The Network as the Village SquareNew Roles and Responsibilities

Tim Lance

Net@EDU, Tempe

February 10, 2008

Our Students

NYSERNet’s The Colo@32 at Rudin Management’s The Hub

East Coast Telecommunications Landings

Shaping a Cyberinfrastructure Agenda

for New York

• Welcome and Opening Remarks

– Dr. John E. Kelly, III, •Senior Vice President for IBM Research

– Mr. Edward Reinfurt, •Executive Director, NYSTAR

• 10:30 • 10:30 Panel Discussion – Researcher’s Perspective

– Dr. Mark Shephard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute– Dr. David E. Keyes, Columbia University– Dr. Mark E. Tuckerman, New York University– Dr. Thomas Furlani, University at Buffalo

• 11:30 Cyberinfrastructure Writ Large– Mr. John E. Kolb, PE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• 12:30 Lunch and Small Group Discussions

• 3:00 Group Reports

• 3:45 Summarizing and Next Steps

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Energy Energy Nano Materials Nano Materials

and Environmentand Environment FinancialFinancial Government and Electronics Government and Electronics HealthcareHealthcare

EducationEducation

ApplicationsApplications

ScalingScaling

Networking/SecurityNetworking/Security

HardwareHardware

Cyber-EcosystemCyber-Ecosystem

Framing the Discussion

Questions

Have we identified the right set of grand challenges and outcomes?If not, what modifications strengthen the set of outcomes to bettermatch our strengths?

The outcomes require expertise from multiple disciplines, all wellrepresented in New York, but often with critical disciplinary areasof excellence spanning multiple institutions. How do we motivate,enable and sustain cross-institutional collaboration?

Many components of the support axis, and progress and futurehope on the outcomes axis, depend on collaboration betweenhigher education and the corporate sector. How can we build onexisting collaborations, and expand the scope of suchcollaborations. How will success in this area affect progresstoward the given outcomes, and how might new collaborationsinfluence the direction/choice of outcomes.

The Operations Axis is fairly robust. What areas needstrengthening to enable and sustain statewide researchcollaboration?

I got to GE-Niskayuna and to IBM-Yorktown once each for talks, but now you have them coming to us and providing some centripetal

encouragement that is just wonderful.

The group of attendees was very impressive and even more impressive was the level of engagement of the group. I am glad I

had the opportunity to participate.

And as one who as worked at or with a large number of New York Groups (Columbia, BNL, Albany, Cornell, Stony Brook, IBM), what is most satisfying is seeing New York pulling together to make us all

win! Bravo!  What an incredible gathering! 

There is an incredible opportunity, and this event an important first step in the journey. It was a pleasure to participate.

Outcomes

http://www.nysernet.org/projects/cyberinfra.php

Though colored by our surroundings,we must always think outside the box …

… no matter where that takes us!

William ShakespeareThe TempestAct 2, Scene 1

We all were sea-swallow'd, though some cast again,

And by that destiny to perform an actWhereof what's past is prologue, what to

comeIn yours and my discharge.

Thank you