Report: Bridging the Gap Workshop                      

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Highlights of Preparation
  • Invitation Process
• The Workshop
• Workshop Participation
• Level Setting Activity
• Functional Community Presentations
• Coordination, Communication, and Collaboration
• Cross-Community Insights: Scenario Collaborations
• Community-Specific Insights: Wrap up Session
  • Researchers
  • Network Engineers
  • Application Developers
  • Wizards
• Findings: Overriding Concerns
  • What tools/information are available and how to use them
  • How to provide tools/information in ways to assure their uptake
  • How to make organizations responsive to collective efforts
  • How to build and sustain a culture of partnership
• Recommendations and Next Steps
• Appendix A: Questions from Presentations
  • Mathis Questions
  • Whitney Questions
  • Senger Questions
  • Hockett Questions
• Appendix B: Small Group Participants
• Appendix C: Small Group Reports
  • Scenario
  • Instructions
  • Small Group Reports
    • Group 1
    • Group 2
    • Group 3
    • Group 4
    • Group 5
• Appendix D: Problem-Solving Steps
• Appendix E: Functional Community Comments

Contact Information:

• Barbara Mirel -- bmirel@si.umich.edu
• Russ Hobby -- rdhobby@internet2.edu
• George Brett -- ghb@internet2.edu

This material is based in whole or in part on work supported by the National Science Foundation under the NSF Special Projects In Network Research Grant No. SCI-0443254. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).