BCNET Lunch Seminar: Powering Community Peering

When: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Where: The Landmark Centre, Kelowna, B.C.
Suite #B1 – 1628 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, B.C.

Time: 12:00 - 1:30pm (doors open at 11:30am)

RVSP: Please contact grace.chiu@bc.net
1-778-782-7864
(Seating is limited to 25)

Attend this free lunch seminar to learn how you can reduce your transit bandwidth costs through a neutral, data exchange hub located in Kelowna. Known as the Kelowna Transit Exchange, this unique exchange allows you to interconnect with a multitude of local organizations for free peering.

The seminar will provide an in-depth look at BCNET and our vision for creating a peering community in Kelowna. We will also provide insight into British Columbia's advanced research network.

Explore the benefits and value of linking to a centrally located neutral "meet me place" referred to as the Kelowna Transit Exchange to:

• Peer with a community of high tech, industry, government, research and higher education members

• Reduce transit bandwidth fees

• Access four different commercial Internet service providers at one central location

• Collaborate with a global network of researchers and educators


Access a marketplace where you can purchase and sell network services

Hear from commercial providers about their services offerings at the Kelowna Transit Exchange

About BCNET

BCNET is a not-for-profit organization that is collectively funded by British Columbia's universities and institutes as well as the provincial and federal governments.

BCNET manages the development of B.C.'s fibre optic network, known as the Optical Regional Advanced Network (ORAN), which links researchers, scientists and educators across the country and around the world. Today, the network boasts the largest capacity in its 20 year history. Up to 10,000 times faster than the commercial Internet, the network can transfer massive amounts of data at lightning-speed when fully harnessed. BCNET's highly charged broadband capacity is powering new possibilities for collaboration, research and education, enabling B.C. to become an international recognized leader in innovation.