VidMid-VC Conference Call January 10, 2005

*Attendees*
Nadim El-Khoury, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chair)
Tyler Johnson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Ann West, EDUCAUSE/Internet2
Steve Olshansky, Internet2
Lisa Hogeboom, Internet2
Jessica Bibbee, Internet2 (scribe)

*Action Items*
[AI] {Tyler} will contact IETF XCON WG representatives about possible synergies
regarding federated security work.

*Discussion*
The Group continued discussion regarding VidMid-VC efforts in 2005 to develop a federated security model applicable to videoconferencing and to raise awareness of middleware value to videoconferencing in general. The Group discussed possible content for a VidMid-VC presentation at the coming Spring 2005 I2 Member Meeting, including topics such as H.350 and XMPP. It might also be a good time to reintroduce RTC, showing VidMid-VC's progressive involvement elsewhere in the communications world. Attending Universities will probably be more interested in actual case studies that are capable of conveying the application of the VidMid-VC work, rather than simply the Group's actual work itself. The Group is open to suggestions for content to include in the Member Meeting, as well as ideas for demos or presentations. For more information on the Spring 2005 I2 Member Meeting held on May 2-4 in Arlington, Virginia, visit <http://events.internet2.edu/2005/spring-mm/>

What can VidMid-VC do to help RTC gain traction and visibility? The Group discussed whether it would be worthy to create an RTC advisory liaison, as a means for the VidMid-VC group to encourage further efforts in the area of realtime communications. A charter has been created; now we are waiting on a web page. For more details on future RTC steps, see <http://www.internet2.edu/pubs/rtc-next-steps.pdf>.

The Group discussed possible contacts with regards to future VidMid-VC activity. [AI] {Tyler} will contact IETF XCON WG representatives about possible synergies regarding federated security work. How much time should be devoted to such efforts at the IETF meeting in Minneapolis during March?

The Group also brainstormed about a future workshop and potential issues to identify, such as: What should be the content? Who will be the audience? Aside from targeting developers, how do we implement on campus given universities' general approach to deployment? Are case studies, as opposed to lectures, an effective means? How can we increase the value with corporate membership and vendor participation? How do we sell the concept of directory-enabled videoconferencing applications?

The next call will be Monday, January 24, 2004 at 11am ET.