The Integrated Media Systems ERC at the University of Southern California (EEC-9529152) has approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space dedicated to Center research and educational activities. IMSC laboratories include computing facilities with more than 250 workstations, server systems, experimental testbeds, and dedicated networks connecting the laboratory locations internally and externally to the campus computer network and to the Internet. Over $1.3 million has been invested in facility improvements and infrastructure and more than $6 million in equipment over the past five years. Due to the dynamic and ever-changing nature of computer-based research, an ongoing annual budget of approximately $1 million is required to maintain a state-of-the-art research facility. Funding for the laboratory and its equipment comes from a variety of sources including NSF, the University, other Center grants and contracts as well as cash and equipment donations from industry. These facilities provide research and teaching opportunities for IMSC faculty and students as well as IMSC industry partners, and students and teachers participating in Center outreach programs. The Media Immersion Environment demonstration laboratory provides a venue for showcasing the developing IMSC technologies to industrial, academic and other visitors to the Center. Groundbreaking on a new $30 million building on the USC campus is expected within the next year. IMSC will occupy approximately 40 percent of this building, providing for an expanded laboratory structure and inclusion of all Center research activities under one roof.