Newsletter February 2012

AmLight Improves Earthquake Research through increased bandwidth between Mexico and the U.S.
The April 4, 2010 7.2 magnitude El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake, near the US-Mexican border, killed four people and injured over 100. This quake ruptured the Pescadores-Borrego fault system, adjacent to the Laguna Salada fault that produced a similar-sized shaker in 1892. Why the earthquake occurred where it did presents an important challenge to understanding of the physics of earthquake slip and recurrence. Given the fault’s location, international collaboration is a vital part of empowering seismic experts to gain an understanding of this event that will enable them to predict similar events in the future. But that collaboration has been hindered by lack of bandwidth. Read full article here

Internet2 & New World Symphony 2012 Performing Arts Production Workshop
Where: New World Symphony, Miami Beach, FL
When: 4-6 March, 2012
URL: http://events.internet2.edu/2012/nws/
Explore the elements required to produce performing arts events via advanced networks. The workshop is designed for an audience of educators, technologists, administrators, deans, CIOs, content producers and artists.