Collaborative Expedition Workshop #48 - Venue, Logistics, and Handling of Laptops to be Connected to the NSF Wireless Network (31IQ)
- Date/ Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 8:30 am ~ 4:30 pm Eastern Time (31IR)
- Venue: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235, Ballston, Virginia (31IS)
- RSVP required: Please respond to renee.hughes@gsa.gov or 202-501-0291 to register for a badge, if you plan to attend. (31IT)
- 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) (31IU)
- See Scanning Laptops for details (31IV)
- Onsite Attendees - Directions: (31IW)
- 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. (31IX)
- After receiving visitor badge, and having laptop scanned in Room 357, take elevator to 12th floor, Room 1235, NSF Board Room (31IY)
- If traveling by: (31IZ)
- 1. Car: Parking lot below the Stafford I and II buildings (entrances on Wilson and N. Stuart) (31J0)
- 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. (31J1)
- Remote Access: (31J2)
- RSVP to renee.hughes@gsa.gov (31J3)
- Conference Call-in number: 800-857-9370 (328T)
- PASSCODE: 34081 (328U)
- Please do not put your phone on hold, you may re-dial into the teleconference at any time. (31J6)
- Shared Screen support: (will be available 5 minutes before session starts and throughout the workshop) (31J7)
- There are some useful hints at: OntologWiki:VirtualSpeakerSessionTips (31JA)
- the coverage there about VNC shared-screen access is particularly useful, if you are new to this, or are having trouble connecting. (31JB)
- Note that you should use the authentication/password cited above for your access (and not those stated on the Ontolog wiki) (31JC)
Handling of Laptops to be Connected to the NSF LAN (31JD)
- 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: (31JE)
- the latest DAT files (31JF)
- the latest Service Pack (31JG)
- particular viruses in known locations (31JH)
- 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. (31JI)
