Collaborative Expedition Workshop #46 - Venue, Logistics, and Handling of Laptops to be Connected to the NSF Wireless Network (302X)
- Date/ Time: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 8:30 am ~ 4:30 pm Eastern Time (2ZOT)
- Venue: National Science Foundation, 4121 Wilson Blvd, Room 555, Ballston, Virginia (302Y)
- RSVP required: Please respond to renee.hughes@gsa.gov or 202-501-0291 to register for a badge, if you plan to attend. (302Z)
- Please note, all laptops brought to the workshop must first be scanned for viruses in Room 357, Stafford I prior to connecting to the NSF network (wireless internet access only) (3030)
- See Scanning Laptops for details (3031)
- Onsite Attendees - Directions: (3032)
- Go to main NSF bldg. at 4201 Wilson Blvd.(Stafford I Building). Enter around the corner at the NSF visitor entrance at N. Stuart and Ninth Sts. (3033)
- After receiving visitor badge, and having laptop scanned in Room 357, leave Stafford I, and walk around the corner to 4121 Wilson Blvd., Stafford II, Room 555, (3034)
- If traveling by: (3035)
- 1. Car: Parking lot below the Stafford I and II buildings (entrances on Wilson and N. Stuart) (3036)
- 2. Subway: Ballston metro station - exit to right along N. Stuart. Walk one block to main NSF entrance at N. Stuart and Ninth Sts, Ballston, VA. (3037)
- Remote Access: (3038)
- RSVP to renee.hughes@gsa.gov (3039)
- Conference Call-in number: 800-857-9370 (30G9)
- PASSCODE: 15493 (30GA)
- Please do not put your phone on hold, you may re-dial into the teleconference at any time. (303C)
- Shared Screen support: (will be available 5 minutes before session starts and throughout the workshop) (303D)
- There are some useful hints at: OntologWiki:VirtualSpeakerSessionTips (303G)
- the coverage there about VNC shared-screen access is particularly useful, if you are new to this, or are having trouble connecting. (303H)
- Note that you should use the authentication/password cited above for your access (and not those stated on the Ontolog wiki) (303I)
Handling of Laptops to be Connected to the NSF LAN (303J)
- Panelists and other guests bringing their own laptops will need to visit IT Help Central in Room 357. In an effort to save time, the Help Desk will not do a complete scan of laptops. The staff will check for: (303K)
- the latest DAT files (303L)
- the latest Service Pack (303M)
- particular viruses in known locations (303N)
- To minimize your time at the Help Desk, please make sure your anti-virus software is updated. If your anti-virus software is not equipped with the latest DAT files, the Help Desk will locate and install the DAT files as quickly as possible. (303O)
