From our friends at the ViDe project and SURA, this meeting is of great interest for those concerned with video issues.

Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI


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Registration is now open for SURA-ViDe 2004 Digital Video workshop. This
workshop has become a widely-recognized event for learning about
development and deployment showcasing the growing promise of digital
video technology. This year's workshop will take place March 23 - 25 at
University Place Conference Center and Hotel on the campus of Indiana
University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

The workshop begins Monday evening with a reception and keynote by Fred
Kitson, Ph.D. and Director of Hewlett-Packard's award-winning Mobile and
Media Systems Lab. This is followed by two days of presentations and
breakout sessions that cover a wide range of topics: instructional and
research applications, usage in K-12, international initiatives, new
technologies such as MPEG4 and SIP, multicasting, data collaboration,
managing digital collections, and HDTV over IP.

Early registration is $175 and includes receptions Monday and Tuesday
evening and presentations, breakouts, continental breakfast, refreshment
breaks and lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Pre- and post-conference workshops, with separate registration fees, are
being offered this year, providing an opportunity to extend the value of
your time and travel.

* Internet2 Commons Coordinator training, Monday, March 22nd - Qualifies
participants as approved Site Coordinators for their institution to
participate in the Internet2 Commons.

* Education, Public Broadcasting and the Internet: Keys to
Collaboration, Thursday, March 25th - Learn more about the many notable
projects joining the University and Public Broadcasting communities
today and explore opportunities for ongoing interoperability and
collaboration.

* ITU H.350 Implementation workshop, Thursday, March 25th - A technical
workshop focusing on the deployment of H.350, the new ITU standard for
storing and finding information related to video and voice over IP in
enterprise directories.

For more information and to register, see
http://www.vide.net/conferences/spr2004 .


Jill Gemmill
UAB
jgemmill@uab.edu