An exciting and stimulating QUESTnet 2012 program has now been developed, featuring more than fifty presentations by users, vendors, AARNet and consultants.
For further information on the keynote speakers, please click here.
Please note that this program outline is in draft form and may be subject to change.
QUESTnet 2012 PROGRAM
Tuesday 10th July 2012 - Workshop Day
| Time | Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 1 | Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 2 | Reef Room | Coral Lounge | Other Activities/TBA | |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | "Network Monitoring - Topics in Nagios (Basic to Advanced)" Mike Groeneweg & Stephen Walsh, AARNet | "Re-Imagine the Desktop: The Future of End User Computing in Education Services" Bruce Perram and Kevin Middleton, VMware and Blake Carney, Griffith University | "The Federation and Beyond - Are You Ready?" Terry Smith, Australian Access Federation | "Communications Convergence Forum" Facilitator: Don Mackintosh, AARNet | QRNO/QUESTnet BoM meeting - Starts at 8.30am | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Tea | |||||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | "Network Monitoring - Topics in Nagios (Basic to Advanced)" Mike Groeneweg & Stephen Walsh, AARNet | "Re-Imagine the Desktop: The Future of End User Computing in Education Services" Bruce Perram and Kevin Middleton, VMware and Blake Carney, Griffith University | "The Federation and Beyond - Are You Ready" Terry Smith, AAF | "Communications Convergence Forum" Facilitator: Don Mackintosh, AARNet | QRNO/QUESTnet BoM meeting | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |||||
| 13:30 - 15:00 | "Network Monitoring - Topics in Nagios (Basic to Advanced)" Mike Groeneweg & Stephen Walsh, AARNet | "Re-Imagine the Desktop: The Future of End User Computing in Education Services" Bruce Perram and Kevin Middleton, VMware and Blake Carney, Griffith University | "National Research Cloud - Getting Started" Clinton Walsh & Tom Fifield, The University of Melbourne | "Communications Convergence Forum" Facilitator: Don Mackintosh, AARNet | Golf | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Afternoon Tea | |||||
| 15:30 - 17:00 | "Network Monitoring - Topics in Nagios (Basic to Advanced)" Mike Groeneweg & Stephen Walsh, AARNet | "Re-Imagine the Desktop: The Future of End User Computing in Education Services" Bruce Perram and Kevin Middleton, VMware and Blake Carney, Griffith University | "National Research Cloud - Getting Started" Clinton Walsh & Tom Fifield, The University of Melbourne | "Communications Convergence Forum" Facilitator: Don Mackintosh, AARNet | Golf | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Welcome Reception | |||||
Presentation Categories
Cloud Computing  | BYOD  | eResearch  |
International  | Networking  | Security  |
Unified Communications  | Visionary  | Wireless  |
Wednesday 11th July 2012 - Day One
| Time | Stream 1 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 1 | Stream 2 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 2 | Stream 3 - Higher Ed Reef Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:40 | Registration and Coffee | ||
| 8:40 - 9:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks Professor Sandra Harding, Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University | ||
| 9:00 - 9:40 | Keynote: Dr Lev Gonick, Vice President, Information Technology Services, Chief Information Officer, Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | ||
| 9:45 - 10:25 | Keynote: Professor Tom Cochrane, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | ||
| 10:25 - 10:50 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Darren Smith, HP | "When the World is Not Enough. Enabling the Science then Somehow Dealing With It" Jake Carroll, The Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland | "Ubiquitous Communications - CSIRO Mobility and Unified Telepresence Programs" Nigel Barling, CSIRO |
