The Quilt Fall Member Meeting
September 25 – 27, 2018
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Agenda [Printable PDF]
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 – Pre-Meeting Activities

Time	Topic	Location
8:00 am – 12:00 pm	FFG Meeting Matt Goans and Lynn Burgan (MOREnet), Co-Chairs The session will include a presentation on MOREnet’s Organizational Risk Assessment, the E-Connectivity Rural Broadband Program, and an in-depth discussion on service offerings with a focus on content filtering and Zoom.  Sun Corridor Network will also be providing a “My Financial World” presentation.	The Wayne Curry Room
8:00 am – 12:00 pm	Services Working Group Ann Zimmerman (OARnet), Chair The session will include a CIS overview, service portfolio presentations, expanded conversations on business system implementations and a road map for RENs. We’ll explore other vendor opportunities, value propositions and future forecasting.	The Jim Henson Room
1:00 – 5:00 pm	FFG and Services Working Groups Combined Meeting	The Wayne Curry Room
5:30 – 7:00 pm	Co-located Social Networking Event with The Quilt, NSF PIs and ESnet (Light Appetizers and Cash Bar)	Prefunction A

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

The Quilt, NSF, & ESnet Collocated Program

Time	Topic	Location
6:45 – 8:00 am	Breakfast – NSF / ESnet / Quilt	Salons C & D
8:15 – 8:30 am	Colocated Meeting of NSF/ESnet/Quilt Welcome and Introductions Jen Leasure, The Quilt Inder Monga, ESnet	Salons A & B
8:30 – 9:15 am	Plenary: National Open Storage Network Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins University
9:15 – 10:00 am	Panel Discussion: A CIO’s Perspective on Campus Cyberinfrastructure Strategy Carrie Rampp, Franklin & Marshall College (moderator) Deborah Dent, Jackson State University Scott Midkiff, Virginia Tech Scott Valcourt, University of New Hampshire
10:00 – 10:15 am	Morning Break	Prefunction A
10:15 – 11:00 am	Plenary: Ben Brown, Office of Science, Department of Energy	Salons A & B
11:00 am – 11:45 am	Panel Discussion: Models for Cyberinfrastructure Support Marla Meehl, Front Range GigaPoP/University Center for Atmospheric Research (moderator) John Moore, Internet2 Lauren Rotman, ESnet Jen Schopf, Indiana University Jeff Weekley, University of California – Merced
11:45 am – 1:00 pm	Co-located Lunch – NSF / ESnet / Quilt	Salons C & D
1:00 – 1:25 pm	Invited Presentation: Research SOC: the NSF Collaborative Security Response Center Von Welch, Indiana University	Salons A & B
1:25 – 2:15 pm	Panel Discussion: Case Studies on Cybersecurity Applications and Tools Supporting Scientific Research Ana Hunsinger, Internet2 (moderator) Wei-Shinn Ku, Auburn University Yan Luo, University of Massachusetts – Lowell Ping Yang, SUNY at Binghamton
2:15 – 2:55 pm	Panel Discussion: Shared Resources in the Cyberinfrastructure Environment Inder Monga, ESnet (moderator) Dana Brunson, Oklahoma State University/XSEDE Mark Gardner, Virginia Tech Tom Lehman, University of Maryland Suzanne Sindi, University of California, Merced
2:55 – 3:00 pm	Co-located Program Wrap-Up
3:00 – 3:30 pm	Afternoon Break – NSF PI Workshop Concludes	Prefunction A

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 – The Quilt Member Meeting

Time	Topic	Location
3:30 – 5:00 pm	Quilt Fall Member Meeting Continues – NSF PIs and ESnet invited to attend	Salon A
3:30 – 4:00 pm	Quilt Welcome and Overview	Salon A
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Keynote: Fireside Chat on Internet Governance with Steve Crocker and Larry Strickling
5:30 – 6:30 pm	Member Meeting Social Hour – Dinner on Own	Prefunction A

Thursday, September 27, 2018 – Quilt Member Meeting

Time	Topic	Location
7:00 – 8:15 am	Breakfast	Salon C
7:00 – 8:15 am	NOAA Regional R&E Network N-Wave Breakfast Rob Sears, Paul Love	Jim Henson Room
7:00 – 8:15 am	ANYROAM Breakfast Philippe Hanset, CEO, ANYROAM LLC Wi-Fi roaming is already present in our community through eduroam and it is about to get bigger. Join Philippe for a discussion on Wi-Fi roaming (eduroam, Govroam, ANYROAM), New Wi-Fi authentication standards, Hotspot2.0/Passpoint, national infrastructure and regional involvement	Wayne Curry Room
8:15 – 8:30 am	Day 2 Welcome	Salon A
8:30 – 9:15 am	Invited Presentation: Moving the Rural Broadband Needle through Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension Offices, Global Cities Team Challenge Smart Agriculture, and Rural SuperCluster Jean Rice, Senior Program Specialist for Broadband, NTIA
9:15 – 10:15 am	Panel Discussion: Network Performance and Measurement- Instrumenting Community Anchor Institution Edge Sites Presenters: James Deaton, Great Plains Network (moderator) Georgia Bullen, Open Technology Institute Measurement Lab John Hess, CENIC (remote) James Miller, Federal Communications Commission Chip Popoviciu, Nephos6 Joe Sawasky, Merit
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break	Prefunction A
10:30 – 11:15 am	Invited Presentation: U.S. Networking Market Analysis Kate Reilly, Analyst, Telegeography	Salon A
11:15 am – Noon	Quilt Member Lightning Talks – touch base with Jen if you have a 5-minute topic
Noon – 1:00 pm	Lunch	Salon C
1:00 – 1:30 pm	Quilt Working Groups – Current Priorities and Roadmaps	Salon A
1:30 – 1:45 pm	Brief: Idea Board for R&E High School Cybersecurity Challenge Joe Sawasky, Merit
1:45 – 2:25 pm	Resources for Regional Networks and Researcher Engagement • Identifying multi-institutional research collaborations • Getting to know your campus champions • Communications and outreach materials
2:25 – 2:50 pm	Facilitated Discussion: Regional Network Case Studies Addressing Challenges for Statewide Identity and Access Management Jim Stewart, Utah Education and Telehealth Network Chip Byers, MOREnet Paul Schopis, OARnet
2:50 pm	Meeting Wrap-Up and Winter 2019 Member Meeting Preview

Updated 9.20.2018