postponed event

Monday 4 Jun 2007, 14:00 → 17:05 Europe/Zurich

Crammond (e-Science Institute (National e-Science Centre))

Mike Mineter (Training Outreach Education - National e-Science Centre)

DRAFT - postponed - to be rescheduledGrids and e-Infrastructure: enabling research in the future This is a first run of an afternoon intended to support researchers in the University of Edinburgh in their exploration of the possibilities opened by Grid Computing and e-Infrastructure.

The goals of the afternoon are to:

• Introduce key concepts
• Map the major projects and initiatives that are most relevant to researchers
• Indicate routes open to those wishing to explore further: how to gain accounts on different infrastructures,...
• Invite feedback to improve further events of this nature.
• Assess interest in follow-on events addressing different aspects of grids and e-infrastructure.

The afternoon gives concepts and high level descriptions only. Follow-on courses, usually of two days duration for different technologies can be scheduled.

1 Introduction

2 Concepts of Grids and e-Infrastructure

3 European Initiatives

Many research collaborations are international. These can be empowered by an international e-infrastructure.

The major European initiatives that integrate national initiatives in networking (GEANT), high performance computing (DEISA) and grid computing (EGEE) are described.

An introduction is also given to OMII-Europe (creating services that can be deployed on diverse grids) and ICEAGE (International Collaboration to Extend and Advance Grid Education).

4 UK Initiatives

UK e-Infrastructure comprises the networks (JANET, SuperJANET, UKLight), the National Grid Service and the Open Middleware Infrastructure Institute (OMII-UK). An introduction to these is given with emphasis on the National Grid Service.

15:40 break

5 Edinburgh Initiatives

6 Next steps

This talk summarises the options open to researchers if they wish to further explore the potential of the initiatives that have been introduced today.

This will include:

• How to gain an account on the NGS
• An introduction to the OMII-Europe Evaluation Infrastructures that exist to give new adopters opportunities to try different grid technologies.
• Sources of further information and training.
• Local sources of support

Speaker: Mike Mineter

7 Discussion

• Further discussion on issues raised by participants
• Feedback to support the planning of future events