Joint Techs: Looking Ahead Steve Wolff, Internet2 & Inder Monga, ESnet

VISION Advance the state of network engineering, research and operations STRATEGY Bring researchers and practitioners together, so that:  Research may illuminate some elements of practice  Operational experience may suggest fruitful lines of research Joint Techs Re-imagined

EXECUTION Build on the success of traditional Joint Techs meetings Become the premier annual venue for R&E network operators and researchers to hold an open dialogue:  Build a high quality technical program with tutorials, panels, and peer-reviewed papers and posters  Expand international participation  Engage more students Joint Techs Re-imagined

Key Drivers for Change 4 – 11/11/2015, © 2010 Joint Techs Retain original meeting goals:  Exchange of ideas,  Develop best practices, and  Provide opportunity for community-led training New technology = new community members Opportunities for cross-pollination Need for dialog between network operator and researcher communities Expand existing focus to incorporate faculty / students and all technical challenges

Fully merged agenda with APAN (not 2 separate co-located meetings) Extended format  Full days Sunday & Wednesday) Expanded speaking opportunities  Two netcast tracks Expanded audience  APAN traditionally incorporates network operations, network & domain research, and those supporting network usage by non-technical topics (medicine, performing arts, etc. CFP is issued; submissions due 9/14 Winter 2013: TIP

No officially-scheduled Summer event  Interest in convening a smaller meeting  “focused and frugal”  Exploring options (possible locations) and topics  ESCC exploring options for its summer meeting  Feedback and questions welcome After TIP2013

Winter 2014: Salt Lake City  University of Utah hosting  Ideally, two concurrent tracks, expanded network & domain research participation  “Mixing bowl” approach  Student participation solicited  Expanded program committee  CFP to be issued shortly after TIP2013 After TIP2013 (cont’d)

Fall 2014: Indianapolis  Indiana University hosting  Multiple concurrent tracks  Network research / operations cross-pollination a priority  Late September/early October timeframe  CFP to be issued Summer 2013  Submissions for papers/tutorials/workshops/posters peer-reviewed as with SC’s program Transition to One Annual Technical Meeting

Program committee – Continue focus on the excellence in content – Need more volunteers to address the increased scope and spread the load Focus days (like SDN yesterday) – Feedback from the community will help structure topics and scope Community – Increase the participating community by working with your academic researchers – Excite them to present on network and network-related issues What does this mean to you? 9 – 11/11/2015, © 2010 Joint Techs

More Information/Feedback Inder Monga, ESnet Steve Wolff, Internet2 Susan Evett, Internet2 Lauren Rotman, ESnet