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"The Ethernet Alliance was incorporated in the US state of California in August 2005 and officially launched in January 2006 as a non-profit industry consortium to promote and support Ethernet. The objectives were to provide an unbiased, industry-based source of educational information; to ensure interoperability among disparate, standards-based components and systems; to support the development of standards that support Ethernet technology; and to bring together the Ethernet industry to collaborate on the future of the technology. Organization The Ethernet Alliance work groups are called subcommittees. These subcommittees are focused on efforts around specific standards-based Ethernet initiatives. These standards can be developed in any Ethernet standards body, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the Small Form Factor committee as well as supporting standards from organizations such as the Optical Internetworking Forum, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). , the working subcommittees within the Ethernet Alliance included: * 10G EPON focuses on the support of IEEE Std. 802.3av-2009 that extended the speed of EPON networks to 10 Gbit/s. * 10GBASE-T supports IEEE Std. 802.3an-2006 which defined a specification for running 10 Gigabit Ethernet over twisted-pair copper designated 10GBASE-T. * Carrier Ethernet helps guide work being done to support the specific, evolving and growing demands of Ethernet from carriers and service providers. * Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) work is largely based up EEE Standard 802.3az-2010. * Ethernet in the Data Center focus includes protocols such as Data Center Bridging (DCB), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), iSCSI, Remote direct memory access over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and iWARP. * Higher Speed Ethernet encompasses all aspects of 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s Ethernet largely based op the work of IEEE Std. 802.3ab-2010. * Next Generation Enterprise Cabling whose goal is to gather and analyze data relative to observed deployment models, applications, and reaches, and then to share that information via a white paper with Ethernet Alliance members and standards bodies. * Power over Ethernet and Power over Ethernet Plus promotes the current capabilities of IEEE802.3at-2009, as well driving consensus with efforts to extend the power delivery and port-level resiliency capabilities of IEEE802.3at in the Ethernet community. * High Speed Modular Interconnects helps drive the adoption through demonstrating interoperability of compliant HS Modular Interconnect devices and ports including optical modules and copper cables. History In previous Ethernet technology iterations, an alliance was formed to support the adoption of that new technology into the market. The Ethernet Alliance was preceded by the Fast Ethernet Alliance, the Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (GEA), the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (10 GEA), and the Ethernet in the First Mile Alliance (EFMA). These alliances would dissolve a few years after the completion of the standards effort they supported. Unfortunately, this was often long before the technology would reach volume adoption and there was seldom support for smaller Ethernet standards projects. Brad Booth noticed that upon the dissolution of the 10GEA that there was still a strong desire by the end users and media for information about 10 Gigabit Ethernet and some of the new technology being created for 10 Gigabit Ethernet, primarily 10GBASE-T. He worked with others in the industry and the standards bodies to create an alliance that would exist as long as Ethernet technology existed. The Ethernet Alliance was formed with the goal to support IEEE 802 Ethernet standards, but later expanded its scope to include all standards that rely upon or are dependent upon IEEE 802 Ethernet standards. The Road to 100G Alliance was formally announced on June 19, 2007 at the NXTcomm 2007 show in Chicago, Illinois to promote 100 Gigabit Ethernet. The founding members were Bay Microsystems, Enigma Semiconductor, Integrated Device Technology, IP Infusion (part of the Access Company), and Lattice Semiconductor. It was headquartered in the Silicon Valley area of California. With the expanded charter and the formation of the HSE and Carrier Ethernet subcommittees, the Road to 100G alliance merged with the Ethernet Alliance on December 31, 2008. There were eighteen founding members of the Ethernet Alliance: 3Com (now HP), ADC (now Tyco Electronics), Agere Systems (now LSI), Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (now AppliedMicro), Aquantia, Broadcom, Force10 Networks (now Dell), Foundry Networks (now Brocade), Intel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Pioneer Corporation, Quake Technologies (now AppliedMicro), Samsung, Sun Microsystems (now Oracle Corporation), Tehuti Networks, Tyco Electronics, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH- IOL), and Xilinx. Education The Ethernet Alliance offers white papers, presentations, frequently asked questions and videos that provide comprehensive technical overviews of many different Ethernet technologies. These materials are available on the Ethernet Alliance public website and are available free of charge. These papers provide educational materials with an industry-based perspective. They may be based upon the work of Ethernet Alliance subcommittees or support the activities inside Ethernet standards bodies. The papers are intended to help buyers and users of Ethernet technologies better understand the status of various Ethernet technologies in the standards process, the interoperability tests that the Ethernet Alliance has tested, the capabilities of these technologies and much more. In addition to the library, the Ethernet Alliance gives members discounted or complimentary entrance to events, holds public demonstrations of various Ethernet technologies