The overarching theme for the Fall 2009 Internet2 Member Meeting is: “Collaborations and Resource Sharing in Research and Education: How the economic crisis is fueling the expansion of networking technology, fostering global communities, and driving social change.” Presentations will focus on the elements of network-based collaboration, including--but not limited to--virtual organizations, social networking, and software collaboration tools.

The Program Committee is also introducing a new track at this meeting, dedicated to late-breaking topics or information. This new track will include one “Lightning
Talks” session where presenters provide short (5 min or less) talks on
interesting or timely topics. Submissions for these talks will be
accepted through the end of the first day of the Member Meeting