ESnet Director Greg Bell will give the keynote talk on “Networking for Discovery” at Scaling Networks Securely and Cost Effectively, a one-day program organized by Government Computer News, Federal Computer Week and Ciena that is targeted at government network providers and IT staff. The event will be held Thursday, Feb. 20, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

In this program, technology experts and government leaders will provide their thoughts and strategies on delivering the infrastructure that will enable the future of big data computing. Bell’s talk will focus on ESnet’s approach to providing high performance networks to support the growing trend of big science data. He will also discuss ESnet’s work in researching and developing new Internet technologies to support big data growth over time.

      ESnet Director Greg Bell