at trade shows where those interested in learning more about Ethernet can ask questions face-to-face and hosts Ethernet Alliance sponsored events called Technology Exploration Forums, or TEFs. TEFs offer face-to-face events to bring together members of the various Ethernet communities to discuss and explore the future of Ethernet technology. The Ethernet Alliance offers an opportunity for academic institutions to become involved in the organization for no fee. The Ethernet Alliance University Program (EAUP), allows professors and students to become involved in the organization and have access to member generated data, collaborate on educational materials, students can participate in an internship program and universities can contribute to the EAUP Intellectual Property Data Base. See also * Ethernet Technology Consortium ReferencesExternal links * Ethernet Alliance website Alliance Category:Telecommunications organizations Category:Technology consortia Category:Technology trade associations Category:Information technology organizations based in North America Category:Fiber-optic communications "
"Alan Balfour (born 1939 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is the former dean of the Georgia Tech College of Architecture. He has also held research and/or faculty positions at MIT, Rice University, Architectural Association School of Architecture, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and was instrumental in establishing the master's degree program in architecture at Georgia Tech. Biography Balfour received a diploma in architecture from the Edinburgh College of Art in 1961, and was a Fulbright Scholar at Princeton University, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in architecture in 1965. In 1974 Balfour became a research associate and lecturer at MIT, a position he held until 1978, when he became a professor at Georgia Tech. While at Georgia Tech Balfour was instrumental in establishing the master's degree program in architecture in 1980. He left Georgia Tech in 1988 and served as professor and dean of the Rice University School of Architecture from 1989-1991, as chairman of the Architectural Association School of Architecture from 1991-1995, and as professor and dean of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture from 1995-2008, before returning to Georgia Tech. He was Dean of the College of Architecture from 2008 - 2013, and is now a professor. Political positions Architectural historian Denis R. McNamara called Balfour's "disdain for Christianity" in his 2012 book Solomon's Temple: Myth, Conflict, and Faith, "disturbing." Balfour describes the replacement of pagan religions by Christianity as a process that “greatly diminished the richness of earthly, lived experience.” Select bibliography *Solomon's Temple: Myth, Conflict, and Faith 2012 * *Creating a Scottish Parliament, (with David McCrone) Finley Brown, Edinburgh, 2005. *Shanghai: World City, Academy Editions/J. Wiley and Son, New York, 2002 *New York: World City, Academy Editions/J. Wiley and Son, New York, 2001 *Berlin: World City, Academy Editions London, and Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 1995. *Recovering Landscape edited with James Corner, Princeton Architectural Press, Princeton, 1999. *Contributions to Cities of Artificial Excavation: The Work of Peter Eisenman 1978-1988, CCA Montreal, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1994. *Contributions to The Edge of the Millennium Whitney Library of Design, New York, 1993. *Berlin: The Politics of Order, 1737- 1989, Rizzoli, New York, 1990. Winner of the AIA International Book Award, 1991. *Contributions to Contemporary Architects, St. Martins Press, New York, 1984, revised 1987. *Architectural Education Study, MIT, Boston, 1981, editor. *Rockefeller Center: Architecture as Theater, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1978. *Portsmouth, Studio Vista, London, 1970. *Contributions to Breakthrough to the Hudson, Ottinger Foundation, New York, 1964. References External links *Alan Balfour web site *Administrator Page at the Georgia Tech College of Architecture *Georgia Tech College of Architecture web site Category:1939 births Category:Living people Category:Georgia Tech faculty Category:Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art Category:Princeton University alumni Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty Category:Rice University faculty "
"The King Biscuit Blues Festival is an annual, multi-day blues festival, held in Helena, Arkansas, United States. History The name of the festival comes from King Biscuit Time, which was the longest running radio show. Sonny Boy Williamson II and other musicians played live on KFFA every weekday, pausing for King Biscuit flour commercials and announcements of their next night time performances. Jim O'Neal, the editor of Living Blues magazine at the time and an authority on blues history, said, "The King Biscuit hour was the thing that really crystallized blues music in this area. Muddy Waters and B.B. King would come home from working in the fields every day just to listen to the King Biscuit hour. The festival was temporarily renamed Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival from 2005 to 2010 due to problems arising out of rights of the name. The festival was started in 1986 under the guidance of the "Main Street Helena" organization, which is part of the "Main Street, USA" program. Its purpose was to revitalize the downtown area of the Mississippi River port city. Lonnie Shields appeared at the inaugural festival. See also *List of blues festivals *List of folk festivals ReferencesExternal links * King Biscuit Blues Festival website * Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival * Australia Day Upcoming Festival Category:Music festivals in Arkansas Category:Blues festivals in the United States Category:Folk festivals in the United States Category:1986 establishments in Arkansas Category:Music festivals established in 1986 Category:Tourist attractions in Phillips County, Arkansas "