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Greg Cole, Ph.D. <gcole@gloriad.org >

Mr. Jerry Spivack <JSPVK@AOL.COM >

References:

(a) 20120916) (1) Signing ceremony of MOU by Baharicom and GLORIAD at Stevens Institute of Technology on September 13, 2012, (2) GLORIAD International Board Mtg in Chicago, (3) Annual conference of CITI of Columbia University< http://tinyurl.com/95n723k >

(b) Biography of Dr. Greg Cole, Principal Investigator of the GLORIAD project, and the Director of the Center for International Networking Initiatives at The University of Tennessee<http://tinyurl.com/bg88ajl>

(c) Photo of Dr. Greg Cole<http://tinyurl.com/cylh8dl>

(d) Directions to Faculty House of Columbia University<http://tinyurl.com/7mlev76>

Dear E-Colleagues:

(1) ATTACHMENT I below is a reminder of our Columbia University seminar, when Dr. Greg Cole, Principal Investigator of the GLORIAD project, and the Director of the Center for International Networking Initiatives at The University of Tennessee will make a very interesting speech about the “Supporting the Globalization of Science and Education with an Advanced, Optical Network Encircling the Northern Hemisphere.” in the evening of this coming December 19th (Wednesday) at the Faculty House of the Columbia University.

Figure 1: GLORIAD World Map<http://tinyurl.com/awabmbd>

(2) Pls use the attendance sheet in the ATTACHMENT I and inform Jerry Spivack of your coming — particularly if you wish to join in our dinner, which starts at 6:00 pm.

Very sorry for this duplicate for the members of the seminar.

(3) Reference (b) above is Greg’ bio and Reference (d) above is the campus map to the Faculty House of the Columbia University.

See you then at the seminar,

Best, Tak

ATTACHMENT I

From: "Jspvk (Jerry Spivack)" <jspvk@aol.com>Subject: Wednesday, December 19 - Columbia University Knowledge, Technology, and Social Systems seminarDate: December 8, 2012 6:21:27 PM EST

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SEMINARon KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, and SOCIAL SYSTEMS

Our next meeting of the Knowledge, Technology, and Social Systems seminar will take place at the Columbia University Faculty House on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 7 pm.  We are fortunate to have Greg Cole, the Principal Investigator of the GLORIAD project, and the Director of the Center for International Networking Initiatives at The University of Tennessee, to speak to us on:

GLORIAD:  Supporting the Globalization of Science and Education with an Advanced, Optical Network Encircling the Northern

Hemisphere

Building on early efforts by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) in extending the Internet globally in the 1980s and 1990s, the Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD - http://www.gloriad.org/) has been funded by the NSF ($20M) and government science ministries and private sector partners around the world ($240M) since 1997.  It provides high-speed, dedicated communications services for science, education and health research between communities globally (and connecting with nearly all US universities and federally-funded research facilities) - providing end-user capacities up to 1000 times that commonly available over today's commodity Internet - and to an end-user community numbering in the millions.  

GLORIAD's evolution will be briefly described (since it's early work connecting US with Russia and China in the late 1990s) - with a focus on core principles, architecture, services, public/private partners and

future plans.  Special attention will be placed on how the advanced network is used to support science and education collaboration - from high energy physics, atmospheric science and climate change, health research to modern genomics research (and hundreds of other disciplines).   The talk will also describe recent work with partners in India, Singapore and Egypt in extending the partnership, connections and shared infrastructure within the Gulf region, in Southeast Asia and across the African continent.  Some discussion will be made about GLORIAD's decentralized model of operations and governance - and the case made for how this best serves the purpose of fostering continuous, flexible, community-driven innovation required for modern science infrastructure supporting collaboration globally.  

ATTACHED find a more complete biography of Greg Cole, a map of  the GLORIAD network, as well as a map showing DIRECTIONS to Columbia University’s Faculty House.  So that we are able to approximate room and dining requirements, PLEASE REPLY to this message (if you have not already done so) with the following information [to fill in the form: 1) hit REPLY, 2) fill in the form, 3) hit SEND]: MEETING WED, December 19, 2012 I will (     )       will not (    )     attend the meeting (7 pm) [ FREE ] I will (     )       will not (     )    come for dinner (6pm)   [ $25 (check to Columbia University, preferably, or cash, less preferably) at the dinner ] NAME _____________________________________  ************************************************************************ 

The next Knowledge, Technology, and Social Systems seminar meetings for the Spring 2013 term are on the following dates: 2/20, 3/13, 4/17, 5/15 (all on Wednesdays)

  We look forward to your joining us for Greg Cole’s presentation, Jerry SpivackSid GreenfieldTak Utsumi Co-CoordinatorsKnowledge, Technology, and Social Systems seminar

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Greg Cole, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorGlobal Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD)Director/Center for International Networking Initiatives (CINI)Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment311 Conference Center BldgUniversity of TennesseeKnoxville, TN 37996-4134Cel: 865-309-5524865 974 1262 – Greg’s phone.‐ ‐865-974-2459 Fax: 865-974-1838 gcole@gloriad.orggcole@friends-partners.orghttp://www.gloriad.org/http://issue.utk.edu/cini/http://www.gloriad.org/gloriad/team/usa/gcole.htmlhttp://www.friends-partners.org/http://events.internet2.edu/speakers/speakers.php?go=people&id=1495 -- biohttp://www.friendspartners.org/GLOSAS/Global_University/Global%20University%20System/Cole's%20GLORAID/GLORIAD_update.pdf

orhttp://makeashorterlink.com/?B3BD61B1Bhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040102092834.htmhttp://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive/2005/Apr/15-476539.html -- about GLORIAD

Funded by the US National Science Foundation, GLORIAD rings the northern hemisphere with an advanced optical Internet currently linking scientists, educators, and students in the USA, Russia, China, Korea, Canada, Netherlands, the five Nordic countries, Egypt, India, and Singapore.

Mr. Jerry SpivackCo-CoordinatorsKnowledge, Technology, and Social Systems seminarColumbia UniversityorPresidentInter/Action11 Wavery PlaceNew York, NY 10003917 721 0252JSPVK@AOL.COM

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