[RRG] NSF FIND Informational Meeting 2: Dec 7, 2006

["Medhi, Deep" <DMedhi@umkc.edu>]

Thought this might be of interest to RRG.

	-- Deep Medhi

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>Subject:  Second  NeTS FIND Informational Meeting
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>The NSF NeTS program will be holding a  second one-day informational 
>meeting for the FIND (Future Internet Design) programmatic area on 
>December  7, 2006 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in room 375 at NSF. Only 
>informal registration is required prior to the meeting; please send an 
>email to either of the FIND Program Directors (contact information
>below) to make sure you have a badge to attend the meeting.  We hope 
>that you can make this meeting if you are interested in submitting a 
>proposal to the FIND programmatic area of NeTS and did not make the 
>November 7, 2006 meeting. Please note that if you cannot make this 
>meeting the webcast from the November 7th meeting will soon be 
>available on the CRA website www.cra.org.
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>FIND (Future Internet Design) is a major new long-term initiative of 
>the NSF NeTS research program. FIND invites the research community to 
>consider what the requirements should be for a global network of 15 
>years from now, and how we could build such a network if we are not 
>constrained by the current Internet-if we could design it from scratch.
>FIND solicits research across the broad area of network architecture, 
>principles, and mechanism design, aimed at answering these questions.
>The philosophy of the program is to help conceive the future by 
>momentarily letting go of the present - freeing our collective minds 
>from the constraints of the current state of networking.
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>The intellectual scope of the FIND program is wide. FIND research might

>address questions such as:
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>* How can we design a network that is fundamentally more secure and 
>available than today's Internet?
>   How would we conceive the security problem if we could start from 
>scratch?
>* How might such functions as information dissemination, location 
>management or identity management
>   best fit into a new network architecture?
>* What will be the long-term impact of new technologies such as 
>advanced wireless and optics?
>* How will economics and technology interact to shape the overall 
>design of a future network?
>* How do we design a network that preserves a free and open society?
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>The meeting
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>The first set of FIND awards has now been made.  This meeting will 
>discuss these awards as examples of architectural ideas, provide 
>guidance for potential proposers about the program's goals, structure, 
>and review process, and offer community discussion and feedback about 
>this exciting new initiative in networking research.
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>The goals, structure, and emphasis of the FIND initiative differ 
>somewhat from other NETS programs. For this reason, researchers 
>interested in these topics are particularly encouraged to attend this 
>informational meeting.
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>Location:  National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
>Arlington VA 22230
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>Time and Meeting Room:  9 AM-3 PM, Room 375
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>Program Directors:  Darleen Fisher dlfisher@nsf.gov 
><mailto:dlfisher@nsf.gov> , Allison Mankin amankin@nsf.gov 
><mailto:amankin@nsf.gov>
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>The agenda will include presentations by NSF and by currently funded 
>PIs as well as ample time for questions and answers.
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