Registration and continental breakfast
Registration tables will be located in the north hallway at the main entrance to the conference center. A continental breakfast will be served near the spiral staircase, which is located just outside the auditorium. Vendor tables will be located in the slate hallway through the glass doors behind the spiral staircase.

Welcome and introduction
Auditorium
Dave King, IHETS executive director

IHETS Interactive: Bridging the past with the future [presentation]
Auditorium
Lynn Ward, IHETS assistant director of e-learning
Ed Stockey, IHETS assistant director of research and development and software development

Hear the latest information and a progress report on the IHETS satellite to streaming initiative and receive an introduction to IHETS Interactive, the new service slated to replace the IHETS satellite network in June of 2006.

IHETS Interactive is a Web conferencing application that combines one-way video, two-way audio, and a variety of presentation and collaboration tools within a standard Web browser. For satellite users, IHETS Interactive offers the same basic capabilities as satellite in addition to advanced features offering nearly unlimited potential for supporting new applications in instruction, administration, research, and outreach.

The presenters will offer a technical overview of IHETS Interactive, an outline of the implementation schedule, technical requirements for originators and receive sites, and a discussion on budgetary and policy implications of the conversion.

Break
Refreshments will be available near the spiral staircase. Vendor tables will be located in the slate hallway behind the spiral staircase.

Morning breakout sessions

IHETS Interactive: Receive site demonstration [presentation]
Auditorium
Alan Stillerman, IHETS senior product research analyst  

View a demonstration of IHETS Interactive from the perspective of a receive site.

IHETS Interactive: Origination site demonstration [presentation]
Room 231
Jason Patterson, IHETS manager of software development

View a demonstration of IHETS Interactive from the perspective of an origination site. The session will feature a faculty member participant from the proof-of-concept pilot test.

Network security policies: How to create, build, and impart the importance of an effective security policy for your organization [presentation]
Room 132
Tony McClelland, IHETS state networks senior engineer

A well-designed security policy is crucial in creating an effective overall network security program. Security policies can be difficult to construct, however, because of all the issues that must be encompassed.  In this session, the key areas of a security policy will be discussed and strategies to build, enforce, and impart the importance of the security policy to the end users and high level management will be presented.

Lunch
Ballroom, first floor near hotel front desk

I-Light2 [presentation]
Auditorium
Kevin Siminski, IHETS director of systems operation and development
Shawn Solomon, IHETS state networks senior engineer

Negotiations for the dark fiber needed to expand this statewide high-speed network are near completion. Hear the latest news and announcements about the locations of 11 new I-Light 2 nodes and "last mile" planning efforts.

Break
Refreshments will be available near the spiral staircase. Vendor tables will be located in the slate hallway behind the spiral staircase.

Afternoon breakout sessions

IHETS Interactive: Receive site demonstration [presentation]
Auditorium
Alan Stillerman, IHETS senior product research analyst  

View a demonstration of IHETS Interactive from the perspective of a receive site.

IHETS Interactive: Origination site demonstration [presentation]
Room 231
Jason Patterson, IHETS software engineer

View a demonstration of IHETS Interactive from the perspective of an origination site. The session will feature a faculty member participant from the proof-of-concept pilot test.

Wireless LAN deployment: Simple tools you can use to monitor and control wireless LAN in the workplace [presentation]
Room 132
Max Gordon, IHETS assistant director for special projects

Are you curious about the current state of wireless LAN deployment? Learn about some simple tools you can use to monitor and control the wireless LAN in your workplace and hear about the latest in WiMAX developments.