| 11:25 - 11:55 | "Right-sizing the Right Solution - Building a Flexible Core Network for Future ICT Challenges" Michael Harlow, University of Tasmania | "Better Data for Better Research: ANDS as a Partner" Ross Wilkinson, ANDS | "Ubiquitous Communication - It's Only as Good as the Message" Ray Fleming, Microsoft |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | "OpenFlow and the Software Defined Network" Andrew McRae, Google Inc | "Demystifying the NeCTAR Research Cloud" Bernard Meade and Tom Fifield, The University of Melbourne | "USC's Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Based Mail System Migration" Peter Embleton, University of the Sunshine Coast |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | ||
| 13:45 - 14:15 | Jean Turgeon, Avaya | "What's Behind the AAF Front Door?" Heath Marks, Australian Access Federation | "Videoconferencing & Audio Visual Services at James Cook University" Gary Gulliford & Jens Didriksen, James Cook University |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | "Network Transition - Cowboys Need Not Apply" Keith Linforth, Massey University, NZ | Rob Cook & Warren Fraser, QCIF | "CQUniversity: Rethinking and Revamping Video Services" Shaune Sinclair, CQUniversity |
| 14:55 - 15:25 | "Software Defined Networks, onePK and a New World of Custom Network Applications" Richard Pruss, Cisco | "Computational Corals: A Story of Sensor Networks, Cloud Computing and the Internet of Things" Scott Bainbridge, Australian Institute of Marine Science | "Using Networks and Technology to Reinvigorate Tired Learning Spaces" Gordon Howell, QUT |
| 15:25 - 15:50 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 15:50 - 16:20 | "The Future of Collaborative IT - the Translational Research Institute" Thomas King, The University of Queensland | Wayne Mallett, James Cook University | "Video, Text and Social Networking - Is Telephony Still Relevant?" Mike Rose, NEC |
| 16:25 - 16:55 | "The Island: Heron Island Research Station WAN upgrade project" Patrick Mole, The University of Queensland | "Creating an Agile IT Infrastructure for Big Data" Ingo Fuchs, NetApp  | "Connecting with CAUDIT – Getting the most out of CAUDIT Services and Agreements" Maureen Klinkert and Richard Northam, CAUDIT |
| 18:30 | Social Night - Sunset Drinks/Movie Screening | ||
Thursday 12th July 2012 - Day Two
| Time | Stream 1 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 1 | Stream 2 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 2 | Stream 3 - Higher Ed Reef Room | Stream 4 - Digital Outreach Coral Lounge |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | |||
| 9:00 - 9:40 | Keynote: Josh Howlett, Head, International Collaboration, JANET (UK) Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | "Creating Connections - Building Networks" Karen Player, Australian Museum  | ||
| 9:45 - 10:25 | Keynote: Elizabeth Eastland, Director, Innovation and Commercial Research, Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | "Spotlight Sessions" James Werle, Internet2 (via VC), Sean Casey, NBN Co & Jan Zaneitis, Cisco (via VC) | ||
| 10:25 - 10:50 | Morning Tea | |||
| 10:50 - 11:20 | "In an Era of New Broadband Frontiers, How Are Research Networks Contributing?" Chris Hancock, AARNet | "Simply Connected and Always Protected Networking" Mark Barrett, Juniper | "Equity of Access for Remote Campuses" Peter Choquenot, ATI | "Digital Outreach: A Small Business Perspective on Video Conference Outreach Opportunities" Ben Newsome, Fizzics Education Pty Ltd |
| 11:25 - 11:55 | "My Work, My Way - MQU's Journey to Consumer Computing" Natalia Salzberg, Macquarie University | Iain Robertson, Brocade Communications | "Creating and Operating Ubiquitous Communications" Stuart Kirkby, NSC | "Telling Tales: The Bound for South Australia Experiment" Allison Russell, History SA (via VC) & Mandi Dimitriadis, SA Dept of Education and Child Development (via VC)
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| 12:00 - 12:30 | Simon Mackey, Brisbane Catholic Education | Dwayne Melancon, Tripwire Inc. | "Video Streaming in Education & Beyond" Ty Mullens, Content Bank | "Breaking New Ground? Mobile Telepresence and the National Museum of Australia" Robert Bunzli, National Museum of Australia |
| 12:30 - 13:45 | Lunch | |||
