1. 8/12/03 High-Quality Video Conferencing Richard S. Wolff, Ph. D. rwolff@montana.edu 406 994 7172 Feb 2004

2. 8/12/03 Access Grid: Reaching the World East Carolina University

3. 8/12/03 A Few Access Grid “AG” Facts –Developed by the Futures Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory –Deployed by the NCSA PACI Alliance –The Access Grid is now in use at over 160 institutions worldwide http://www.accessgrid.org

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8. What is an AG? Advanced Videoconferencing System Internet2 Multicasting Technology Multiple Sites around the World Multiple Views of each Site Interactive Environment Shared Presentations and Applications Small Personal Spaces Large Collaborative Environments

9. 8/12/03 Who Uses AG? Higher Education Institutions Corporations Government Research Laboratories Supercomputing Centers

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11. What can an AG be used for? Share Research Developments and Methods Teach Joint Courses Host Special Educational Seminars Exchange ideas and join Dynamic discussions Large-scale Distributed Meetings with Colleagues Worldwide

12. 8/12/03 Use of the Access Grid Node Collaborative Research on Tumors