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[Guy T Almes <>]

Marshall,
 Thanks.
 We should keep our eyes open for an opportunity.

 If there's anyone on the list who will be attending the AG retreat, 
please do send a message to the list reporting (at least) on those aspects 
that touch on the multicast aspects of AG.
 Cheers,
       -- Guy

--On Saturday, May 29, 2004 14:44:35 -0400 Marshall Eubanks 
<> wrote:

> 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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>                                   Regards
>                                   Marshall Eubanks
>
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