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OARnet

  1. "Name that Hat!" OARnet's chief research engineer teaches history worldwide with hats during Megaconference Jr.. twitter.com/OARnet/status/…
  2. The international Megaconference Jr. videoconferencing event depends on behind the scenes experts like those at OARnet. twitter.com/OARnet/status/…
  3. Thank you to everyone who attended this morning's #I2SMM12 plenary!
  4. Several people from OARnet are presenting at Internet2's Spring Member Meeting. Who else is attending the event next week?
  5. Plan to attend OARtech on April 11! Guest will speak on storage needs for VMware & VDI rollout. Details/register here: oar.net/press/events/r…
  6. The next OARtech meeting is April 11, 10-noon, followed by lunch, at OARnet's Bale Conference Room. Register here: oar.net/press/events/r…
  7. @EricSMitchell Thanks for attending! Hope you found the @VMware and @OARnet event useful!
  8. Prof. Manish Kumar from Univ. of Cincinnati will present his latest research at 3 p.m. tomorrow during his visit to OSC and OARnet.
  9. Register by end of day tomorrow for our VMware technology event. Columbus on April 3 or Cleveland on April 4. oar.net/vmware/aprilev…
  10. OSC's very own Vijay Gadepally introduced President Obama yesterday. Read about it here: osc.edu/press/releases…
  11. Thanks to the members who attended the IPv6 workshop. Any recommendations for the next time we offer it?
  12. OARnet members and VMware clients: Sign up now for a spring VMware technology workshop. oar.net/vmware/aprilev…
  13. Gov. Kasich and doctors will highlight benefits of the 100 Gig project to the medical community 1:30 today, Feb. 27 ohiochannel.org/Index.aspx.
  14. Thanks to State of Ohio TV for the great story on #oarnet 100 Gig announcement. Watch it at 05:14–12:10. statenews.org/feature_page.c…
  15. Ohio statehouse news bureau was onsite for an interview yesterday. Watch the story today on line at 5:30 p.m. statenews.org/feature_page.c…
  16. Our IPv6 Workshop is full. Please register if you would like to be added to the waitlist. oar.net/ipv6/workshop/…
  17. Great quote from Univ. of Cincinnati CIO on why 100 Gbps matters to higher education in today's UC student paper. newsrecord.org/index.php/arti…
  18. How fast is 100 Gbps? 8.5 million electronic medical records can be transmitted in 1 minute.