Internet2 CEO, Douglas E. Van Houweling To Visit University Of Montana Campus, 9/17-18, Missoula, Montana

September 10, 2007

Douglas E. Van Houweling, CEO of Internet2, will be on campus Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 17 and 18, to talk about the future of research and education networking.

His first talk will take place at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in Gallagher Business Building Room 122. The topic – "Research and Higher Education Networking: A New Internet?"– will discuss new developments in the higher education community that will provide another transformation for the future of networking.

Then, at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in University Center Rooms 332-333, Van Houweling will discuss "Networks for Research and Education: The Future." The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session and refreshments from 4 to 5 p.m.

Both lectures are free and open to the public.

Internet2, led by the research and education community since 1996, is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. It promotes the missions of its members by providing both cutting-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies.