Open Workshop on e-Infrastructures
(e-IRG Workshop)
CSC, the Finnish it center for science, Espoo, Finland
October 4-5, 2006
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The series of open e-IRG workshops support the e-IRG activities by enabling and stimulating the discussion of e-infrastructure related topics with the community across thematic and country borders. Experts on various areas will get together to explore open issues and outstanding questions for enabling easy and cost-effective shared use of distributed electronic resources across Europe and beyond, based on sustainable e-infrastructures.
On Wednesday and Thursday October 4th and 5th 2006 there will be an open workshop organised by the e-Infrastructure Reflection Group. The purpose of the e-IRG Workshop during Finland's Presidency is to update the current e-Infrastructures Roadmap and White Paper. The workshop will be held in Keilaniemi, Finland.
Speakers will include:
- Anita Lehikoinen (Finnish Ministry of Education)
- Risto Nieminen (Finnish Grid)
- Timo Skyttä (Nokia, Liberty Alliance)
- Kimmo Koski (CSC, chair HPC in Europe Taskforce - HET)
- Michael Grønager (Technical Coordinator NDGF, Nordic GRID)
- David Giaretta (CASPAR project on data access)
- Klaus Ulmann (DANTE)
- Christoph Witzig (SWITCH)
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
| 13:00-15:30 | Welcome and Opening | |
| Objectives and Agenda Overview - Leif Laaksonen (e-IRG chair) | ||
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| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:30 | Invited Speakers:
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| evening | Social Dinner Dinner in Helsinki starts at 19:30 at Wanha Satama, Brasserie, Pikku Satamakatu 3-5. |
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| 9.00 - 9.10 | Summary of Previous Day and Agenda Overview - Leif Laaksonen | ||||
| 9.10 - 9.30 | Introduction to the Roadmap - Michiel Leenaars |
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| Time slot | Plenary room | Room 1 (Soul) | Room 2 (Jazz) | Room 3 (Blues) | |
| 9.30 - 11.30 | Resources - Peter Kunszt
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Networking - Jacko Koster
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Crossing the boundaries of science - Wolfgang Gentzsch, Laurence Esterle Download conclusions: pdf | odp |
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Middleware & organisation - Kimmo Koski, Malcolm Atkinson | |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Plenary presentation by rapporteurs | ||||
| 12.00 - 13.00 | Break | ||||
| Future Topics for e-IRG - Parallel Sessions (see also the proposed recommendations) | |||||
| Time slot | Plenary room | Room 1 (Soul) | Room 2 (Jazz) | Room 3 (Blues) | |
| 13.00 - 14.00 | Networking Session - Lajos Balint, Victor Castelo | Education, Training, Support - Torsten Antoni | Allocation, Resource Sharing, Accounting - Erik Elmroth, Anders Ynnerman | Supercomputing - Victor Alessandrini, Sergi Girona | |
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| 14.20 - 15.20 | Networking Session - Lajos Balint, Victor Castelo
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Education, Training, Support - Malcolm Atkinson
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Allocation, Resource Sharing, Accounting - Erik Elmroth, Anders Ynnerman | Supercomputing - Patrick Aerts
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| 15.20 - 15.50 | Plenary presentation by rapporteurs | ||||
| 15.50 - 16.00 | e-IRG Closing Remarks - Leif Laaksonen | ||||
