Cy Scheske
Lunch & Learn “Free Cloud Resources Available for Developers”
presented by CANARIE DAIR, SRnet, and TRLabs
Monday December 12, 2011 12:00-13:00
Candle and Span Rooms
Innovation Place
The Atrium - 111 Research Drive
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
Tuesday December 13, 2011 12:00-13:00
Training Room
Springboard West Innovations Inc.
120 - 2 Research Drive
REGINA, Saskatchewan
Free for small-medium sized Canadian businesses, the CANARIE Digital
Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) program provides access
to a Canadian cloud (compute and storage), high-speed network, and
wireless (wi-fi and cellular) test-bed for development, testing and
product demonstration. This Lunch & Learn will cover an overview of "The
Cloud", describe the DAIR program, and demonstrate access to the DAIR cloud.
Lunch and beverages are provided. Please RSVP to Ms. Virginia Tomas
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or 306-668-9309) to confirm your spot and
indicate if you will be attending in Saskatoon or in Regina. Seating is
limited.
Lunch & Learn “Free Cloud Resources Available for Developers”
presented by CANARIE DAIR, SRnet, and TRLabs
Monday December 12, 2011 12:00-13:00
Candle and Span Rooms
Innovation Place
The Atrium - 111 Research Drive
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan
Tuesday December 13, 2011 12:00-13:00
Training Room
Springboard West Innovations Inc.
120 - 2 Research Drive
REGINA, Saskatchewan
Free for small-medium sized Canadian businesses, the CANARIE Digital
Accelerator for Innovation and Research (DAIR) program provides access
to a Canadian cloud (compute and storage), high-speed network, and
wireless (wi-fi and cellular) test-bed for development, testing and
product demonstration. This Lunch & Learn will cover an overview of "The
Cloud", describe the DAIR program, and demonstrate access to the DAIR cloud.
Lunch and beverages are provided. Please RSVP to Ms. Virginia Tomas
(
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
">
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or 306-668-9309) to confirm your spot and
indicate if you will be attending in Saskatoon or in Regina. Seating is
limited.
Ed Pokraka is the Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) for the University of Saskatchewan and represents the U of S on the SRnet Board.
Carol Klassen is the Vice President of Knowledge and Technology Services for the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region. In this capacity Carol is responsible for Information Technology, Communications, and Research among other duties. Carol represents the health sector on the SRnet Board.
Toby Greschner is the Chair of the SRnet Board.
Toby is the Assistant Deputy Minister of Northern Affairs in the Saskatchewan Department of First Nations and Metis Relations. Toby represents the north in general and LaRonge in particular on the SRnet Board.
Trevor Cross joined the SRNet board in December of 2010. Trevor is the Director, Information Technology for Innovation Place. His portfolio includes the development and operation of the IT infrastructure at the research parks on the campuses of the province’s universities in Saskatoon and Regina, and through the forest sector building in Prince Albert. Trevor has worked in the IT sector since the early 90’s and has experience in both the public and private sectors in Saskatchewan.
For immediate release
June 8, 2011
Canada’s advanced networks promote World IPv6 Day
Enabling IPv6 for research and education across Canada
OTTAWA – Canada’s advanced research and education (R&E) networks are leading the way in helping their users adopt the next-generation Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and celebrating World IPv6 Day today to help raise awareness of the need for organizations to transition to IPv6.
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Supply of IPv4 addresses is running out. As of April 15, 2011, when APNIC ran out of IPv4 addresses to allocate, it became irrevocable that there were not enough IPv4 addresses available for everyone who desired one. (Source: Wikipedia) Total possible IPv4 addresses (all time): 4,294,967,296 of which greater than 90% have been allocated. Total possible IPv6 addresses: 340,282,366,920,938,463,374,607,431,768,211,456
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Sponsored by the Internet Society, World IPv6 Day was established to motivate organizations across the industry – including Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies – to prepare their products and services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.
