outline what talk(s) i'm not going to give lofty things like telepresence, virtual reality, ubicomp, emergency response system specific measurement & modeling priorities (see caida web site for that talk) what NSF (and other funding agencies) consider top problems what problems i will cover those more relevant to sysadmin audience either because you can help or because you need to stay cognizant 1-2 year not 5-10 years out (am a big fan of far out but won't emphasize it today) underlying themes: `interactive complexity' and `space in between' charles perrow's `normal accidents' list of top problems i thought i should at least mention them "sky is falling" vignettes reading recommendations why system and network administrators are key to solutions sysadmins: if you manage systems connected to the Internet, you're a network administrator add it to your business card so you remember