Virginia Tech Internet-TIC Meeting Minutes, 9/3/98
(prepared by I. Jacobs, edited by E. Fox)

Attendees: Ed Fox, Sherry Burlingame, Andrew Cohill, John Husser,
Ira Jacobs, Anne Moore, Cliff Shaffer, Scott Midkiff (audio-conference)

1. Education/VCEC
Anne Moore chairs the Virginia Commonwealth Electronic Campus (VCEC), a
volunteer group that makes information available (www.vacec.bev.net) on
course offerings in universities/colleges throughout Virginia. Discussion
of how ITIC should be involved with VCEC proceeded.  At a minimum we should
certainly provide technology support and should coordinate our efforts to
deliver short courses to serve the business community interested in the
Internet. A subcommittee [Anne Moore (convener), Sherry Burlingame, Andrew
Cohill, John Husser, Cliff Shaffer] was formed to address the Educational
Support Mission of the Center (including, but not limited to, our
relationship with VCEC). It will report back to the group regarding
objectives and recommendations for action.

2. Areas of Expertise/Charter
The seven areas of expertise currently listed on the Center Web page
(fox.cs.vt.edu/itic) were abstracted from some past slides prepared by
Tom Caruso on Internet Technology Innovators. Scott Midkiff indicated
need to make distinction between access architecture and access deployment
technologies, and will provide some material on this, working with Andy
Cohill and Jeff Crowder. Ed Fox indicated need to refine the listing, and
to have subgroups in specific areas. Cliff Shaffer will lead a subgroup on
"Collaboration."  Ultimately every group will organize and establish
both short and long-term objectives.  Tom Caruso expressed willingness
to update his "Areas of Expertise" page based on any results from these
discussions.

Ed also indicated need for a Charter, and will provide preliminary thoughts
at the next meeting. 

3. Space
Agreed that Center needs office space, phone, and listing in campus
directory. ACITC (Advanced Communications and Information Technology
Center, now under construction) might be the appropriate long term
location (but this must be requested from D. Ford). In any event interim
space is needed. Ed Fox will look into options (Pointe West Commons,
McBryde, Brodie, CAVE).

4. Reminders/Seminars/Future
Send slides on areas of expertise to Jeff Crowder.
Send seminar suggestions to Bill Tranter.

The first Center seminar will be joint with the CS Seminar on Tuesday,
September 8 at 3:30 PM in Randolph 211. 
	Topic: Blacksburg Electronic Village
	Speaker: Andrew Cohill, Director, BEV
[Bill Tranter will help with planning of future seminars - he could
 not attend the 9/3 meeting.]

For future discussion, think about what we should be doing about an
Industrial Partnership/Affiliates Program.