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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

iGRID 2000: Empowering Global Research Community Networking
www.startap.net/igrid2000

An International Grid Application Research Demonstration At
I N E T   2 0 0 0
The Internet Global Summit
The 10th Annual Internet Society Conference
18-21 July 2000
Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center
Yokohama, Japan
www.isoc.org/inet2000



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CALL FOR APPLICATION DEMONSTRATIONS
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The Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) at the University of Illinois 
at Chicago (UIC) and the Office of the Vice President for Information 
Technology at Indiana University (IU), in collaboration with University of 
Tokyo and Keio University, are organizing iGrid 2000--a major research 
demonstration at the INET 2000 conference, July 18-21, in Yokohama, 
Japan  to showcase the ongoing development of an International Grid (iGrid) 
for global community networking.

We are soliciting demonstrations that feature technological innovations and 
application advancements requiring high-speed networks, with emphasis on 
distributed supercomputing, tele-immersion, remote instrumentation, large 
datasets, collaboration, digital video, streaming media and high-definition 
television. Interactive applications in computational science and 
engineering research, health care, manufacturing, education, and climate 
studies are encouraged. Please review the PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES below.

The iGrid 2000 booth will have Silicon Graphics (SGI) Unix workstations and 
Windows/NT/Linux PCs connected to ImmersaDesk (TM) display devices that can 
be run in virtual-reality (stereoscopic) or large-screen (monoscopic) mode. 
We may also have a CAVE (R) onsite. The booth will be connected to the 
Japanese Gigabit Network (JGN), to the APAN network and to the 
APAN/TransPAC (90Mbps) link [www.transpac.org] to STAR TAP [www.startap.net].

Based on the number of demonstrations and the availability of resources, we 
will schedule demos at specific time intervals throughout the week of the 
conference. Representatives for each application must attend INET to 
demonstrate their work. In some instances, funding to help offset travel 
expenses may be available.

The complementary nature of research being conducted in countries worldwide 
and the ability to access unique data and computing resources are 
compelling reasons for constructing and maintaining global interoperable 
broadband networks. Conversely, the demands that applications put on these 
networks demonstrate increased expectations for bandwidth, quality of 
service and interoperability. The iGrid testbed welcomes your 
participationand encourages demonstrations of ongoing networked 
collaborations to draw attention to the importance and persistence of this 
evolving Global Information Infrastructure.

PREPROPOSALS DUE FEBRUARY 14, 2000; FULL PROPOSALS DUE MARCH 14.
A jury will review proposals for feasibility, and feedback will be provided 
to assure successful presentations.

DISCLAIMER: iGrid 2000 requires funding assistance from sources external to 
the conference, and may be cancelled if such assistance is not forthcoming. 
The response to this Call for Participation will help substantiate requests 
to equipment companies and government agencies for support.


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PROPOSAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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PROPOSAL DEADLINES AND CONTACT INFORMATION:
Preproposals are due February 14, 2000.
Full proposals are due March 14.

SUBMIT PREPROPOSALS AND FULL PROPOSALS VIA EMAIL TO:
Maxine Brown
UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory



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PREPROPOSALS: GENERAL INFORMATION REQUIRED
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1.      Demonstration title.
2.      Primary contact person's name, institution, e-mail address.
3.      Contact information for all collaborators
        (name, institution, e-mail address).
4.      Project Description
        a.      A paragraph summary of your application
                and its significance.
        b.      A paragraph summary of hardware, software, and
                networking resources utilized by your application.
                What international networks will you access?
        c.      URL address for further project documentation.
        d.      Visualizations (graphical output of applications),
                such as GIF or JPEG files are encouraged.


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Full Proposals: Additional Equipment and Network Technical Information 
Required
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5.      Onsite Computer System Needs (hardware and software).
        CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.

        We will be providing the following SGI Unix workstations and
        Windows/NT/Linux PCs connected to ImmersaDesk displays onsite.
        (Note: It is not yet confirmed whether or not we will have a CAVE
        onsite. Once this is determined, we will contact participants who
        are working in virtual reality to see if their applications run
        on the computer configuration specified.)

        _______ SGI DESKSIDE ONYX2
        Hardware: IRIX 6.5, four R10K CPUs, 2GB RAM, Infinite Reality2
        graphics (DG4-2 with two RM64s of texture memory)
        Software: C/C++ (7.3); F77/90 (7.3); CAVE and pfCAVE Libs (2.7);
        CAVERNsoft (2.7) and CAVERNsoft G2 (1.0b); MPI; Globus (1.1.1);
        NCSA vss and sound lib; CaseVision; CosmoPlayer (2.1.1);
        CosmoWorlds; Java Development environment (SGI's JDK);
        Inventor (2.1.4); Performer (2.2.6); GNU tools (gmake, gzip,
        emacs/xemacs); Multicast tools (sdr, vic, vat);
        Netscape Communicator
        a.      Additional hardware/computers needed?           
        b.      Additional software needed? List:               
        c.      Can you provide the software along with
                suitable licenses, if needed?
        d.      Does your application require more than 500MB of local
                disk space? If so, how much local disk space does it need?    
          

