APRUNet Activity Update Zita Wenzel APRUNet Coordinator

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APRUNet Activity UpdateZita WenzelAPRUNet
Coordinator

• APRU Senior Staff MeetingPeking University, 10
  March 2006

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What is APRUNet?

• Use of advanced technology to aid APRU activities
• Aim is not to build networks or infrastructure
  but to coordinate and utilize the APRU members
  (together with strategic partners)
• See APRUNet Fact Sheet page 123

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Technology Bridge
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What APRUNet has Accomplished

• Distance Learning and the Internet Conferences
• e-Learning Specifications Workshop
• Distance Learning Partnership Project
• East Asian Studies, Global and Infectious
  Diseases, Marine and Ocean Biology
  videoconferenced seminars
• Distance Learning Online Discussion
• Distance Learning Portal
• APRUNet/Internet2 Videoconferencing Workshops
• Grid Graphics Competition
• APEC relationship, recognition, funding
• APRUNet Newsletter

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APRUNet Statistics

• Sixth Distance Learning and the Internet
  conference at Far Eastern National University in
  Vladivostok, Russia.
• 108 participants, 88 physical and 20 remote, 43
  universities from 11 countries including 11 APRU
  universities.
• See Far Eastern National University Newsletter
  page 125.
• See Evaluation Summary
• 75 interesting content
• 63 high level of technology used
• All support 7.4 or greater out of 10
• Strengths videoconferencing, good organization,
  close following to program, choice of themes and
  sub-themes

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More APRUNet Statistics

• E-Learning Workshop 55 participants
• DLPP five universities high schools (Far
  Eastern National University, National Autonomous
  University of Mexico, National Taiwan University,
  University of California San Diego, USC)
• Content Seminars four universities (National
  University of Singapore, Seoul National
  University, University of Tokyo, USC)
• Distance Learning Portal 14 university programs
• Videoconferencing Workshop six countries
  represented (with Internet2)
• APEC 35,000 grant
• APRUNet Newsletter fifth year

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What APRUNet is Currently Doing

• Distance Learning and the Internet conferences
• Distance Learning Portal
• Interactions and representation with
  international networking organizations
• APAN, AP, APRICOT
• CENIC
• UCAID (Internet2)
• APRUNet Newsletter

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What APRUNet Could Do in the Future

• Continue the Distance Learning and the Internet
  conferences
• Continue international networking partnerships
• More university partnerships and collaborations
• Support other programs and projects?
• Other ideas?
• See next slide

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Technology Past and Future

• APRU-wide Wireless WAPI Trust Federation
• VoIP (voice over IP)
• CIO Conference
• Teragrid Alliances (PRAGMA)

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APRUNet Contacts

• lthttp//www.apru.org/activities/aprunetgt
• ltzita_at_isi.edugt