Evolving the Links
September 24-26, 2003
Madison, Wisconsin

The most recent Evolving the Links conference held on September 24-26, 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin, gathered over one hundred representatives from universities and public television stations from across the country. The conference focused on current developments in digital repositories, connectivitiy, and distribution, and how changes in information technology affect the evolution of public service media. In addition, reports from CPB, APTS, and NASULGC examined possibilities for collaboration and funding sources to help us research the shared digital future. Listen to the audio proceedings and download Powerpoint presentations»

2002
The 2002 Evolving the Links conference was held on March 25 & 26, 2002 in Madison, Wis. gathered nearly one hundred representatives from universities and public television stations from across the country. Listen to the audio proceedings and download Powerpoint presentations»

Evolving the Links conference
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The 2002 Evolving the Links conference held on March 25 & 26, 2002 in Madison, Wis. gathered nearly one hundred representatives from universities and public television stations from across the country. The conference focused on ways to enhance relations between the two through Web portals, digital asset management and the concept of rich media utilities.

The Evolving the Links conference featured thought-provoking presentations and sparked productive conversation. If you were unable to attend the conference, missed a presentation, or would like to revisit a topic, you can listen to streaming audio or download Powerpoint presentations.


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Monday, March 25, 2002
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introduction and Review
Byron Knight, Director of Broadcating & Media Innovations
Kevin Reilly, Chancellor of UW Extension
9:15 a.m. Public Broadcasting point of view
John Lawson President, APTS Vision of PTV/Higher Education
Terry Bryant, CPB Vision of the Digital Service Future

10 a.m. University/Public television opportunities
University point of view

Molly Broad, President of UNC (presentation via satellite)
Kevin Reilly, Chancellor UW Extension
Richard Gowen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Powerpoint: Richard Gowan)
11 a.m. NASULGC/APTS
Mark Erstling, APTS
Linda Kay Benning, NASULGC
11:30 a.m. The Role of the Higher Education Telecommunications Consortium (HETC)
Jim Fellows, Higher Education Telecommunications Consortium
1 p.m. Discussion
Introduction: Mark Erstling, APTS
Facilitator: Ted Krichels, General Manager WPSX-TV PSU
QuestMap™ Ideas Tracking: Steven Vedro
What are the common needs of university licensees and higher education institutions? How can we best meet these needs?
2 p.m. Portal Guided Tours and Discussion
Educational/Professional Content
Lou Pugliese, CEO OnCourse
John Fischer, UW Extension Continuing Education (Powerpoint: John Fischer)
Ideas Portal
3:15 p.m. Portal Guided Tours and Discussion, continued
Art/Cultural Portals
Ann Engelman, Wisconsin Public Television
Portal Wisconsin (Powerpoint: Ann Engelman)
Terry Dugas, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications NDAA Nebraska Digital Alliance for the Arts (Powerpoint: Terry Dugas)
   
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
8:30 a.m. • Intro to Asset Management/Metadata/Digital Asset Distribution Concepts
• Powerpoint presentation
Steve Vedro, Project Consultant, Evolving the Links
9 a.m. Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCO.ram)
Where are we now and where does it fit with Digital Asset Management?
Ed Meachen, Associate Vice President UW System
Judy Brown, Academic ADL CoLab
9:30 a.m.

Digital Asset Management/Metadata Updates

• Internet2 Initiatives -- ViDE Video Development Initiative
• Powerpoint presentation
Grace Agnew, Associate Librarian, Rutgers Digital Library

Public Television Initiatives - WGBH archiving
Dave MacCarn, Chief Technologist, WGBH

• University Initiatives - Educational Content Delivery
• Powerpoint presentation
Paul Burrows, Manager, Technology Integration,
University of Utah

11 a.m. Digital Asset Management/Metadata
Where are we now?
Future of CPB Public Broadcasting Metadata Working Group
Alison White, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (Powerpoint: Alison White)
Dave MacCarn, WGBH
11:30 a.m. Digital Distribution Fund
Doug Weiss, VP, Strategic Development, CPB (Powerpoint: Doug Weiss)
Jerry Butler, PBS Engineering
1 p.m. Digital Asset Distribution
Rich Media Utility IBM/Wisconsin Public Television/Partners
James Steinbach,Wisconsin Public Television
Fred Bonner, IBM
Jeff Stromberg, Ancept
2 p.m. Digital Asset Management, continued
Advanced Digital Distribution Entity (ADDE)
Dennis Haarsager, KWSU-TV
Jerry Butler, PBS Engineering (Powerpoint: Jerry Butler)
University affinity content collaborative