        _______ WINDOWS 98/NT PERSONAL COMPUTER;
        Hardware: 600 MHz Pentium III, 256MB RAM, 20GB disk (total),
        Matrox G400 display card with 32MB video RAM, 10/100 Ethernet card,
        sound card (such as Creative Labs Soundblaster PCI 128),
        21-inch monitor, floppy drive, CD ROM, Zip drive
        Software: Office 2000, Internet Explorer (5), Netscape (4.7),
        Visual C++ (6.0), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat,
        Macromedia Flash (2), Macromedia Director, Quicktime (4),
        Secure CRT (3), Real Player G2, Eudora
        a.      Will you use Windows98 or NT?           
        b.      Additional hardware/computers needed?           
        c.      Additional software needed? List:               
        d.      Can you provide the software along with suitable licenses, if 
needed?           
        e.      How much local disk space does your application require?      
          

        _______ LINUX (RED HAT 6.1) PERSONAL COMPUTER
        Hardware: 600 MHz Pentium III, 256MB RAM, 20GB disk (total),
        Matrox G400 display card with 32MB video RAM, 10/100 Ethernet
        card, sound card (such as Creative Labs Soundblaster PCI 128),
        21-inch monitor, floppy drive, CD ROM, Zip drive
        Software: Star Office (5.1), Netscape (4.7), gcc and g++,
        GIMP, Adobe Acrobat, Java Development (JDK), Xanim, ssh (1 and 2),
        Real Player G2
        a.      Additional hardware/computers needed?           
        b.      Additional software needed? List:               
        c.      Can you provide the software along with suitable
                licenses, if needed?
        d.      How much local disk space does your application require?      
          

        _______ SPECIAL COMPUTER AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS
        Certain projects, such as digital video, streaming media and
        high-definition television, require special computers and/or
        equipment, including cameras, storage devices, etc. that are not
        listed above.
        a.      What additional computers/equipment do you need (
                items not specified above)?
        b.      Additional software needed? List:               
        c.      Can you provide this hardware/software?                 
                (Note: You are responsible for all shipping and related
                insurance costs, as well as setup and maintenance.)

6.      NETWORKING

        All computers will have 100 Mbps individually switched IP
        connectivity to INET's core network, and from there to the JGN,
        to the APAN network and to the APAN/TransPAC (90Mbps) link to
        STAR TAP. Multicast will be provided.
        a.      Is this sufficient for your application's networking needs?
        b.      If your application does point-to-point communication,
                what sites will you connect to?
        c.      Does your application require multicast? If so,
                what sites will you connect to?

7.      ADDITIONAL INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

        Beyond the standard computer configurations listed above, does
        your application require any additional input/output devices
        (e.g., Phantom arm, camera, microphone, etc.)? If so, what are
        they? Can you provide them? What is needed to connect them to
        the computer/ImmersaDesk?

8.      AUDIO

        a.      Does your application use the NCSA 'vss' sound server
                software?
        b.      Does your application require the use of a dedicated
                workstation as a sound server?
        c.      Does your application do ImmersaDesk-to-ImmersaDesk
                communication and require a corresponding voice connection?
        d.      If your application is a non-VR presentation, does it
                need amplification?
        e.      What other audio requirements do you have?

9.      VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATIONS ONLY
        a.      Does your application use the standard ImmersaDesk VR
                tracker daemon? If not, which tracker daemon does it use?
        b.      The coordinate system's origin in the ImmersaDesk
                environment will be set to be on the floor, directly
                beneath the center of the lower edge of the screen. Will
                this be adequate for your application?


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iGRID 2000 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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iGRID 2000 CO-CHAIRS

Tomonori Aoyama, University of Tokyo
Jun Murai, Keio University
Tom DeFanti, University of Illinois at Chicago
Michael A. McRobbie, Indiana University

iGRID 2000 SELECTION COMMITTEE

Steven N. Goldstein, National Science Foundation, USA
Tsuneyoshi Kamae, University of Tokyo, Japan
David O. Williams, CERN, Switzerland

iGRID 2000 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

EVL/UIC: Maxine D. Brown, Greg Dawe, Andy Johnson, Jason Leigh, Dave Pape, 
Dana Plepys, Dan Sandin, Alan Verlo, Laura Wolf

INDIANA UNIVERSITY: Karen Adams, Gerry Bernbom, Donald F. McMullen, Doug 
Pearson, Craig Stewart, Jim Williams

PACIFIC INTERFACE: Laurin Herr, Tomoko Imai, Natalie Van Osdol

APAN: Kazunori Konishi

UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO: Hiroshi Esaki, Shingo Ichii, Michitaka Hirose, 
Hiroyuki Morikawa

OSAKA UNIVERSITY: Youki Kadobayashi

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVANCEMENT ORGANIZATION OF JAPAN (TAO): Suzuki Junji, 
Tetsuro Ogi

COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH LABORATORY (CRL): Shinichi Nakagawa

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY: Ian Foster, Rick Stevens, Linda Winkler

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/INFORMATION SCIENCES INSTITUTE: Carl 
Kesselman

VRCO: Jim Costigan, Hiroshi Hayakawa

INTERNET2: Ted Hanss


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
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Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago
+1.312.996.3002
+1.312.413.7585 fax
Tom DeFanti, 

Maxine Brown, 


Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, Indiana University
+1.812.855.5752
+1.812.855.3310 fax
M. McRobbie, 

Donald F. McMullen, 


Pacific Interface
+1.510.652.7365
+1.510. 595.9310 fax
Laurin Herr, 

Natalie Van Osdol, 



CAVE and ImmersaDesk are trademarks of the Board of Trustees of the 
University of Illinois.

EVL and IU are partners of the National Computational Science Alliance, 
whose mission is to develop the National Technology Grid, a prototype 21st 
century computational and information infrastructure. iGrid is the 
international extension.

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