Without IPv6 functionality, Canadian researchers involved in international research collaboration projects will find themselves unable to access data or collaborate with their peers around the world who are IPv6-enabled. This is particularly true with leading IPv6-enabled countries like China and South Korea. The issue will become increasingly urgent in the next year, as more and more websites and online resources and applications are only available in the IPv6 space.
Therefore, it is essential that Canada’s research and education institutions migrate to IPv6, so that participation in international research collaborations is not interrupted.
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses, which connect computers and other devices to the Internet, are widely expected to run out by 2012. In some regions, this has already happened. IPv6 addresses this issue, which is growing in part due to the proliferation of “connected” devices – cell phones, cars, appliances, watches, even refrigerators – that require an IP address. IPv6 provides greater IP addressing capacity – more than 4 billion times more addresses than IPv4 – and it enhances security.
Internet users will not need to do anything differently on World IPv6 Day. Web services, Internet service providers, and operating system manufacturers will be updating their systems to ensure Internet users enjoy uninterrupted service. Participating websites will not switch from IPv4 to IPv6; they will enable IPv6 in addition to IPv4.
The CANARIE Network has been IPv6-enabled since 2000, and has championed efforts to transition Canada’s provincial and territorial research and education networks to the IPv6 platform. Over the past several months CANARIE has led an IPv6 working group whose objectives are to help Canadian universities and other institutions move towards IPv6 readiness and to promote and to support IPv6 awareness and training. CANARIE has also provided funding to its provincial network partners to complete their deployment plans, and conducted a series of 10 webinars on the technical requirements of the transition. The webinars have been recorded and are available as an ongoing resource.
About Canada’s advanced network alliance
Canada’s advanced network alliance is a community of advanced networks offering ultra-high-speed, fibre optic connectivity that links researchers, educators and innovators to each other and to data and tools across the country and around the world. These advanced networks enable secure, lightning-fast transmission of high-volume data sets (like DNA sequences), tools (like videoconferencing), and analyses (like climate models) that could not be transmitted over a commercial Internet without interfering with other users. Canada’s advanced network alliance is made up of all of the provincial, territorial and national networks for research and education. Learn more at http://digitalinnovators.wordpress.com/.
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Media Contacts:
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Kathryn Anthonisen |
Tamara Klein |
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Tamara Stoll |
Meagan Hampel |
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Ginette Labarre |
Gerry Miller |
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Cy Scheske |
Todd Farrell |
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Terry Dalton |
Terry Nikkel |
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Blair Vessey |
Jason Panter |
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Yukon Technology Innovation Centre |
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Project Summary
The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) and the University of Regina (U of R) launched a new program, Bachelor in Science in Nursing. Students will be able to participate in the program through the four SIAST campuses located in Regina (Wascana), Saskatoon (Kelsey), Prince Albert (Woodlands) and Moose Jaw (Palliser) or at the U of R. SIAST intends to use high definition video conference facilities connected to SRnet’s research network to enable students to participate in lectures regardless of location. Future plans include the use of advanced medical simulators and digital diagnostic medical images.
Project Overview
The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) has four campuses with 15,000 students enrolled. SRnet currently connects SIAST’s Woodlands campus located in Prince Albert and recent changes in some of the medical education programs being offered through SIAST have necessitated them to consider connecting their Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon, Wascana Campus in Regina, and Palliser Campus in Moose Jaw to SRnet’s advanced network infrastructure.
The initial driving force is a new nursing program being developed jointly between SIAST and the University of Regina. It is SIAST’s wish to be able to provide nursing classes offered at the U of R or any of the four SIAST campuses, to students located at the Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon, and the Wascana Campus in Regina. As well, their dental nursing program is seeing the number of dental images being moved across the network increase significantly. Ultimately they would like to have all four of their campuses able to offer the suite of nursing and other professional health courses to students regardless of their location or the location of the lecturer.
As the U of R is already connected to SRnet this is an extension of the SRnet network within Regina and Saskatoon, and the addition of another geographic location for SRnet in Moose Jaw.
As the U of R is already connected to SRnet this is an extension of the SRnet network within Regina and Saskatoon, and the addition of another geographic location for SRnet in Moose Jaw.