CalREN Video Services (CVS)

CVS Oversight Committee

A few years ago, CSU had the foresight to start exploring H.323 implementation. CSU was joined by CCC and UC in developing a joint project to create H.323 infrastructure to support videoconferencing across all three segments. CENIC, Internet 2, and other stakeholders were also brought into the discussion.

In April, 2003, CSU realized that the technical and administrative structures in place for data migration to CalREN could be leveraged for better coordination and implementation of the video migration. CSU made a formal request to CENIC to take over the Video over IP project. A Steering Committee was formed with membership drawn from the California State University, the University of California, the California Community Colleges, the K-12 community, the independent CENIC universities and the staffs of 4CNet and CENIC. The immediate goal of the committee was to support the current (H.320) environment for existing rooms and technology involved in Video Conferencing while integrating Video over IP into the environment.

In March, 2004, a CalREN Video Services Oversight Committee was formed and the original Steering Committee was thanked for its service and dissolved. The term of the oversight committee will be through implementation of H.323 at those sites currently using H.320. The membership of the CalREN Video Services (CVS) Oversight Committee is:

For CCC:

Lou Albert, LA CCD
Mike Arnold, Kern CCD
Phil Howard, State Center CCD
Jack Lemley, Butte CC
Jorge Mata, LA CCD
Catherine McKenzie, CCC Chancellor's Office

For CSU:

Mark Crase, CSU Chancellor's Office
Jeff Layne, CSU Chico
Roger Parker, CSU Hayward
John Rolon, CSU Chancellor's Office

For CENIC:

Jim Dolgonas, Chief Operations Officer
Sherilyn Evans, Director, Technology Consulting
Dave Reese, Chief Technology Officer
Chris Taylor, DC-TAC and CSU MB
Mike Van Norman, HPR-TAC and UCLA

For K-12:

Dave Barnett, Santa Cruz COE
Todd Finnell, Imperial COE

For UC:

Kim Dorsey, UC Office of the President
Howard Laurence, UC San Diego
Mike Shannon, UC Office of the President

CVS End User Subcommittee

A subcommittee called the Videoconferencing End User Group has also been formed to represent the views of end users related to two-way videoconferencing using the CENIC network. The members are:

Jeff Layne, CSU Chico (Chair)

Lou Albert, LA CCD
Mike Arnold, Kern CCD
Dave Barnett, Santa Cruz COE
Wayne Clement, Kern CCD
Kim Dorsey, UC Office of the President
Alberta Edmond, CSU Chancellor's Office
Todd Finnell, Imperial COE
Phil Howard, State Center CCD
Howard Laurence, UC San Diego
Catherine McKenzie, CCC Chancellor's Office
John Parker, Los Rios CCD
David Phelps, CSU Sacramento
Alan Phillips, Imperial COE
John Rolon, CSU Chancellor's Office
Kelly Stack, CENIC
Patrick Thompson, CSU Fresno

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