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<p class=main><strong><b><font size=3 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><br>
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION</span></font></b></strong><font size=4><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><br>
</span></font>The 6th Annual Access Grid Retreat - May 15-17, 2006<br>
<a href="http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr06">http://www.mcs.anl.gov/fl/flevents/ag/agr06</a><br>
Ann Arbor, MI, USA<br>
Co-hosted by Internet2</p>
<p class=main><strong><b><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana'>DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: </span></font></b></strong><strong><b> <font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Friday April 7, 2006</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>The 6th Annual Access Grid (AG) Retreat will be held May 15-17 in </span></font>Ann
Arbor, Michigan, USA. This year's meeting will be co-hosted by Internet2.</p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>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.</span></font></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>The AG Retreat program provides an interactive forum for the Access
Grid community including developers, node operators and users. This year's
Retreat will include information about the current state of the Access Grid
software and community, and the road ahead, including the next major release of
the Access Grid software, AG3. Presentations in the following subject areas are
encouraged:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>- Technology
presentations </span></font></b></strong><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Extensions of core
Access Grid software </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Shared Applications
and Services </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Distributed systems </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Streaming audio and
video </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Networking:
Multicast and multicast bridging </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Meeting archiving </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Security issues </span></font><br>
<font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#333333'>Scheduling</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.9pt;text-autospace:none'><strong><b><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#333333'>- Innovative uses of the AG<br>
</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span></font><font
size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#333333'>Medicine<br>
Visualization<br>
Scientific domains<br>
Remote access to instruments<br>
<br>
- <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Distance education<br>
- Regional updates<br>
- User requirements and improvements<br>
- Requirements from diverse communities </span></b></span></font></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>(Presentations outside of these areas will be given equal
consideration)<br>
<br>
The Access Grid Retreat is an ideal environment 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. Two tracks of
sessions allow participants to focus on either AG technical issues or
activities related to AG operations. This annual meeting will not be broadcast
over the Access Grid, but, as with past retreats, focus on bringing the global
community together with face-to-face discussions on topics ranging from AG
collaboration experiences to node installation and troubleshooting to AG
development directions. Given that this year's AG Retreat will be located in
Internet2 facilities, presenters are encouraged to include demonstrations that
leverage the excellent network capabilities available. The most impressive
presentations, as decided by the Program Committee, will be awarded with a
prize.</span></font></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>HOW TO SUBMIT
PROPOSALS</span></font></b></strong></span></font></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>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 <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>panel
discussion</span></b> (including title and proposed speakers), or an <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>individual presentation</span></b> (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.
Presentations including live demonstrations, for example introducing a new
shared application or service, must list the hardware and network requirements
necessary for the demonstration.</span></font></p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>Abstracts must be submitted by </span></font>Friday, April 7, 2006. Please submit to <a href="mailto:agr2006@accessgrid.org">agr2006@accessgrid.org</a>.</p>
<p class=main><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.5pt'>Speakers will be selected by </span></font>Friday, April 14, 2006. Confirmations will be sent via email.</p>
<p><span class=main1><font size=2 color="#333333" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'>For more information, please contact the AG Retreat
Program Committee at <a href="mailto:agr2006@accessgrid.org">agr2006@accessgrid.org</a>.</span></font></span></p>
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