Call for Proposals

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The Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) will hold its 14th annual conference, FULL SPEED AHEAD, March 8-10, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Monterey, in Monterey, CA.

The CENIC 2010 Program Committee is currently developing the conference program. We are seeking presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions focused on network-enabled applications and research.

Presentations typically fall into one of the following categories: technology and infrastructure, teaching and learning, application development and use, trends and/or future developments in network technology and related applications. Presentations focused on research, teaching and learning activities involving multiple segments of the K-20 community, and/or international collaborations are especially encouraged. Projects or studies to be featured may be works-in-progress. The conference venue will be connected to CalREN, NLR and Internet2 to enable live demonstrations of content or capability.

We are especially interested in presentations about projects and initiatives that benefit from access to broadband networks and/or incorporate use of network technologies. The 2009 conference program provides examples of the types of presentations we are seeking and can be viewed at the CENIC 2009 conference website.

Proposals may be submitted via e-mail to cenic10-proposals@cenic.org. Proposals should be no longer than three pages and should be submitted in MS Word, PDF, or plain text format. The deadline for proposals is November 13, 2009. Please include the following information:

• Name, title and contact information of submitter (email and telephone number please)
• The title of your presentation
• A brief abstract of the proposed presentation topic
• The presentation type (i.e. presentation, demonstration or panel discussion)
• A short biography of all presenters
• An estimate of the time required for your presentation (keep in mind that most slots are no more than 20 minutes)
• Any presentation requirements (i.e. special equipment needed, network requirements)

The program committee will review proposals, and presenters will be notified of acceptance by December 4, 2009. To help with presentation scheduling, selected presenters may be asked for an interim set of slides in January 2010. Final presentation slides are due by March 5, 2010.

General conference registration will open on November 2, 2009. General questions about the program or proposals may be addressed to CENIC via e-mail to cenic10-info@cenic.org.

Call for Award Nominations

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Each year CENIC seeks to identify and recognize exemplary innovations that leverage the California Research & Education Network (CalREN) and have the potential to improve the way instruction and research is conducted. We are, therefore, calling for nominations for applications and projects which represent innovative uses of the network. Awards will be made in the following four categories:

• Education Applications
• High-Performance Research Applications
• Experimental/Developmental Applications
• Gigabit/Broadband Applications

CENIC encourages applications and projects focused on research, teaching and learning activities involving collaboration across multiple segments of the K-20 community, and/or international collaborations that have been developed within 2008-2009. An Award committee will review the nominations and determine the award winners on the basis of submitted materials, and additional interviews as necessary.

CENIC will present these awards at FULL SPEED AHEAD, March 8-10, 2010 at the Hyatt Hotel, in Monterey, CA. Award winners will be notified in advance of the conference and will be asked to give presentations on their award-winning work during a special session at the conference.

The deadline for submission of nominations is November 13, 2009, by 5:00 pm. Nominations may be submitted via e-mail to cenic10-proposals@cenic.org, with the subject line “Innovations in Networking Award Nomination”. Submissions may be made by the individual(s) who worked on the project, or by others, and should include:

• Name, title, and contact information of submitter
• Award Category
• Names of project/application leader(s) and team members
• A summary paragraph that highlights the significance of the project (100 words)
• A project description (not to exceed 5 pages), including the project URLs
• The technology/technologies utilized in the project
• The time frame of implementation
• Objective summary of benefits attributed to the project (not to exceed 2 pages)

Information about previous award winners can be found at the websites for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 conferences.

General questions may be addressed to Doug Hartline, Conference Chair, at cenic10-info@cenic.org.