Date: Thursday, September 27, 2007

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT

How to Connect: H.323 Videoconference using the Internet2 Commons

Description:

MAGPI has recently formed a partnership agreement with the OSTN (Open Student Television Network), a leading provider of educational, foreign language, news and entertainment IPTV content and services. OSTN features the only 24/7 worldwide channel exclusively devoted to student-produced programming. OSTN now is delivered to 41 million subscribers at 4,500 university member campuses and 36 countries around the globe. OSTN can be viewed on televisions and personal computers. MAGPI is excited to announce that members of the OSTN executive and technical staff will join MAGPI members in an interactive videoconference event on Thursday Sept. 27, 2007 from 1-2pm EDT. During this videoconference event, we will further describe the MAGPI/OSTN partnership as well as answer all of your questions about how your institution can join OSTN and view and submit OSTN student-submitted content. Part of the discussion will feature OSTN's potential K-12 expansion channel.

About OSTN:

OSTN features the only 24/7 worldwide channel exclusively devoted to student-produced programming. OSTN channel features a wide variety of programming genres ranging from soap operas like "Ivory Tower" from HRTV at Harvard University to dating shows like "Blind Date" from YTV at Yale University to talk shows like "CU@USC" from Trojan Vsion at University of Southern California to reality shows like "Frosh Life" from Duke University to news shows like "Northwestern News Report" from Medill's School of Journalism at Northwestern University. On OSTN channel , students are not only creating content but they are also making the important programming decisions that appeal to their peer viewing audience. OSTN provides opportunities for students through resources, community, exposure and experience.

OSTN now is delivered to 41 million users at 4,500 university member campuses and 36 countries around the globe. OSTN can be viewed on televisions and personal computers.

In North America, OSTN uses Internet2's advanced network to distribute programming to members. It uses ORION in Ontario, Canada and the GEANT2 Network, managed by DANTE, in the European Union. GEANT2 links to Asia via TEIN2, the Middle East and Africa via EuroMed, Latin and South America via ALICE and Australia via AARNet.

For more information about OSTN, visit their website at: http://www.ostn.tv/.

Registration:

To register for this event, visit MAGPI's registration page.

There will be a courtesy videoconference test period for this event on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET. Testing instructions will be sent with your registration confirmation. Please know that MAGPI can only provided limited technical support during live events and although testing is not required for this event, it is highly encouraged.