Bridging the Gap Workshop George Brett Russ Hobby Internet2 Fall Member Meeting September 20, 2005 George Brett Russ Hobby Internet2 Fall Member Meeting September 20, 2005 2 The Wizard Gap 3 Groups That Need to Talk Researchers Want to use the network for distributed applications Applications Developers Create the Applications for Researchers Network Engineers Operate the networks Network Wizards Try to understand the whole picture 4 Goals of the Workshop Getting the Words of the Wizards out to others Determine what needs to be communicated between groups Find ways to facilitate communication on a continuous basis 5 Format of the Workshop Level Setting - Views from the four areas Problem Scenario Breakout Groups Wizards Solution How to make it better Breakout Groups Group Reports - Findings 6 Some Findings It was very hard to get people from all the groups to come to the workshop Researchers will give up before getting full network capabilities Applications Developers need to understand issues of cross-county latency Network Engineers are never available 7 Some Action Ideas Talk to NSF Program Directors about getting the issues from the workshop presented in their disciplines / program areas Repeat the workshop on a regional or discipline or agency program basis Network Engineer Office Hours Virtual Office Hours with Network Engineers? Online collaborative services (blog, wiki, etc.) 8