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NSFNET Celebration
The NSFNET celebration event was held on Thursday, November 29 and
Friday, November 30, 2007, at the
Crystal Gateway Marriott
in Arlington, Virginia.
View the complete program book, including
agenda and speaker biographies
(PDF, 615 KB).
View photos and a video archive of the event.
The event recognized the impact and achievements of the NSFNET program through presentations and panel
discussions featuring individuals who worked directly on NSFNET and those whose work it benefited. The program
examined many important aspects and contributions of NSFNET, including:
- The life cycle of the NSFNET program, from the ideas that influenced NSF's decision to support the deployment
of a national network for research and education; the subsequent decision to transition operational responsibility
for the core network to the private sector commercial Internet service providers and telecom carriers; and the
decision following that to support the vBNS and related activities after 1995.
- The technological advances that NSFNET facilitated.
- The effects of NSFNET during its lifetime, including how it influenced norms of connectivity at supercomputer
centers, campuses, and elsewhere; how it enhanced and altered scholarship; and how the issues confronted by network
community during this massive growth period were managed and resolved.
- The long-term contributions of the NSFNET to networking science on national and international scales.
- The individual and group achievements of the people and organizations that participated in the NSFNET program.
- The concept of collaborative effort between public, private, and academic institutions, which was a defining
characteristic of the NSFNET program and a significant contributor to its success.
- The future of high-performance networking for education, research, and industry.
View the list of attendees
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