News for and about the Internet2 community

[Mary Fran Yafchak <>]

To those who need to learn more about grid application planning and 
deployment -

Don't miss the first SURA Cyberinfrastructure workshop: "Grid 
Application Planning & Implementation"

The workshop takes place January 5 - 7, 2005, at Georgia State 
University, Atlanta, GA, with support from several industry sponsors:

Sun Microsystems | James River Technical/SGI | United Devices | IBM | AT&T

More information including on-line registration: 
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwacs/suragridconf

The room block for this event will close *this Friday*, December 17th 
and registration will close on December 29th. Make your arrangements 
now before heading out for the holidays and start your new year off 
right!

* Extend your understanding of various definitions of "grid" and 
grid-based applications
* Gain insight into the broad range of applications that are 
benefiting from grids
* Share recommendations and roadmaps for successful grid application 
deployment
* Talk with grid experts about specific project needs and meet others 
for collaboration and peer support in deploying grids today

This workshop is appropriate for:
- Faculty and researchers to learn more about grids;
- Project groups beginning to use grids;
- Application developers to better understand considerations for grid 
deployment;
- Funding agencies to disseminate information regarding funding opportunities;
- Strategic planners needing to know more about grid infrastructure;
- Research officers to understand the "language of grids";
 - Campus teams from all areas - IT, application, policy and funding 
- who are working collaboratively on grid deployment.

Special note: Georgia State University Continuing Education Credits 
will be available to all those who attend the full workshop and 
complete and return the evaluation form.