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[Marshall Eubanks <>]

Guy;
I agree with you. I do not think at the multicast community as a whole 
knows much about AG - I did not
until fairly recently.

Is there anything I can do to help change this ?
(Unfortunately, I will be at InfoComm in Atlanta that week so I will be 
unable to attend the AG retreat.)
Is there anything coming up that could be used to improve this 
communication - maybe
a special session at Supercomputing 2004 (November) or something at the 
Fall I2 member meeting ?

Regards
Marshall



On Saturday, May 29, 2004, at 02:28 PM, Guy T Almes wrote:

> Marshall,
>  Not really.  As I've mentioned to several others, the AG group and 
> the Multicast WG should be working closely together.  Both care about 
> performance and scalability and reducing the burden of operations and 
> deployability.
>  Regards,
>        -- Guy
>
> --On Saturday, May 29, 2004 13:28:39 -0400 Marshall Eubanks 
> <> wrote:
>
> > Dear Guy
> >
> > Did you ever get a response from this - will there
> > be any multicast presence ? Is there still a need here ?
> >
> > Marshall
> >
> > On Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 08:12 PM, Guy T Almes wrote:
> >
> > I encourage the key multicast experts to take an interest in this.  
> > One
> > specific emphasis would be how to make the native multicast that the 
> > AG
> > folks depend on more pervasive on our campuses.
> >        -- Guy
> >
> >
> > C A L L   F O R   P A R T I C I P A T I O N
> > _________________________________________
> >
> >
> > Access Grid Retreat 2004 - June 9-11, 2004
> > Toronto, Canada
> > Hosted by Ryerson University
> >
> > http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr04/
> >
> >
> > The Access Grid (AG) Retreat 2004 will be held June 9-11 in Toronto,
> > Canada. This year's meeting will be hosted by Ryerson University in 
> > their
> > Rogers Communication Center, an ideal venue for collaboration and
> > interaction.
> >
> > The Access Grid is an ensemble of resources including multimedia
> > large-format displays, presentation and interactive environments, and
> > interfaces to Grid middleware and to visualization environments. These
> > resources are used to support group-to-group interactions across the
> > Grid.
> > For example, the AG is used for large-scale distributed meetings,
> > collaborative work sessions, seminars, lectures, tutorials, and 
> > training.
> > The Access Grid began as a community effort in terms of development,
> > support, education, and training and it continues to grow as a result 
> > of
> > this approach.  The AG Retreats, an annual tradition, reflect this
> > community involvement and are critical to the continued development,
> > utility, and improvement of the AG.
> >
> > The AG Retreat program provides an interactive forum for Access Grid
> > community including developers, node operators and users.  The 
> > following
> > topics represent priority issues for the Access Grid Retreat 2004
> > program:
> > Outreach to View Communities
> > Existing community presentations on:
> > -Improving the AG
> > -How is the AG used?
> > -Requirements from Diverse Communities
> > Examples of Shared Apps, Services
> > Ideas for External Services·    Communities/Regional Activity Reports
> >
> > Technology Talks-       pyGlobus, etc.
> > -Networking
> > -Multicast
> > -SSM
> > -IPv6 Services Support
> > Security Issues
> > -Firewall configuration
> > -Certificate Authority Innovations
> >
> > The Access Grid Retreat is an opportunity for the AG community to 
> > share
> > recent experiences and research findings, to present ideas for future 
> > AG
> > technical directions, and to train and educate AG newcomers. 
> > Participants
> > depend on the AG Retreats for critical updates on topics ranging from 
> > AG
> > collaboration experiences to node installation and troubleshooting to 
> > AG
> > development directions.
> >
> > HOW TO SUBMIT
> > Speakers are requested to submit extended abstracts of no more than 
> > 1000
> > words, not including figures or references.  Speakers should define 
> > their
> > interest in submitting a proposed panel discussion (including title 
> > and
> > proposed speakers) or for an individual presentation (including 
> > title).
> > Abstracts should be written so as to be self-contained and to provide 
> > the
> > technical substance required for the program committee to evaluate the
> > presenter's contribution, and to provide sufficient detail for the
> > program.
> >
> > Abstracts must be submitted by Friday, April 20, 2004.  Please submit 
> > to
> > .
> >
> > WHEN/HOW SPEAKERS WILL BE NOTIFIED
> > All speakers will be selected by late-April.  Confirmations will be 
> > sent
> > via email.
> >
> > WHAT IS REQUIRED OF SPEAKERS
> > For a panel discussion, a total of 60 minutes of content (including at
> > least 10 minutes for questions & answers) should be planned.  The AG
> > Retreat 2004 Organizing Committee suggests a maximum 15-minute
> > presentation
> > per speaker in order to allow for sufficient audience interaction and
> > discussion.  Each speaker will be required to submit their completed
> > presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint format, on/before by Thursday, 
> > May
> > 20,
> > 2004.
> >
> > For an individual presentation, a 20-minute presentation in Microsoft
> > PowerPoint format, due by Thursday, May 20, 2004, is required.
> >
> > AG SHOWCASE 2004
> > As a special feature, Day 1 of the AG Retreat 2004 has been 
> > designated as
> > the AG Showcase - a full day of the most interesting, unique, creative
> > and/or practical applications and uses of the Access Grid Toolkit.  
> > The
> > AG
> > Showcase will include 16 presentations and/or demonstrations, 
> > accompanied
> > by related posters, selected from proposals received from the AG
> > community-at-large.
> >
> > Submissions for presentations in the AG Showcase should reflect the
> > innovative range of applications of Access Grid technologies beyond 
> > video
> > teleconferencing.  Rather, these presentations will explore how the
> > Access
> > Grid is being repurposed in unique ways, which often are developed in
> > tandem with other technologies.  The AG Showcase will feature work 
> > drawn
> > from research and development areas such as: Artistic Projects,
> > Scientific
> > Visualization, and Grid Computing among others.
> >
> > Proposals for AG Showcase 2004 should be submitted to via email to
> > <>,
> >  by Wednesday, March 31, 2004.  Proposals should
> > include a 2-4 page description of each exhibit / demonstration.
> > Submitters
> > should be prepared to provide a 30-minute demonstration presentation 
> > or
> > talk, along with a poster or display.
> >
> > LOGISTICS
> > Registration and housing information is available from AG Retreat 2004
> > website.  Special housing arrangements have been made by Ryerson
> > University, available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The hosting
> > organization has kindly planned to provide a schedule for local events
> > and
> > activities to accommodate those interested in Toronto (including 
> > weekend
> > activities). NOTE: Registration for this year's AG Retreat will be 
> > closed
> > at 200 registrants.
> >
> > KEY DATES AND DEADLINES
> >
> > March 20, 2004 ­ Registration Open
> > March 23, 2004 ­ Call for Participation Opens (Showcase and Program)
> > March 31,2004 ­ AG Showcase Proposals Due
> > April 20, 2004 ­ Call for Participation Deadline
> > (late) April 2004 ­ Notification to Speakers
> > May 20, 2004 ­ Final Presentation Material Due
> > May 25, 2004 ­ Registration Deadline (assuming availability)
> >
> > For more information, please contact the AG Retreat 2004 Organizing
> > Committee at 
> > <>.
> >
> > --AG Retreat 2004 Organizing Committee
> >
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> > National
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                                 Regards
                                 Marshall Eubanks

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