Event Information
The Event Information series is divided into three subseries: Print Materials, Archived Websites, and Event Proceedings.
The Event Information series is divided into three subseries: Print Materials, Archived Websites, and Event Proceedings.
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The NSFNET 20th Anniversary collection documents the event, "NSFNET: The Partnership that Changed the World. Celebrating 20 Years of Internet Innovation and Progress," held November 29-30th, 2007, in Arlington, Virginia. Consisting of website printouts, event program, archived websites, DVD-R discs, DVCAM tapes, and 35 mm color slides, the collection provides historic information regarding the foundation and progress of NSFNET over the past twenty years. The collection consists of two series: Event Information and Oral History Project.
The Print Materials subseries includes NSFNET's 2007 Final Report documenting progress from 1987 to 1995, a program of the 20th Anniversary conference, a printout of the complete NSFNET 20th Anniversary website, and 35mm color slides of NSFNET Topology Maps.
The Archived Websites subseries includes two folders of archived websites documenting NSFNET's 20th anniversary conference celebration. The archived Flickr website contains photographs of event attendees and guest speakers. Additional archived web materials include panel discussion slides, complete listing of attendees, committee information, NSFNET background information, and sponsor logo images.
The Event Proceedings subseries consists of video-recorded keynote speeches and panel discussions from the conference and include topics such as NSFNET: The Beginnings, NSFNET: The T1--The Internet Comes of Age, and NSFNET: An Era Remembered, in addition to, introductory and closing comments. Panel discussions feature guest speakers who were integral to the foundation and expansion of NSFNET. For a full description of each panel, consult the event program in Box 1 (or the online version available at http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/96227). Presentation slides from a number of discussions are available in the archived NSFNET 20th Anniversary event Website. See the list of speakers at the end of this section for a complete listing.
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