eagle
Crest Conference Center in Ypsilanti, hosted by Merit
Network.
This autumn summit is an opportunity for networkers at all
levels to focus on the current state of networking
technologies, find out what other organizations are doing
within their infrastructures, and get connected with
networking colleagues at other organizations.
Register to
attend the Summit
Key topics for
networking pros
The day's agenda will include presentations on current
technologies, implementation strategies and future trends
in networking. The summit will also be an opportunity to
learn from select sponsors, who will present technical
talks and be available throughout the day to answer your
questions.
You will learn about and discuss topics of high current
interest in your life as a networking professional.
Presentations include:
- Dale
Finkelson of Internet2 on real-life IPv6
implementation
- A panel of
campus wireless leaders on current issues in
wireless LAN management and planning
- Pete
Hoffswell of Davenport University on using Cacti
to help manage your network
- A panel led
by Brian Paige of Oakland University debating the top
ten myths in networking today
- David
Altstaetter of ADVA Optical Networks on next-generation
networks
Keynote speaker
We are pleased to welcome as keynote speaker a
true networker's networker. David Farmer, senior
network design engineer at the University of Minnesota,
has been a member of the University's Office of
Information Technology for the last 17 years. He is the
chair of the BOREAS-Net Technical Team, which oversees the
technical and operational aspects of a dark fiber DWDM
network connecting Minneapolis to Chicago and Kansas City
and points in between. He is also the chair of the
Northern Tier Network Consortium Technical Committee, a
collaboration of R&E network providers across the
northern US from Seattle to Chicago. He also is active in
Internet2 as the University of Minnesota and the Northern
Lights GigaPOP technical representative, participating in
and leading a number of technical committees. Dave is an
elected member of the advisory council of ARIN, the
American Registry for Internet Numbers. He will speak
about his observations on emerging technologies in
networking.
Location, times and registration
For Networkers Only: An Autumn Summit for Network
Mavens will be held at the Eagle Crest Conference
Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan on Wednesday, November 2,
2011. The day will begin with continental breakfast at
8:30 a.m. The agenda runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
with a social hour from 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Registration for individuals from Merit Member
organizations is $79 per attendee. Attendees from
organizations that are not Merit Members may attend for
$99. Registration includes breakfast, lunch and
refreshment breaks.
Registration is available online, and payment can be made
by credit card, check, or purchase order. Register now at:
www.merit.edu/networkers2011
For more information, please contact learning@xxxxxxxxx
Merit
Network Professional Learning
http://www.merit.edu/learning
learning@xxxxxxxxx
This summit is
made possible by the contributions of the Merit
Community Supporter organizations and other select
sponsors. Other organizations interested in supporting
the event may contact sponsorship@xxxxxxxxx
for more information.
Other upcoming events from Merit Professional Learning:
University of Michigan Security Summit
A free event with a full day of presentations by
national security experts
October 18, U-M Ann Arbor campus
http://safecomputing.umich.edu/events/sumit11
DNS and BIND Introductory and Advanced topics (2- or 5-day course)
Only one seat remaining!
October 24-28, Ann Arbor
http://www.merit.edu/dns2011
http://www.merit.edu/dnssec2011
Wireless Networks and Device Proliferation
Webinar featuring Dave Mexicotte of Cisco Systems
October 27, 11:00 a.m., online
http://www.merit.edu/webinarseries
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [5.0]
November 7-11, Ann Arbor
http://www.merit.edu/vsphere2011
ITIL V3 Foundation
Learn ITIL fundamentals online in five afternoons
November 7-11, online
http://www.merit.edu/itil2011
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