| 13:45 - 14:15 | " "Going Paperless" - Mobile Device Management " Victor Wei & Greg Broe, Griffith University | "Academic Freedom or Application Chaos - An Analysis of Application Usage on University Networks" Tony Kirkham, Palo Alto Networks | "Re-imagine the Desktop: End-User Computing Beyond the PC Era" Bruce Perram and Kevin Middleton, VMware | "Sydney Opera House Digital Excursions: Pushing the Boundaries of Interactive Technology" Tara Smith & Brad Maiden, Sydney Opera House
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| 14:20 - 14:50 | "Panel Session: Can Your Wireless Network Cope with the Challenges of BYOD?" David Gilmore & Adam Smith, Meru Networks and Kevin Lane, James Cook University | "Student Use of the Wireless Network" Phil Roy, Charles Sturt University | "Workspace Transformation - Enterprise Mobility and the Next Big Wave" David Murray, Logicalis | "Linking with the Australian Curriculum" Stuart Tait, Education Services Australia
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| 14:55 - 15:25 | "Mobility and BYOD - a Blessing or a Curse on your Campus" Julian Critchlow, Enterasys | "Big Data in the Educational Enterprise - Can You Hear What Your (Machine) Data is Telling You?" Rob Reed, Splunk | "University Engagement with Queensland Health" Andrew Fiedler, Queensland Regional Network Organisation and Shaun Travers, Queensland Health | "Pedagogy, Learning and the Digital World: A South Australian Story" Kerrie Mackey-Smith et al, SA Dept for Education and Child Development
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| 15:25 - 15:50 | Afternoon Tea | |||
| 15:50 - 16:20 | "AARNet4 - the Next Evolution of the AARNet Network" David Wilde, AARNet | "The Phoenix Project - Network Upgrade Project at The University of QLD" Thomas King, The University of Queensland | Multi Sessions | "Game Masters Digital Program" Jessica Beirne, ACMI
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| 16:25 - 16:55 | "RDSI - Transforming Research Data Storage for Australia" Nick Tate, RDSI | "The User - What Do They Really Do on Your Network" Gary Gardiner, Check Point | Multi Sessions (continued) | "Pathways to Space - Making a Digital Difference in Science Education" Peter Mahony & Dan Collins, Powerhouse Museum
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| 16:55 - 17:00 | Coffee and Tea for BoF, Multi Sessions and Round Table Attendees | |||
| 17:00 - 17:50 | Birds of a Feather (BoF) Session 1 | Birds of a Feather (BoF) Session 2 | Multi Sessions (continued) | Digital Outreach Round Table Session: All welcome |
| 19:00 | Conference Dinner | |||
Friday 13th July 2012 - Day Three
| Time | Stream 1 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 1 | Stream 2 - Higher Ed Michaelmas Cay Ballroom 2 | Stream 3 - Higher Ed Reef Room | Stream 4 - Digital Outreach Workshop Coral Lounge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration and Coffee | |||
| 9:00 - 9:30 | "Comparison of Higher Education (With a Focus on IT) in Australia and Hong Kong and China" Geoffrey Dengate, formerly University of Hong Kong, Griffith University and The University of Queensland
| "Using Big Data for Good - Advanced Malware Protection as a Cloud Service" Gary Spiteri, Sourcefire | "AARNet Addresses Online Storage Challenges" Guido Aben, AARNet | |
| 9:35 - 10:05 | "Disaster Recovery in New Zealand - The Land of the Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tornadoes" Elizabeth Coulter, The University of Auckland | "Use and Advantages of Fibreflow in Campus and Local Area Networks" Jason Hanlon, Emtelle | "Project CPR: 5 Steps to Reviving the Troubled University Project" Andrew Gaff, The University of Melbourne | (9.00am - 12.00pm) |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Panel Session - Ask the Director
| "Traditional Security Infrastructure is Failing. You May Be Compromised!" Peter Paszkiewicz, GA Systems | "IP-based CCTV: Opportunities for enhancing your IT infrastructure" Basil Delimitros, Lan1 | 10:40 - 11:05 | Morning Tea |
| 11:05 - 11:45 | Keynote: Professor William (Bill) Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor, James Cook University Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | |||
| 11:50 - 12:30 | Keynote: Nigel Poole, Acting Group Executive, Information Sciences, CSIRO
Chair - Geoffrey Dengate | |||
| 12:35 - 12:50 | Conference Closes | |||
| 12:50 - 14:00 | Lunch | |||
