Access Grid at The University of Montana

1. Access Grid atThe University of Montana Prepared for Internet2 2005 Fall Member Conference By Bob Wachtel, Director of Presentation Technology Services The University of Montana

2. Missoula, Montana Spokane Bozeman

3. The University of Montana • 12,000 Student Enrollment • 554 Full time Faculty • 35 Buildings • 250 Classrooms • 2 Colleges and 7 Professional Schools

4. The University of Montana

5. The University of Montana • College of Arts & Sciences - 23 Departments

6. The University of Montana • College of Forestry and Conservation • Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences • Forest Management • Society and Conservation

7. The University of Montana • Professional Schools • School of Business Administration • School of Education • School of Fine Arts • Graduate School • School of Journalism • School of Law • School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences

8. Information Technology Office

9. Information Technology Office Associate Vice President for Information Technology (CIO) Ray Ford Assistant CIO – Enterprise Information Systems Jan Pruyn AssociateCIO – Systems Operation & Security Steve Henry Assistant CIO – Technology Support Services Loey Knapp Client Support Services Manager, Lorrie DeYott Presentation & Technology Services Director, Bob Wachtel Web Development Group Manager, Adrian Irish

10. Don Morton, Professor,Computer Science • Developed 1st AG Node Room @ UMT • January 2001 • Funded locally by the Vice President for Research Administration • Northern Rockies Center for Applied Computational Science • Collaboration with ARSC • NSF EPSCoR Initiative

11. UMT INRA and BRIN Collaboration • Inland Northwest Research Association • DoE Grant to develop SSGP offered at 9 institutions via H.323 videoconferencing • Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network (BRIN) • Implement AGN node for research collaboration • Result - DHC 023 combined AGN / H.323 videoconferencing facility

12. DHC 023 combined AGN / H.323 videoconferencing facility • Summer/Fall 2002 design & installation • Shared Equipment • Presenter Equipment – PC and Document camera • 4 Canon VC-C4 PTZ cameras • 3 Video Projectors • Audio system • H.323 Codec Installation • Polycom VS 4000 • AGN using AGTk 1.1 • 4 Dual processor computers • 2 Technician Display monitors • KVM Switch • Gentner AP 800 Audio processor

13. DHC 023 Connectivity

14. DHC 023 Student view

15. DHC 023 Instructor’s Station

16. DHC 023 Ceiling mounted equipment

17. DHC 023 Technician view

18. DHC 023 combined AGN / H.323 videoconferencing facility • Successful H.323 Installation • INRA Class Spring 2003 • AGN using AGTk 1.1 • Neuroscience Class between UMT, MSU, and UAF • Multiple technical issues • Audio Synchronization • Computer Failures • inSORS AGN Solution • Installed January 2004

19. INRA & inSORS • INRA Funding for multisite inSORS AGN Solution • UMT coordinated purchase May 2004 • 9 inSORS Cubes • inSORS Venue Server • inSORS Record & Store Server

20. SS 127 AGN / H.323 Facility • P&TS installs INRA AGN Sept 2004 • AGN eqpt from Don Morton • 3 Sony PTZ Cameras • 3 Epson Video/Data Projectors • 3 Crown table microphones • Polycom Viewstation FX • UMT inSORS Cube • AGTk 2.3 coinstalled on inSORS PC

21. SS 127 Technician/Student view

22. SS 127 Instructor view

23. SS 127 Technician Console

24. SS 127 Physical Connectivity

25. Montana Technical CollegeThe National Center for Health Care Informatics (NCHCI)

26. Uses at The University of Montana • Neuroscience Graduate Course • Faculty and Students at: • Montana State University, The University of Montana, University of Alaska – Fairbanks • Inland Northwest Research Alliance Meetings • Deans and other administrators at: • Boise State University, Idaho State University, Montana State University, The University of Montana, University of Idaho, Utah State University, Washington State University, • TechTalk: Technicians from the above sites perfecting their AGN skills • LARIAT – West • Administrator’s meetings

27. INRA Graduate Deans’ Meeting

28. Uses at The University of MontanaCont. • Access Grid Townhall Meetings • Access Grid Users • Stuttgart Germany to South Korea • Users and technicians sharing new uses, technologies, hints & tips • 1st Tuesday of each month • Loose Minds in A Box – an InterPlay • Musicians, Dancers, Poets, Graphic Artists and a Director separately located at: • University of Maryland, Purdue University, College Park University – Chicago, University of Utah, The University of Montana, University of Alaska - Fairbanks • April 15, 16, 17, 2005 • Reprise August 3, 4, 2005 at SIGRAPH • Scheduled for performance at SC|05 November 2005

30. Loose Minds in a Box • U of Montana Involvement • How did we start • Getting the campus involved • Preparation • Setting the theme

31. Artistic Contributors • Another Language and University of Utah Center for High Performance Computng • Jimmy Miklavcic – Director • Beth – Dresser / Performer • Erik Brown - Box Builder • Purdue University, Envision Center for Perceptualization • Dioselin Gonzalez - Virtual Reality • T. J. Rogers, Justin Heisler, Joe Humbert - Motion Capture • Joe Hayes - Performer • Carol Cunninghan - Choreographer • David Sigman - Graphic Designer

32. Artistic Contributors (cont.) • University of Illinois, Chicago Electronic Visualization Lab • Tina Shah - Performer • Helen Kostis - Performer • University of Maryland at College Park • Nadja Masura – Poet, Dresser • Brian Buck - Performer • The University of Montana • Charles Nichols - Composer, Violinist • Universty of Alaska, Fairbanks, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center • Miho Aoki - Computer Animation • Scott Deal - Composer, Percussionist

33. Loose Minds in a Box

34. Loose Minds in a Box

35. Loose Minds in a Box

36. Loose Minds in a Box • SIGGRAPH performance MPEG4 video stream @ http://www.anotherlanguage.org • 35 minute

37. Thank You Questions?? Bob Wachtel E-mail: robert.wachtel@umontana.edu