Digital Docklands Meeting Reminder - 3/5/99

Thanks to everyone who has replied to our invitation to attend the next meeting of the Digital Docklands group at AFTRS on Tuesday 11th of May, 6:30 to 9:30. We will not be sending out individual confirmations, so please consider yourself welcome!

--THE TEMPERATURES IS RISING IN THE DIGITAL DOCKLANDS---

This meeting is shaping up be one of the most significant of the series to date.

On the agenda for the evening are:

• A report from the Australian delegation to the CILECT Interactive Distance Learning conference at UCLA.
• AFTRS Director Rod Bishop will be in Melbourne to lead the discussion, with Prof Greg Egan from Monash CTIE providing an overview of on of the most significant discussions of the conference.
• AFTRS, Monash and UCLA are about to enter into an agreement for an extensive research project in the area of international production of content using broadband network - CyberPort Phase 2.
• Bruce Tonkin, Research Director at Melbourne IT, will brief the group on the significance of the "National Information Infrastructure Testbed" project, an Australian Initiative along the lines of the NEXT GENERATION INTERNET in the USA.

The second part of the evening will feature representatives of solution providers presenting their vision for the development of broadband infrastructure in the Digital Docklands precinct.

• Trevor Harris, Network Engineering Manager from AAPT Networks and Justin Dethridge from Connect.com.au will discuss the deployment of a Local Multipoint Distribution Service for the Melbourne precinct. This system promises broadband access via a radio frequency wireless medium.
• John Gilles, who is preparing a proposal for the precinct, to be known as Genesis Network, will present his proposal via video from Brisbane.
• Davnet/Magnadata, represented by Guy Glover, will provide a briefing on their recent installations in the area and the potential to extend connectivity to others in the area.
• Optus will present their vision for the precinct.
• Work on the development of network-based datawarehousing and project management services for the media industries carried out by AFTRS and Ericsson Australia will be outlined for the first time in Australia. This is not an infrastucture project, rather in focuses on providing ERP services for media producers.
• Multimedia Victoria has been invited to discuss their role as a potential facilitator of the Digital Docklands project.