PPARC UK e-Science Postgraduate School

Session

Day 1: Concepts and production grids

9 May 2005, 09:00

e-Science Institute, NeSC, Edinburgh

Description

A review of grid concepts and of major initiatives to establish grid infrastructures.

In the UK the National Grid Service (NGS) and internationally the EGEE project, Enabling Grids for e-Science are establishing interoperable sustainable production quality grids to enable e-Research.

Draft agenda:

1. Introductions

09/05/2005, 09:00

5. Introducing Grid Computing

Mike Mineter

09/05/2005, 09:30

8. EGEE: enabling grids for e-science

09/05/2005, 10:00

6. The National Grid Service

09/05/2005, 10:15

7. Practical: gaining access to the NGS

Guy Warner

09/05/2005, 11:00

2. Practical: job submission to the NGS

09/05/2005, 12:00

3. Practical continues

09/05/2005, 13:30

9. Grid middleware: from toolkits to production grids

09/05/2005, 15:30

10. Practical: Using a portal onto GILDA, an EGEE demo grid

09/05/2005, 16:00

4. End of day review

09/05/2005, 16:50